#comic legends

A celebration of the amazing comic book artists who brought us indelible images that best capture the spirit and essence of the superhero or superheroine.

Special Double-Sized Issue #120 - "Bruce's Toxic Relationships".

The many girlfriends of the Dark Knight.

Denny O'Neil, et. al / Talia al' Ghul.

Majestic Black Panther Art 8K Wallpaper 🖤🌅

Feel that cinematic vibe? We created this piece to blend regal calm and superhero energy — a sleek, obsidian figure seated on an ornate throne against a molten African sunset. The contrast between the deep, textured blacks of the suit and the warm golds and oranges of the horizon gives the image a dramatic, cinematic pop that works beautifully on any screen. The tribal patterns carved into the throne and the subtle highlights on the armor add layers of detail that reward a closer look. 🖼️✨

This wallpaper is perfect for desktops when you want a bold, stylish focal point, and it scales amazingly on phones for a compact, powerful look. Use it to set a confident tone for your workspace or to give your lock screen a regal, peaceful mood. It’s free and made by our team for all devices — crisp in 8K and ready to impress. 📱🖥️👑

Check it out here: Majestic Black Panther Art 8K Wallpaper

I only gotten up onto my feet not that long ago today, to discover that Alan Grant had passed away.

Which hit me a lot harder than some notable deaths, because Alan Grant was a very important person when it comes to what I love about comics. Due to the fact that, as some of you know, he was there writing Tim into his early days, his pre-official-Robin days. And helped evolve Tim into who he was during the prime of Tim’s character existence.

Even writing some of Timmy’s most popular moments like:

Showing everyone what an adorable little dork the then upcoming Robin was going to be.

He even wrote the story where Tim’s mom had passed away, and Tim’s dad had been paralyzed. As well as the story after that led directly into Tim’s coronation into Robin, and straight into Tim’s first miniseries.

The man was very important in terms of developing Tim into what he was most popular as, and without his contributions Tim may not be remembered the way he is. Possibly Tim wouldn’t have been a success if he didn’t steer the boat so well after Marv Wolfman left after introducing and establishing the character.

And apart from his work on Tim Drake, he was also just a great writer for Batman in-general, creating some magnificently low-key yet still completely mad characters like Anarky, and Zsasz. 

Alan Grant is never brought up as much as he should be, and it’s a total shame entirely. Because he is a legend of the comics book industry, and certainly in the world of Batman whether people know his name or not.

I’ll miss knowing that I was lucky enough to be alive at the same time he was.

Today’s CBR article by  Brian Cronin

“The sixth issue of the Wolverine ongoing that launched in 2003 was a great issue. Written by Greg Rucka and drawn by Darick Robertson and Tom Palmer, it showed Wolverine sharing a drink with his old friend, Nightcrawler, in the wake of the traumatic experience that Wolverine went through in the opening arc of Rucka and Robertson’s series.  It’s a touching examination of the power of friendship. Top notch work from Rucka and Robertson. Here’s the funny thing, though. Check out the cover by superstar comic book painter Esab Ribic (who drew Secret Wars in 2015), who had only begun to work for Marvel in 2001 when he filled in for Paul Smith on the back-end of Joe Casey’s X-Men: Children of the Atom.”

“Recently, I did a list about 15 comic book covers that surprisingly made it past the censors. This cover would definitely belong along those other covers featured.

Now, you might say, “Okay, Brian, I get it, the beer bottle is an erection. However, are you sure you’re not just reading into this cover?” That’s a fair question to ask. A couple of years back, Allie from Maxmioffed posted the cover image in question and wrote, 

“Kurt’s clearly naked Logan’s glaring at his dick Classic porn cover poses @Esad Ribic explain yourself please”

The great Jill Pantozzi then re-posted it and added,

“when what when”

Greg Rucka then re-posted Jill’s re-post and added the following,

 “Also please note the placement of the beer bottle. I once was at a show where I asked Esad about this cover. Esad is a big, cheerful, man with a wicked sense of humor. He just looked at me. And then he smiled. And the smile got bigger. And bigger. And he said, “And nobody at Marvel noticed!” And then he couldn’t stop laughing.” That’s hilarious.

So, yeah, it was intentional. That’s awesome. I love that Axel Alonso (editor on the series) approved the cover.

Thanks to my pal Jude D. for suggesting this one! Rich Johnston wrote about this in the past. (BleedingCool: Esad Ribic’s Gay Porn Wolverine Cover That Marvel Never Noticed)” CBR