Graeme Burk
@graemeburk.bsky.social
Writer. Podcaster. Author. Communications Director. Husband. Doctor Who fan. Record collector. Film, TV and music nerd. Friendly human being. The order of these things might shift depending on circumstances.
Hey @riverwardriley.bsky.social I get the plan to do repairs on the canal bike path I October/November but for those of us still biking closing off the only access route from the canal to Bank street is dreadful planning.
October 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hey @riverwardriley.bsky.social I get the plan to do repairs on the canal bike path I October/November but for those of us still biking closing off the only access route from the canal to Bank street is dreadful planning.
My thanks to so many of you on BlueSky who supported the Kickstarter for my new podcast The Comics Code. You’re all wonderful!
September 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My thanks to so many of you on BlueSky who supported the Kickstarter for my new podcast The Comics Code. You’re all wonderful!
They did it, dammit. They did it. Sandman Mystery Theatre, the greatest comic book of the 1990s has FINALLY been fully collected (more or less). I may weep.
September 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
They did it, dammit. They did it. Sandman Mystery Theatre, the greatest comic book of the 1990s has FINALLY been fully collected (more or less). I may weep.
It's totally and utterly unprovable speculation on my part but it's an interesting theory that I can't help thinking about every time I look at the cover of Action 1.
August 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
It's totally and utterly unprovable speculation on my part but it's an interesting theory that I can't help thinking about every time I look at the cover of Action 1.
There's something about the cartoonishness of Superman's face that reminds me of all the squinty-eyed, pug-nosed kids Sullivan drew on More Fun. Admittedly More Fun is done in "bigfoot" style and Action is trying to pastiche Shuster, but it doesn't seem far off to me.
August 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
There's something about the cartoonishness of Superman's face that reminds me of all the squinty-eyed, pug-nosed kids Sullivan drew on More Fun. Admittedly More Fun is done in "bigfoot" style and Action is trying to pastiche Shuster, but it doesn't seem far off to me.
So who drew it? I think it was Vin Sullivan. I have no proof for this other than my gut instinct of looking at Vin Sullivan's covers for New Fun and More Fun Comics.
August 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
So who drew it? I think it was Vin Sullivan. I have no proof for this other than my gut instinct of looking at Vin Sullivan's covers for New Fun and More Fun Comics.
3) Siegel’s unpublished autobiography quotes from a letter from Vin Sullivan saying he used Jerry’s suggestion of a panel of Superman lifting the car on the cover... which sure sounds like someone else drew it.
4) The guy on the left looks like Shuster but Superman and the guy in centre really don't
4) The guy on the left looks like Shuster but Superman and the guy in centre really don't
August 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
3) Siegel’s unpublished autobiography quotes from a letter from Vin Sullivan saying he used Jerry’s suggestion of a panel of Superman lifting the car on the cover... which sure sounds like someone else drew it.
4) The guy on the left looks like Shuster but Superman and the guy in centre really don't
4) The guy on the left looks like Shuster but Superman and the guy in centre really don't
Here's what we know about this cover...
1) During the 2000s lawsuit with the Siegels, DC put forth the theory it was a staff artist that drew it.
2) It's not the same artwork that actually appears on page 9 of the first Superman story in Action 1 simply blown up.
1) During the 2000s lawsuit with the Siegels, DC put forth the theory it was a staff artist that drew it.
2) It's not the same artwork that actually appears on page 9 of the first Superman story in Action 1 simply blown up.
August 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Here's what we know about this cover...
1) During the 2000s lawsuit with the Siegels, DC put forth the theory it was a staff artist that drew it.
2) It's not the same artwork that actually appears on page 9 of the first Superman story in Action 1 simply blown up.
1) During the 2000s lawsuit with the Siegels, DC put forth the theory it was a staff artist that drew it.
2) It's not the same artwork that actually appears on page 9 of the first Superman story in Action 1 simply blown up.
Here's something for the old-school comic book nerds. While researching my podcast The Comics Code, I developed an opinion/speculation on who actually drew the cover of Action Comics 1.
I think it was Superman's first editor, Vin Sullivan.
I think it was Superman's first editor, Vin Sullivan.
August 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Here's something for the old-school comic book nerds. While researching my podcast The Comics Code, I developed an opinion/speculation on who actually drew the cover of Action Comics 1.
I think it was Superman's first editor, Vin Sullivan.
I think it was Superman's first editor, Vin Sullivan.
The first miniseries in it will be a seven part series about Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the co-creators of Superman. I'm really proud of the research and interviews I've done for this and think it's a really great series. Here's an amazing poster by @gkw.bsky.social that's a reward for supporters
August 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The first miniseries in it will be a seven part series about Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the co-creators of Superman. I'm really proud of the research and interviews I've done for this and think it's a really great series. Here's an amazing poster by @gkw.bsky.social that's a reward for supporters
This is the closest thing to an SDCC premiere I can do: here’s a clip from The
Comics Code, my upcoming podcast on comic book history, and my six-part audio documentary about Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Comics Code, my upcoming podcast on comic book history, and my six-part audio documentary about Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
July 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This is the closest thing to an SDCC premiere I can do: here’s a clip from The
Comics Code, my upcoming podcast on comic book history, and my six-part audio documentary about Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Comics Code, my upcoming podcast on comic book history, and my six-part audio documentary about Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
The first six episodes tell the story of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of Superman. I’ve done some a great deal research for this and I think I’ve made some new revelations and found others not really examined in much detail. And I interviewed some experts on them as well.
July 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The first six episodes tell the story of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of Superman. I’ve done some a great deal research for this and I think I’ve made some new revelations and found others not really examined in much detail. And I interviewed some experts on them as well.
The rumours are true. I'm doing a new podcast. It's called The Comics Code, and it's a podcast on comics history, with me telling a long form story aided by interviews, archival footage, interviews and really vivid soundscapes and music. www.comicscodepodcast.com
July 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The rumours are true. I'm doing a new podcast. It's called The Comics Code, and it's a podcast on comics history, with me telling a long form story aided by interviews, archival footage, interviews and really vivid soundscapes and music. www.comicscodepodcast.com
For an upcoming project I was remembering fondly the promo
posters that used to be up in comic book shops with its very 1980s graphic design
posters that used to be up in comic book shops with its very 1980s graphic design
July 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
For an upcoming project I was remembering fondly the promo
posters that used to be up in comic book shops with its very 1980s graphic design
posters that used to be up in comic book shops with its very 1980s graphic design
Co-signed 1000%.
In particular I loved what Mr. Cooray Smith had to say about the ending of The Reality War.
In particular I loved what Mr. Cooray Smith had to say about the ending of The Reality War.
June 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Co-signed 1000%.
In particular I loved what Mr. Cooray Smith had to say about the ending of The Reality War.
In particular I loved what Mr. Cooray Smith had to say about the ending of The Reality War.
Movies you've watched more than 6 times. GIFS only
February 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Movies you've watched more than 6 times. GIFS only
60 years ago yesterday, Doctor Who debuted in North America when it was broadcast on the CBC on January 23, 1965. Here's a couple of items from the Toronto Star promoting it.
January 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
60 years ago yesterday, Doctor Who debuted in North America when it was broadcast on the CBC on January 23, 1965. Here's a couple of items from the Toronto Star promoting it.
The only Batman (or any) artist who has a wall of my den devoted to them. (Admittedly it’s mostly from the 1980 Batman portfolio. I can’t afford original art!) I also own another slipcase to that (not pictured) signed by Marshall the one time I saw him at a con in Toronto in the spring of ‘89.
January 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The only Batman (or any) artist who has a wall of my den devoted to them. (Admittedly it’s mostly from the 1980 Batman portfolio. I can’t afford original art!) I also own another slipcase to that (not pictured) signed by Marshall the one time I saw him at a con in Toronto in the spring of ‘89.
Advertise your account with one (1) Simpsons image
January 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Advertise your account with one (1) Simpsons image
Watching the Blake’s 7 collection on blu-ray and I’m transported back to 1987 or so when a new, second, PBS station in Buffalo started showing it (along with The Prisoner and others). Fun fact: I honestly thought the show started with Space Fall. I didn’t see The Way Back until two years ago!
January 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Watching the Blake’s 7 collection on blu-ray and I’m transported back to 1987 or so when a new, second, PBS station in Buffalo started showing it (along with The Prisoner and others). Fun fact: I honestly thought the show started with Space Fall. I didn’t see The Way Back until two years ago!
If we're talking about the number one movie, it's a Fiddler on the Roof re-release (back when re-releases were common before home video). But if it's meant to be an original film, this does not auger well for me, since I neither like basketball, astrology or 90% of 1970s sports films.
January 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
If we're talking about the number one movie, it's a Fiddler on the Roof re-release (back when re-releases were common before home video). But if it's meant to be an original film, this does not auger well for me, since I neither like basketball, astrology or 90% of 1970s sports films.
It’s the grand finale of my #ManyCarolsForChristmas experiment of watching as many adaptations of A Christmas Carol as possible this December. Predictably perhaps for me we’re finishing with 1992’s A Muppet Christmas Carol with Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge.
December 25, 2024 at 3:38 AM
It’s the grand finale of my #ManyCarolsForChristmas experiment of watching as many adaptations of A Christmas Carol as possible this December. Predictably perhaps for me we’re finishing with 1992’s A Muppet Christmas Carol with Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge.
For the penultimate #ManyCarolsForChristmas I’m looking at arguably the most well-known adaptation, and in many ways the one that’s better known than the novella it came from 1951’s Scrooge (or A Christmas Carol in North America) with Alistair Sim as old Ebenezer.
December 24, 2024 at 8:12 PM
For the penultimate #ManyCarolsForChristmas I’m looking at arguably the most well-known adaptation, and in many ways the one that’s better known than the novella it came from 1951’s Scrooge (or A Christmas Carol in North America) with Alistair Sim as old Ebenezer.
Honestly, you have to see how they set it up in the show.
December 23, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Honestly, you have to see how they set it up in the show.