John Hunter
@johnhunter38655.bsky.social
Author of the definitive biography of R.E.M., Maps and Legends, 3rd printing available now on eBay and Amazon: https://a.co/d/cCGWPQO I know the civilian name of every member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Whether he meant to do so or just stumbled into it, Bob Haney somehow uses Mr. Twister to flirt with some environmental justice themes that wouldn't feel out of place in this month's issue of Poison Ivy:
November 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Whether he meant to do so or just stumbled into it, Bob Haney somehow uses Mr. Twister to flirt with some environmental justice themes that wouldn't feel out of place in this month's issue of Poison Ivy:
The Black Racer photo collage cover is my favorite
November 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The Black Racer photo collage cover is my favorite
DC is on a roll right now, bringing in cool indie creators & turning them loose on their biggest characters. This is very clever & meta-fictional, maybe almost too clever for its own good, but it plays with both the form and the content of the medium in interesting ways, and it's my #TopShelfFriday
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
DC is on a roll right now, bringing in cool indie creators & turning them loose on their biggest characters. This is very clever & meta-fictional, maybe almost too clever for its own good, but it plays with both the form and the content of the medium in interesting ways, and it's my #TopShelfFriday
I'm always down for a Kirby Kollage
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I'm always down for a Kirby Kollage
Verily it doth
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Verily it doth
… clearly helped John realize his vision. John never could have turned his demo into what the final record became w/out their help, although of course only John could have written the lyric and come up with the backbone of the music. That's why they were so great, bringing out the best in each other
November 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
… clearly helped John realize his vision. John never could have turned his demo into what the final record became w/out their help, although of course only John could have written the lyric and come up with the backbone of the music. That's why they were so great, bringing out the best in each other
Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields are two sides of the same coin, and, yeah, they're both pretty much perfect, but, even though I'm more of a Paul guy, if Penny Lane is a 10, then Strawberry Fields has to be an 11. Very rarely does an idea get realized so perfectly, although Paul and George Martin …
November 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields are two sides of the same coin, and, yeah, they're both pretty much perfect, but, even though I'm more of a Paul guy, if Penny Lane is a 10, then Strawberry Fields has to be an 11. Very rarely does an idea get realized so perfectly, although Paul and George Martin …
Me neither. I've passed on other Adams Batman reprints with the recolored artwork, although I do have the O'Neil/Adams Absolute Green Lantern/Green Arrow with the recolored artwork.
November 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Me neither. I've passed on other Adams Batman reprints with the recolored artwork, although I do have the O'Neil/Adams Absolute Green Lantern/Green Arrow with the recolored artwork.
I have the Absolute Edition of the O'Neil/Adams Green Lantern, and the recoloring just looks garish and airbrushed. The handful of original issues from that run I have look *so* much better, even despite the limitations of the four-color newsprint process.
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I have the Absolute Edition of the O'Neil/Adams Green Lantern, and the recoloring just looks garish and airbrushed. The handful of original issues from that run I have look *so* much better, even despite the limitations of the four-color newsprint process.
Or you can take the approach DC used for Absolute Batman Year One, and present the original coloring and the new coloring side-by-side. That's actually a case where I do prefer the second coloring.
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Or you can take the approach DC used for Absolute Batman Year One, and present the original coloring and the new coloring side-by-side. That's actually a case where I do prefer the second coloring.
I agree: the early takes of Strawberry Fields are the most interesting things to be heard on Anthology or on bootlegs, but, where any other band might have settled for great, they kept pushing until they had made arguably the best record ever, or at least on the shortlist with Good Vibrations.
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I agree: the early takes of Strawberry Fields are the most interesting things to be heard on Anthology or on bootlegs, but, where any other band might have settled for great, they kept pushing until they had made arguably the best record ever, or at least on the shortlist with Good Vibrations.
I do respect Adams's artistic intent - I think he genuinely believed that his recoloring was better, and fair play to him and his wishes - but, in this case, I have to disagree: I want to read these stories as they were originally presented.
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I do respect Adams's artistic intent - I think he genuinely believed that his recoloring was better, and fair play to him and his wishes - but, in this case, I have to disagree: I want to read these stories as they were originally presented.
Yes, I just said, I can't believe DC is finally going back to the original coloring of these stories, but better late than never.
November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Yes, I just said, I can't believe DC is finally going back to the original coloring of these stories, but better late than never.
Finally, DC reprints Adams's work with the original coloring. Super excited for this.
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Finally, DC reprints Adams's work with the original coloring. Super excited for this.
work that way: they followed almost every idea to its logical conclusion, with very little waste. The few unfinished fragments or discarded songs that do survive, such as That Means a Lot, only serve to illustrate how little was left in the can.
November 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
work that way: they followed almost every idea to its logical conclusion, with very little waste. The few unfinished fragments or discarded songs that do survive, such as That Means a Lot, only serve to illustrate how little was left in the can.
I've said it before & I'll say it again: for me, all that Beatles outtakes ever reveal is their uncanny ability to keep pushing until they got it perfect on the final master. With the Beach Boys and the Who, there were amazing unfinished ideas left on the cutting room floor, but the Beatles didn't
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I've said it before & I'll say it again: for me, all that Beatles outtakes ever reveal is their uncanny ability to keep pushing until they got it perfect on the final master. With the Beach Boys and the Who, there were amazing unfinished ideas left on the cutting room floor, but the Beatles didn't
Is this facsimile in today's solicits?
November 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Is this facsimile in today's solicits?
I love the Treasury size. The Wrightson story in this reprint looks amazing.
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I love the Treasury size. The Wrightson story in this reprint looks amazing.
Mostly I just want the book to be intact enough to read it
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Mostly I just want the book to be intact enough to read it
low grade is better than no grade 😀
November 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
low grade is better than no grade 😀
Once in a blue moon you'd also see a house ad featuring an earlier draft of a cover that was later revised. I think this may have happened with the house ads for Avengers 4? I.e., the house ad artwork or cover text differed slightly from what ended up on newsstands, although I may be wrong here.
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Once in a blue moon you'd also see a house ad featuring an earlier draft of a cover that was later revised. I think this may have happened with the house ads for Avengers 4? I.e., the house ad artwork or cover text differed slightly from what ended up on newsstands, although I may be wrong here.
Note how the coloring of Magneto's helmet & Wanda's headpiece is completely botched in the house ad. I understand that the covers could accommodate more subtle color gradients than the newsprint interiors, but in the house ad the more limited color palette isn't remotely aligned with Jack's drawing.
November 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Note how the coloring of Magneto's helmet & Wanda's headpiece is completely botched in the house ad. I understand that the covers could accommodate more subtle color gradients than the newsprint interiors, but in the house ad the more limited color palette isn't remotely aligned with Jack's drawing.
First 2 pictures are of a house ad for X-Men 5, as reproduced in the Taschen Spider-Man book. Next 2 pictures are of the cover of X-Men 5. Note how the house ad butchers the coloring of the real cover, not just in the range of colors, but also by not properly aligning the colors inside the lines.
November 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
First 2 pictures are of a house ad for X-Men 5, as reproduced in the Taschen Spider-Man book. Next 2 pictures are of the cover of X-Men 5. Note how the house ad butchers the coloring of the real cover, not just in the range of colors, but also by not properly aligning the colors inside the lines.