Posts

Tripping Through Marvel Con: a two-fer!

Image
Harold took the train from Delaware; here's one shy fan's story about visiting Marvel Con 75, and a bit about his early collecting days. I recommend looking up Harold's encounter with STan and Roy, in our 5 minute podblast "A FAn Meets STan and Roy" too! Some fun scans Harold sent: Embedded code: Download this episode (right click and save) "> https://creatingmarvels.podbean.com/mf/play/d89e4y/marvel_con_75_w_harold_parker_podcast.mp3 And also from the program: I also continued talking to the Marvle Con '75 event photographer, Sam Maronie! Here's a great discussion of his nostalgic inside look at the making of classic Hollywood movies and shows, his new book Tripping Through Pop Culture. Sam's collected memorabilia and a vast array of interviews with some of the behind-the-scenes people who created your favorite cult movies. I met him as a convention photographer, for an interview about Marvel Con '75, one of his first, if...

(Marvel Con '75) A Fan bumps into Stan Lee and Roy Thomas

Image
Photo, Sam Maronie Harold Parker was painfully shy, but he wandered down the right hallway at the right time and had a once-in-a-lifetime meeting. It could never happen these days. :-D Enjoy a five minute CM Podblast!

Marvel Con '75 through a ten year old's eyes!

Image
To be clear, photos with this kid are from Will Alovis! Thanks, Will! Ken and I had a hoot talking about adventure as a ten year old at Marvel Con '75, the first hosted by Marvel Comics Group. Did he meet STan? Did he pose with Red Sonja? Did he put his face in a cut-out? The pictures tell the tale...but why not listen to Ken himself? Look him up on imdb for a big smile, too. He's a massive Submariner fan, has some great Golden Age comics you'll never pry from his cold cybernetic hands, and was a big fan of Hulk, Spidey and The Thing back in those classic times, too. I have more of our audio I think I'll spring on you one day where we talk fan stuff and a bit about his career. And Harold, I almost have our interview ready, too! I had like two hours to wade through but I have almost isolated the Marvel Con stuff. I see a conglomerate Marvel Con podcast coming in March where I put out the other stuff from everyone with whom I spoke...and if I could find the ho...

Creating Marvels: The Frosty Rider song

Image
The Frosty Rider by C Lue Lyron I’m holly, jolly soul corn cob pipe, and a button nose and I’ve got two eyes made of coal but I’m not gonna let’em catch me, no not gonna let’em melt Frosty the Snowman Well there must have been some magic in that old top hat I’m wearin’ playin’ with the village children But I’m not gonna let police man, no not gonna let’em stop the Frosty Snowman... On a freezer train with Karen rail to North Pole goes on forever and I’ve got one black magic top hat but I’m not gonna let’em catch me, no not gonna let’em melt Frosty the Snowman Right click and save download direct! Christmas card cartoon to David Anthony Kraft and to my buddy Ed Pettis, who helped me launch the very first Creating Marvels podcast: Merry Christmas True Believers! C Lue

Marvel Comics Con '75 with the Bullpen's own Scott Edelman!

Image
Face front! We're heading back to 1975, alongside the Marvel Bullpenner charged by The Man himself with organizing the whole gasmorgle. Scott discusses the memos and his thoughts on putting together the big weekend of Marvel Comic Con 1975. You can find the lowdown on his career and his podcast, Eating The Fantastic (on iTunes) at Scottedelman.com ! Enjoy! First: you can't get in without this, OK? (Thanks Harold! NOw I'll use this one to get in and double back and hand it back to ya!) HEre be the link where you may download or stream the 36:51 podcast. https://creatingmarvels.podbean.com/e/marvel-con-75-with-bullpenner-scott-edelman/ That's https://creatingmarvels.podbean.com/e/marvel-con-75-with-bullpenner-scott-edelman Convention program scans courtesy of Halcyon Harold Parker! A couple courtesy of Ken Seagal and Wil Alvolis at Marvel Comics 1961-1986 on FB : That's lil' Ken with STan. Boy, it's so hard to save some of these for ...

Marvel Comic Con: 1975! With photographer Sam Maronie: a Creating Marvels podcast

Image
sammaronieentertainmentfunhouse.com It's pop culture writer/ photographer Sam Maronie! Hear all about his adventures at the first Marvel Comic Con, the spring which saw the return of King Kirby! IN fact, Sam sat down with Jack Kirby, in addition to attending all the panels. Come back in time... Marvel Comic Con in 1975 was the very first convention hosted by the Marvel Comics Group itself- and Sam Maronie was there! Here's a few minutes with his eyewitness account, including his meeting with Jack Kirby. Sam shot most of the existing high quality photos from the event that you still see today- and continues photographing comics convention the nation over. Sam's also produced a book: Tripping Through Pop Culture: The (Mis) Adventures of a Pop Culture writer, with a cover by the acclaimed Joe Phillips! It's also got a foreword from Scott Edelman, who you see in the silly picture above with legendary inker Joe Sinnott- our next guest on Creating Marvels! ...

Steranko's Captain America: Techniques in a Top-Notch Trilogy

Image
CAP #110 “Alone No More!” From the first panels, we get the essence of noir, and a very cinematic approach: the figure, against a repeating background, advances to the fore. The deft caption tells us it’s Steve Rogers- the man who is Captain America. The star literally walks up from the anonymous streets, towards a concert appearance poster of his star-spangled public identity, hanging on a wall. If you happened to be a lonely young person yourself, this moody opening is a sure-fire grabber. Steve lights a pipe- maybe he was depicted smoking occasionally back then still, it’s so out-of-character for the interpretation with which I grew up, but maybe that one was too lilly-white anyway. The dark overcast on his countenance is the beginning of a recurrent visual, where Cap will be presented in silhouette in key moments where our fearless hero feels angst. I love how literally he becomes ‘alone no more’- but we’ll get to the Hulk’s hands bursting through the wall momentarily. ...