SKETCHES ON THE SIDEWALK 1000 1557 Paul Levitz

SKETCHES ON THE SIDEWALK

Custom Comics 150 150 Paul Levitz

Custom Comics

It’s a term we used for what have also been called commercial projects and propaganda. There’s a great history of benevolent ones, including the story of Martin Luther King Jr…

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Arthur & accounting 150 150 Paul Levitz

Arthur & accounting

Correcting a transcription error in the newest edition of the JOURNAL OF COMICS & CULTURE reminded me to say a few words about the very nice man who headed DC’s…

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A Time Machine moment 150 150 Paul Levitz

A Time Machine moment

Driving recently through the wilds of Connecticut saw the sign for Bridgeport, and flashed on 40 Logan Street, an address that in a certain era was a daily part of…

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In the news 150 150 Paul Levitz

In the news

Today the announcement was made that Boom Studios! has agreed to a sale to Penguin Random House, a deal I played a small part in as a member of Boom!’s…

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Insights 960 300 Paul Levitz

Insights

I realized some years ago that my preference for group comics as a young reader had different causes than my pleasure in writing them in my adult years. As writer,…

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On The Spot 150 150 Paul Levitz

On The Spot

So it’s early 1973, I’m 16, a high school senior, and lucky enough to have landed the assignment to do DC’s house pages–the equivalent of the Marvel Bullpen pages. They…

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Recalling A Failure 150 150 Paul Levitz

Recalling A Failure

There are quite a number of projects from early in my writing career that I regard as failures: either assignments that I took on and dropped midway for one reason…

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Pondering 50 Years 150 150 Paul Levitz

Pondering 50 Years

This week marked 50 years since I became a comics professional, getting the modest assignment to write Joe Orlando’s letter columns at DC. Looking back over a long and complex…

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The Avengers: War Across Time 1059 1600 Paul Levitz

The Avengers: War Across Time

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