Looking back, I’m not overly fond of this scene. From a script perspective, it reads very much like a first-time comic writer trying to get across some exposition in a short space of time. And the result is a little […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Funny story about this page. Originally, that first panel has Alex telling the Hawks Network to “fuck themselves sideways.” But I changed that, and removed the other F-bombs too. Why? Back in 2010 I had printed out a small run […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here we have Bill Finney, The Standard’s agent, who is of course equipped with rocket boots in order to keep up with his client. This is the only time we see him flying around with the rocket boots, if there […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here we have the first mention of the mystery of missing girl Jacqueline Harris, a story which will play an increasingly significant role throughout the first half of THE STANDARD. It’s funny, even before I wrote AND THEN EMILY WAS […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And here we have the first appearance of The Corpse, another popular character in the series. If the original Gilbert Graham Standard was an icon of the Silver Age, the Alex Thomas iteration of The Standard is more representative of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s another page I love. Writing this whole Silver Age sequence was a blast, and the decision to have recurring flashback segments throughout the series soon became a no-brainer. In particular, I relished the chance to tackle Zarthos’ purple prose […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As you can see here, while Gilbert Graham got his Standard powers from a meteorite, Alex Thomas gains his from a different source. What is the former Fabu-Lad’s story? Keep reading to find out… This was the first time I’d […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Now we get to an interesting sequence. It’s funny, looking back on the 4-page sequence this page opens, it feels utterly integral to the story. The scene as a whole is one of the ones from this issue that people […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This page is a great Jon Rector showcase. I love all the little bits of business he’s having Bill Finney do in the background as he struggles to squeeze into his skintight supervillain costume. And of course he wears Y-fronts. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Another one of my favourite pages, this one is noteworthy for marking the introduction of… THE FRYING SCOTSMAN! The Frying Scotsman seems to have emerged as a real favourite amongst readers, despite Bill Finney only ever appearing in this “villainous” […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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