Bob Wiacek

Douglas Adams’ Dirk Gently Holistic Detective Agency would be great for fans of Adams and lovers of mystery.

50 years ago, an artist named Wallace “Wally” Wood (or Woody to most people) changed Daredevil’s costume from his original yellow suit to the iconic red and black outfit he still wears to this day. (Even in the Daredevil Netflix show.) But Wally Wood did a lot more than redesign Daredevil and had a long career doing newspaper strips as well as horror and sci-fi books for EC Comics and humor for the immortal MAD. At East Coast Comicon, comic book artist and philanthropist J. David Spurlock, who co-founded the Wally Wood Scholarship Fund and co-wrote a biography of Wood, and veteran comics creators Larry Hama (G.I. Joe) and Bob Wiacek (Uncanny X-Men) swapped stories and chatted about Wood’s life, work, and legacy.

The Rocketeer/The Spirit: Pulp Friction #2 Writer: Mark Waid Penciller: Loston Wallace Inker: Bob Wiacek Colorist: Hi-Fi Publisher: IDW Action. Adventure. Beautiful women with dimples on their cheeks. Rocketeer/Spirit #2 is stuffed full of nostalgia and clearly draws from the comics and film serials of the 1930s while adding deeper characterization and an interesting, if highly unlikely …