It seems odd to note the 60th anniversary of the creation of a character called “Kid Flash”. But Kid Flash, originally a fun teen called Wally West, has since 1959 been allowed to grow up, assume the mantle of his idol and mentor The Flash (police scientist Barry Allen), get married and have children, and, because … Read more
On 10 January 1929, the first adventure of Tintin, entitled Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, was published by Le Petit Vingtième, the youth supplement of a Belgian newspaper. Tintin was created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, better known as Hergé. As we have previously noted, Tintin is a boy reporter, accompanied by his … Read more
The year 2018 marks the seventieth anniversary of the creation of Superman, a globally famous superhero character owned by American publisher DC Comics. It would be a remarkable milestone of longevity for any creative work. The character has been continuously published since 1938, has spawned, amongst other things, countless motion pictures, cartoons, action figures, t-shirts, … Read more
The original premise of the Legion of Superheroes was cleverly straightforward and firmly embedded in the male teen psyche. Imagine the scenario of a boy with a big secret. That secret was that the boy was actually very special, but was forced to pretend to be ordinary. The boy can tell none of his school … Read more