Sadistic and murderous, Kriminal was nevertheless a hugely popular comic book character in the 1960s.
Tag: superhero
The Condescending Sexism Of ‘Feminist’ Superhero Cinema
The constant implication in superhero films, that women are inherently powerless with their destinies shaped by the actions of men, does not seem a particularly empowering narrative.
Super Monster Gamera!
Turtle Power! The classic and entirely bizarre Gamera monster movie series examined.
Holy Frank Zappa! Burt Ward’s Oddball Recording Career
The eccentric combination of the Boy Wonder and the Mother of Invention, as Burt Ward records a single with Frank Zappa.
Left For Dead: How A PR Debacle Destroyed The Legend Of The Lone Ranger
The bad decisions and public relations misfires that doomed a big-budget Western comic book movie to ridicule and obscurity.
The Return Of Octobriana – The Revolutionary Russian Superhero
Jim Rugg reinvents a classic – if little known – comic book character, with a fluorescent 1970s vibe.
Stretch Armstrong And Stretch Monster: Clash Of The Rubberised Titans
Remembering the classic toys of the 1970s.
Dazzler, The Disco Superhero
Marvel Comics and Casablanca Records team up to create a roller-disco crime fighter.
