A Fantastical August 5th 1966

Oddly enough, Donovan’s Sunshine Superman is, despite its wonderful, psychedelically-woozy soundscape, a song about renouncing easy pharmaceutical escapes in favour of patience and resilience. Love, it seems, will arrive in its time for the pure of heart. This being Donovan, mind you, his confidence about his virtues is hardly tainted by modesty. As he sings, […]

A Fantastical August 4th 1965

1. In Which Jack Kirby Has One Of His Least Productive Months For Marvel Comics To focus on Jack Kirby’s astounding productivity for a moment, here’s a brief summary of his new pages published during this very month in 1965. The result, as you’ll see, is thoroughly impressive, although it’s hardly the greatest number of […]