Author: dgagnon

Almost Infamous: Copperhead

One year after the Punisher made his first appearance against Spider-Man, another deadly vigilante battled a different NYC hero.  Inspired by classic pulp heroes like Doc Savage, this armored assassin battled Daredevil and easily defeated him in back to back issues.  A pair of pennies covering the...

Almost Infamous: Sons of the Serpent

The Avengers battled racism back in 1966! Comic book readers buy comics for the escapism they provide.  Who wouldn't want to put aside their real-world concerns and fly through the air or swing building to building battling bad guys?  But the best creators have...

Almost Infamous: Count Nefaria

This super-villain killed an X-Man (way back when that was still a difficult thing to do) as well as an Avenger.  First appearing way back in the 1960s, Count Nefaria is the head of a major crime family.  He has faced the might of the Avengers,...

Almost Infamous: Baron Blood

Wartime Terror! Air raid sirens sound!  All across the village, lights flicker out as residents huddle together in darkness, silently praying that this new volley of Nazi bombs misses their mark.  But sometimes the darkness hides terrors worse than the explosions outside.  Welcome to the realm...

Almost Infamous: Condor

Nova - a star that dies too early In 1976 Marvel introduced the teenage hero Nova in the hopes of recapturing the success of the early Spider-Man series.  Despite a big push, including an early crossover with Spider-Man, the comic was cancelled after a 25 issue run. ...

Almost Infamous: Graviton

A Canadian Super Villain?? Today's featured villain is Frank Hall, a Canadian researcher working on a machine to enhance gravity.  When a mistake in his work causes graviton particles to merge with him he discovers that he can control gravity and becomes the supervillain, Graviton! Taking...

Almost Infamous: Wanted - Great Villains

Great heroes are defined by their villains! Dr. Doom, Joker, Lex Luthor, Darkseid, Bullseye, Doctor Octopus, and Thanos immediately bring to the comic reader's imagination a particular story arc that helped define not just the villain, but more importantly, the heroes that they battled.  The costume, powers,...