Doctor Spektor Archives

I promise I liked Doctor Spektor as much as you do. For more on the Sovereigns, click here. Dynamite has sent over a new Writer's Commentary, this time with Ray Fawkes talking about the second issue of The Sovereigns with art by Johnny Desjardins and cover by Stephen Segovia. Page 1 Tragg and Lorn! The whole slate of major[...]

While at Gold Key he also worked on titles like The Green Hornet, Korak: Son of Tarzan and co-created Doctor Spektor with writer Donald F Glut. Spiegle went on to work at DC Comics, putting his talents to such titles as Batman, Jonah Hex, Unknown Solider and Teen Titans He would also work with his frequent[...]

True confession: I've always felt Solar was kind of a cold fish, no matter the incarnation, so to find myself getting into the character was a surprise. BB: What's up with Doctor Spektor? PH: You're about to find out. BB: How have you enjoyed artist Brent Peeples' rendering of your adventure? PH: It's been a true joy to watch[...]

One of the things that stood out among the series were the covers and here we have a small gallery of cover by artist Christian Ward for the Doctor Spektor series We get to see the covers in all their glory, without the trade dress Ward's work is very stylistic and not the type of[...]

Here we have two one-shot specials staring the Agents of The Shadow and the Woman of Bronze as well as Purgatori #4 and the collected Doctor Spektor: Master of the Occult. The Shadow One-Shot 2014: Agents of the Shadow. Michael Moreci (w) Anthony Marques, Moritat, and Dev Madan (a) Robert Hack (c) FC • 48 pages • $7.99 • Teen+ Faced[...]

We've got quite a bit coming out this week from Dynamite Entertainment, which means we have quite a few previews for you to look over: Justice, Inc, Steampunk BSG, Six Million Dollar Man, Doctor Spektor and the Vampirella Bites trade. JUSTICE, INC #1 (of 6) Michael Uslan (w) Giovanni Timpano (a) Alex Ross, Francesco Francavilla, Gabriel Hardman, Ardian Syaf, Stephen[...]

Mark Waid has worked all sides of the comic industry: editor, writer, retailers… so when fellow writer Joe Casey (Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers) was asked to interview him about Doctor Spektor, Joe couldn't resist asking him about everything… including a bit about DC's New 52. JOE CASEY: Okay, we're kicking this off with the most[...]

Mark Waid's new Doctor Spektor series is unique among the Gold Key characters that Dynamite has relaunched Unlike Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Magnus: Robot Fighter and Solar: Man Of The Atom which all seem to take place in their own worlds, Doctor Spektor: Master Of The Occult ties the universe together into one and we even see[...]

It worked, it worked… and we know how magic television can me. Doctor Spektor #2 also has some televisual special effects to share Say, do you remember the days when X-Force would all just jump in the air and that would be enough? Deadpool Vs X-Force does Even if, at this point in the story, they[...]

Bleeding Cool welcomes back The Orbiting Pod, the podcast of Orbital Comics in London. [audio:http://www.orbitalcomics.com/images/blog/The-Orbiting-Pod-Episode-153.mp3] They say: Welcome to Episode 153 of The Orbiting Pod! This week, we reactivate our tastebuds with Chew/Revival, take root with Trees #1, make an appointment with Doctor Spektor #1, take a peek under the hood with C.O.W.L[...]

Series writer Mark Waid talks to Dejah Of Mars scribe Mark Rahner about taking on the lesser known character and how Spektor compares to the classic occult detectives from literature, comics and film. MARK RAHNER: I'm a lifelong comic nerd, but Doctor Spektor was never on my radar What made you want to resurrect him? MARK[...]

Maxx's Super Awesome Comic Review Show returns to Bleeding Cool, recorded at the one and only Astro-Zombies Comic Shop in Albuquerque, New Mexico, hosted by Maxx MacLennan. They say: This week we went through our experimental stage! (It's a little scary) Foxy got to interview Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt and Bill Crabtree of The Sixth Gun! Some really[...]

The first issue of the Gold Key character Doctor Spektor: Master Of The Occult, and the start of a new Dejah Of Mars series plus the Doc Savage Annual and The Twilight Zone #5. DOCTOR SPEKTOR: MASTER OF THE OCCULT #1 Mark Waid (w) Neil Edwards (a) Christian Ward (c) Plus covers by Phil Hester, Jae Lee, Ken Haeser, and[...]

That is a strong response especially on a book where only one initial cover was ordered. Is Dynamite's new FOC incentive program a success? Time will tell that, but it was successful enough to try again with Doctor Spektor #1 Below are the new covers by Rob Liefeld and Bob Layton along with the order qualifications. FOC[...]

It's the action-packed end of Arc 1 by FRED VAN LENTE (Conan) and CORY SMITH (Fathom)! SOLAR: MAN OF THE ATOM #3 Covers: Juan Doe Writer: Frank Barbiere Art: Joe Bennett MARKETING DESCRIPTION: A BOLD NEW STEP FOR THE GOLD KEY UNIVERSE! Solar is reborn! But who bears the mantle and what will become of the[...]

The fourth part of the Gold Key revival comes in the form of Doctor Spektor: Master Of The Occult To bring this sorcerer supreme back to life, Dynamite has turned to the talents of Mr Mark Waid I had a chance to chat with the very busy writer about the new series, what else he[...]

We have three bits of business for you this time all scheduled for May release. We kick it off with a sneak peek of Mark Waid on the fourth Gold Key comic from the publisher, Doctor Spektor: Master Of The Occult (I knew it would get a subtitle before too long.) Joining Waid will be Fantastic[...]

That's the retailer subscriber variant cover for Doctor Spektor, the Gold Key title from Dynamite launching in May with Mark Waid and Neil Edwards on the tiller. Spektor is the Gold Key title with less Valiant-driven awareness, so it may be an uphill battle But it's made a very pretty start… (W) Mark Waid (A) Neil Edwards[...]

That is Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Solar: Man of the Atom, Magnus: Robot Hunter and Doctor Spektor. Second thing is that all orders sent out in February will include a copy of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter #1 with the Westfield Comics variant cover by Roberto Castro. So if you are looking to try out these classic comics during their[...]

Dynamite Entertainment ushers in the return of four classic comic series — Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Solar: Man of the Atom, Magnus: Robot Fighter, and Doctor Spektor — through a new licensing agreement with DreamWorks Classics.  The publishing company has signed four of today's most sought-after writers: Greg Pak on Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Frank Barbiere on Solar: Man of[...]