rough riders

Theodore Roosevelt crossed my mind recently, prompted by a conversation with comics historian, former Marvel editor, and world's greatest Roosevelt expert Rick Marschall, which led me to think about the term "Rough Rider" because of course the word seeps into several corners of the dime novel field.  Naturally, for every question about history, there is[...]

Meanwhile, Harry Houdini is in the clutches of death itself in the dead realm, but Jack Johnson pulls a gambit to pull the magician out of the predicament.[caption id="attachment_846678" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Rough Riders: Ride or Die #4 cover by Patrick Olliffe and Gabe Eltaeb[/caption]With Rough Riders: Ride or Die #4, we arrive at the end[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"]Lovecraft’s ability to commune with the dead appears to be a truth, and the Rough Riders follow his lead Perplexingly, this crisis also seems to involve Roosevelt’s ancestry  They need to traverse to the realm of the dead; thankfully, this can be accomplished with someone who is on the brink of death[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"]The Rough Riders are confronted with a series of bizarre and dangerous events Oakley and Edison are attacked by reanimated cadavers Eastman is attacked by an unusually spry maid with a knife, and it’s up to Johnson to save him Meanwhile, Roosevelt and Houdini become more acquainted with H P Lovecraft.[caption id="attachment_821189" align="aligncenter" width="600"][...]

Hey, look at that! I actually got this out in a semi-timely fashion. Isn't that just keen! Anyway, let's take a look back at the best and worst of the week. This one might be a little shorter than usual. There just weren't that many comics that were especially good or especially bad this week. […]

He has already sent the rest of the Rough Riders to chase various angles on this, but he needs Teddy to help him find someone.[caption id="attachment_804802" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Rough Riders: Ride or Die #1 cover by Patrick Olliffe and Gabe Eltaeb[/caption]Rough Riders: Ride or Die is another entry in that surprisingly well-trod genre of stories[...]

Based on early sales and press over the last year, the plan is off to a good start.Of course, you wouldn’t necessarily have been able to tell from not-quite-two-dozen folks that turned out for the panel, which was more about the unfortunate time slot (Friday evening at 8PM) than a dearth of interest.EIC Marts, along[...]