He pushed the Hammond’s delicacy and dirt the furthest.

Psychedelic spy shenanigans, laced with Dali, Welles, Kirby and Eisner.

His name did not optimize his brand equities.

A single glimpse of his commix will send you insane.

A selection of 4CP images curated by Greg Rowland

Socratic irony… elenctic method, or Skrull stratagem?

His spooky-measured voice evoked a civilized darkness.

France had Existentialism; England had Hancock.

Nimoy vs. the Vulcan Sub-Presence Manifestation Utility.

Greg Rowland on a panel from THE FANTASTIC FOUR (1970)

His vision glued together the most complex mythological narrative ever.

Seuss’ politics aren’t liberal — they’re Situation­ist.

He took the weight of English sexual anxiety on his shoulders.

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LITTLE RICHARD (born 1932) arrived to pulverise our senses in the same…

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Ironists don’t understand Wood.

All hail the Mighty Fin! For was it not JIMMY FINLAYSON (1887-1953),…

Miles Davis once said that the history of jazz could be summed…

JAMES WHALE (1889-1957) was born in England’s industrial Black Country. Here’s a…

While it’s conventional to call Oliver Hardy a “straight man,” it would…

MILES DAVIS (1926-91) was the son of a dentist, but visited a…

FATS WALLER (1904-43) lives in some impossible space between Paganini, St. Augustine,…

Both PHIL SILVERS (1911-1985) and his best-known character, Sergeant Bilko, were driven…