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The RDJ/Doctor Doom Reaction Is Just Another Form of Comics Gatekeeping

Aug 7, 2024 | offpanelnewsletter.substack.com | Sam Gelman

Programming Note: I’ll be taking next week off, as Monday night/Tuesday is Tisha B'Av, Judaism’s annual fast to commemorate the destruction of the First and Second Temples, among other things. I hope to be back the following week!Thanks for reading Off Panel! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. San Diego Comic-Con 2024 was full of big announcements and exciting news.
The Jim Lee Discourse Shows Yet Again That Comic Fans Don't Respect Their Own Medium

Jul 24, 2024 | offpanelnewsletter.substack.com | Tom King |Daniel Sampere |Belen Ortega |Sam Gelman

Earlier in July, Albert Moy, legendary comic artist Jim Lee’s agent, posted that “for the first time in over 15 years, Jim Lee will be taking commission requests to be delivered exclusively [to] almost all shows he is appearing.” The costs for these penciled and inks originals was broken down as follows: 11 by 17 inches, full figure one character with limited backgrounds for $20,000, if more than one character or extra backgrounds or recreation of other covers not drawn by Jim will be $25,000...
5 Thoughts on the September 2024 Solicitations

Jul 10, 2024 | offpanelnewsletter.substack.com | Jed MacKay |C.F. Villa |Sam Gelman

With SDCC right around the corner, we are diving into the September solicitations for DC and Marvel Comics before the deluge of news kicks in. Also, I’m back! I know it’s been a while, but hoping to get this newsletter going again. We’ll see how it goes!Thanks for reading Off Panel! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. NOTE: This article contains spoilers for Blood Hunt #4 by Jed Mackay and Pepe Larraz.
War Without Its Horrors: Captain America and the Holocaust

May 31, 2023 | shelfdust.com | Sam Gelman

Content warning: this essay discusses and contains images from a comic set during the Holocaust. By Sam GelmanCaptain America Comics #1 is one of the most famous comic covers to ever hit shelves. Dated March 1, 1941, but actually going on sale on December 20, 1940, and illustrated by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, it features the iconic image of Steve Rogers / Captain America socking Hitler in the face as he uses his mighty shield to deflect the bullets flying in.