Today in Comics History, May 1: Happy birthday, Tim Sale!

Born on this day: Tim Sale, comics artist, especially known for his stunning work with Jeph Loeb on miniseries for both DC and Marvel: Batman: The Long Halloween, Batman: Dark Victory, Superman for All Seasons, Catwoman: When in Rome, Challengers of the Unknown, Spider-Man: Blue, Hulk: Gray, Daredevil: Yellow (sensing a theme here?), Captain America: White, and more!


from Captain America: White #1 (Marvel, November 2015)

Face It Tiger February, Day 12: Please do not color outside the lines

from Spider-Man: Blue #2 (Marvel, August 2002), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Steve Buccellato, letters by Wes Abbott

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 84: Peter Parker picks a peck of pickled PWNage

from Spider-Man: Blue #2 (Marvel, August 2002), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Steve Buccellato, letters by Richard Starkings and Wes Abbott

366 Days with J. Jonah Jameson, Day 52: Hey, where's his typewriter?

from Spider-Man: Blue #1 (July 2002), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Steve Buccellato, letters by Richard Starkings and Wes Abbott

Today in Comics History, February 14: He hit the jackpot

Peter Parker got a Valentine? Who do you think it came from? Aunt May? Doc Ock? Green Goblin? J. Jonah Jameson?


Guess agwen, true believers!


Luckily, Pete and his giant fingernails already has those little hotdogs wrapped in pastry out, so Gwen doesn't have to wait to nosh. (It's not a real proper party without itty bitty pigs in a blanket.)


I couldn't say no to that question...could you? And more important...does Pete?


from Spider-Man: Blue #6 (Marvel, April 2003), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Steve Buccellato, letters by Richard Starkings and Wes Abbott
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

Here's hoping your Valentine's Day winds up just as lovely. And with less of that being-tossed-off-a-bridge thing.

The Unsettling Slang of Miss Gwen Stacy

from Spider-Man: Blue #4 (Marvel, October 2002), script by Jeph Loeb, pencils and inks by Tim Sale, colors by Steve Buccellato, letters by Wes Abbott
Gwen. (heartbeat thumps wildly)