Alan McKenzie

Applying writing and editing skills to the online world -

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I wouldn't normally post advice onPower BI, as it's not my strong point, but here's a look at a tricky problem I encountered recently, and had to do much of the problem-solving myself.

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Here's the final part of my extended essay on the alleged character "prototypes" dotted throughout the pre-hero years of Marvel Comics of 1961-1962:

https://t.co/6wkJ2lIKAS

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Here's another entry in my blog on the Silver Age of Marvel Comics. This time I'm looking at what some vested interests term "prototypes" in the pre-hero Marvel titles of the early 1960s:
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I've just added a new entry in my "Marvel in the Silver Age" blog, looking at the first Fantastic Four Annual:
https://t.co/WaSnnSzi1m

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The third and final part of "Ditko at Charlton Comics" is now available on my Marvel in the Silver Age blog:
https://t.co/mGEyCVSFO6

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Here's part 2 of "Steve Ditko at Charlton", a slightly off-topic entry in my Marvel in the Silver Age blog:
https://t.co/VCiHUH3Ol5

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I've been a member of the NUJ since 1977 when I got my first publishing role as editorial assistant on House of Hammer. Along with other causes, I support their #StopKillingJournalists initiative. As should we all.

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I've just added a new entry on my "Marvel Comics in the Silver Age" blog, looking at Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko's time at Charlton Comics:
https://t.co/KWROUTgCWv

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I've just added a new entry on my Marvel in the Silver Age blog, looking at the state of advertising in the Marvel and DC comics of the late 1960:
https://t.co/XgpRdENm8i

[Alan McKenzie @alanmckenzie]

I've just published the new entry in my Marvel in the Silver Age blog, looking at the advertisements in the comics of the early 1960s:
https://t.co/uBCIwObrrm

[Alan McKenzie @alanmckenzie]

Here's the latest entry in my Marvel in the Silver Age blog, looking at Marvel's first Ghost Rider:
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[Alan McKenzie @alanmckenzie]

Just added a new entry to my SharePoint blog ...
https://t.co/3rkrMNXzCd #SharePoint #Outlook #BST #DST

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I wonder why we "watch" television, but only "see" a movie ...

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Here's something a bit more cheerful ... a mix of mid-1990s tunes I put together this weekend. The fact that it's a diva-fest is something I only realised as I was adding the finishing touches: https://t.co/Oha7HDrrUV

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Enjoy the latest additions to my Marvel Comics blog, looking at the later Doctor Strange stories by Steve Ditko - it'll be the last for a while:
https://t.co/rZ1o92NEm3

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Over on my blog, someone just pointed out that Fantastic Four 82 (Jan 1969) has no cover blurb at all. Investigating further, I see that many Jan & Feb '69 Marvels had no cover lines. I think I should find out why ... https://t.co/JRpwspbQiD

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Just starting my next blog, on the glory years of Steve Ditko's Doctor Strange ... this will be my last blog entry for a while as, after seven years and more quarter of a million words, I'm feeling a little burnt out on the subject of Marvel Comics in the Silver Age.

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I thought I'd take a swing at chronicling the life and times of Steve Ditko's version of Doctor Strange in the new entry in my blog series on Silver Age Marvels ...
https://t.co/kLfM0ejeAg

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As a confirmed Marvelite, I wouldn't have given this a second glance at the time it came out. Now I'm like, "But it's Toth!"

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I've just updated my blog with a new entry, looking at the comic-book magicians that came before Doctor Strange:
https://t.co/4x5L2p2qmo