Alex Robinson
@alexrobinson
Co-host of “Star Wars Minute” & “Godfather Minute” podcasts, artist, dancer & hermit, in that order. www.AlexRobinson.fun
In early 1945, Private #KurtVonnegut was captured by German forces and was sent to a POW work camp in #Dresden. On February 13 he and his fellow prisoners survived by hiding in a slaughterhouse.
The art that got me fired from #WackyPackages. Do not underestimate the reach of big gym
OnThisDay in 1776, #America overthrew the yoke of British oppression and started a new nation based on the belief that all men are created equal (but almost no one could vote) #fourthofjuly #CoveringHistory
#OnThisDay in 1898 future president #TheodoreRoosevelt fought in the battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba during the #SpanishAmericanWar. It was the “great day” of his life. #CoveringHistory
#OnThisDay in 1914, Serbian nationalist #GavriloPrincip shot and killed Austrian prince #franzferdinand. This would inadvertently set off the global conflagration known as #WorldWarI #CoveringHistory
I spent three years working on my last graphic novel and for all the reaction it got I may as well have thrown all the pages in the ocean.
One fun thing about reading Spider-Man comics over the decades is seeing how artists interpret the Osborn family hairdo
#OnThisDay in 1922, #ArthurConanDoyle hosted a #seance in which his wife claimed to summon the ghost of #HarryHoudini’s late mother. The escapist was unconvinced and would continue to debunk psychics for the rest of his life #CoveringHistory
#OnThisDay in 1968, radical feminist #ValerieSolanas showed up at his offices and shot pop artist #AndyWarhol. #CoveringHistory #ComicBooks