Category: Dad Speak

BY Jeff Ruffolo Remember the name – Jack Kirby. Stan Lee may have written the words to my childhood heroes The Avengers, Namor the Sub-Mariner and The Fantastic Four but the artwork was all Jack Kirby, who had the vision to take the words of his linguist partner Lee and …

BY Jeff Ruffolo Remember the name – Stan Lee. The name may not be familiar to you but unless you have been living in a cave, you certainly have heard of Spider-Man, Thor and The Avengers. To you, they may be comic book movies. But to me, they are just …

By Jeff Ruffolo Photos of the Ruffolo Twins by Eva Marie Gamboa Locale: Cebu City Marriott Hotel Isn’t it nice when someone comes right up to you and says hello?  Or perhaps wishes you a good day? It is just the same for a child when someone looks at a little …

What makes a great story? Well, of course it has to have a beginning, and middle and an ending.  This is the same for a story written for adults or for children.  Children are pretty smart.  They can tell a good story from a bad one. All you have to …

By Jeff Ruffolo Guangzhou, China – Is it possible to become a good reader (and eventually a professional journalist) by reading Marvel Comics? Well , I think, things turned out rather well.  Reading Stan Lee’s stories, penned by Jack Kirby, gave me a special perspective about life among superheros. How …