Mr. Miracle by Marshall Rogers and Michael Golden
Diversions of the Groovy Kind recently turned their sights to Mr. Miracle and the splash pages drawn by Marshall Rogers and Michael Golden. They are more than worth a look.
Category: Art
Ken Meyer Jr.’s Ink Stains 32: Adams, Kaluta, Wrightson, DeZuniga, Buckler, and Much More!
If you’re a fan of fanzines, then you’ve got to check out Ken Meyer, Jr.’s monthly column Ink Stains. Each month Ken (who is an amazing artist) posts… well, let’s let Ken explain…
I have a collection of over 200 fanzines from the 60’s-80’s that I plan to scan and talk about, one at a time. I hope to have some of the participants answer a few questions. Many of those participants are established comics professionals now, while some have gone on to other things. I will show a few snippets from each zine and give you a link to download a pdf of the whole thing, which I hope all of you will do!
For Ink Stains 32, Ken took a look at Phase [Part 1 of 3 is linked] from 1971. Published by Phase Publications/Sal Q.
Until Ken’s post, I had never seen or even heard of Phase. It’s an interesting argument that Phase isn’t really a fanzine, it’s a prozine. Look at the names of those who contributed to Phase – Neal Adams, Mike Kaluta, Berni Wrightson, Tony DeZuniga, Rich Buckler, Ken Barr, Frank Brunner, Jeff Jones, Gerry Conway, Ernie Colon, Tom Sutton and more! Keep in mind that in most cases we’re not talking just spot illos but full stories!
I’d say that although the contributors are pros, they’re also fans. Don’t we have better nits to pick?
Ah, the memories of the glory days of fanzines. Thanks to Ken Meyer, Jr. for making these available!
Savage Sword of Conan Art by Zeck, Broderick, Potts & Adams and More!
I remember when I first saw this Mike Zeck frontpiece for Savage Sword of Conan. It made me want my own Zeck Conan art and so Conan was the first sketch I ever got from Mr. Z.
One of the things I’ve al love about the ole Savage Sword of Conan magazines were the different artists who appeared there. Diversions of the Groovy Kind posted the Mike Zeck piece above along with Conan riffs by Ron Wilson and Joe Rubinstein, Carl Potts and Neal Adams, Keith Pollard, Don Newton, Pat Broderick and Kerry Gammil.
“Drive” Poster by Rory Kurtz
Rory Kurtz killed it on his take on a Drive poster which is also available as a limited edition print.
Source: Mondo.
“Enter the Dragon” Poster by Grzegorz Domaradzki
Check out this very cool Enter the Dragon poster created by Grzegorz Domaradzki.
Kyle Holtz’s Predator Print!
Kyle Holtz created this very cool Predator print that is available in a limited edition of 87.
Source: XombieDirge.
Ken Meyer Jr.’s Ink Stains 26: Adams, Jones, Nino, Anderson, Cirocco and More!
If you’re a fan of fanzines, then you’ve got to check out Ken Meyer, Jr.’s monthly column Ink Stains. Each month Ken (who is an amazing artist) posts… well, let’s let Ken explain…
I have a collection of over 200 fanzines from the 60’s-80’s that I plan to scan and talk about, one at a time. I hope to have some of the participants answer a few questions. Many of those participants are established comics professionals now, while some have gone on to other things. I will show a few snippets from each zine and give you a link to download a pdf of the whole thing, which I hope all of you will do!
For Ink Stains 26, Ken took a look at Venture 5 from 1976. Edited and published by Horizon Zero Graphiques/Frank Cirocco.
I owned this issue! I remember being impressed by the Neal Adams cover and interior art by Jeff Jones, Alex Nino, Brent Anderson, Carl Potts, Frank Cirocco, Gary Winnick, Steve Leialoha, Steve Oliff, and Tom Orzechowski. What a gathering of talent.
In Ken’s Ink Stains 26, he talks about his friendship with Brent Anderson and reprints the first piece that Ken ever had published — the Bruce Lee piece inked by Anderson below! [This did not appear in Venture 5.]
Ah, the memories of the glory days of fanzines. Thanks to Ken Meyer, Jr. for making these available!
The Masters of Comic Book Art – 1987 Video Interviews with Legends!
Master of Comic Book Art was created in 1987, hosted by Harlan Ellison and features interviews with Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Neal Adams, Berni Wrightson, Frank Miller, Moebius, Dave Sim and Art Speigleman.
Hard to believe that 30 years have passed since this was made. Of course that does explain why they look so young.
Enjoy!
The Writer’s Bible for “Batman: The Animated Series”
When a team comes together to create a tv series a writer’s bible is created detailing how the characters are to be handled, the types of stories the series will feature and just about everything one would need to know to create an acceptable episode.
The Writer’s Bible for Batman: The Animated Series has been posted online and makes for some very fun reading.
Credit for creating the Batman: The Animated Series Bible goes to Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Mitch Brian.
9 Festive Facts About A Charlie Brown Christmas
Me-TV presents 9 Festive Facts About A Charlie Brown Christmas. Here are three of my favorites…
A FORD COMMERCIAL INSPIRED THE SPECIAL.
Charles Schulz was reluctant to turn his Peanuts comic strip into an animation, but ultimately allowed Ford Motors to use the characters in a commercial in 1959. Bill Melendez animated the spot, and Schulz liked the finished product so much he allowed Melendez to direct A Charlie Brown Christmas.
THE NETWORK DIDN’T LIKE IT AT FIRST.
Melendez and Mendelson screened the special for CBS just three weeks before it aired. The network hated it, thinking it was too slow and lacked energy, and the meeting ended with them telling the producers there weren’t going to be more specials in the future.
Image: ABC
THE NETWORK EVENTUALLY LIKED IT.
Maybe it was the fact that 15 million homes tuned into A Charlie Brown Christmas. Maybe it was because the special pulled a 50 share in the Nielson ratings, meaning half of all households with a television watched it. Whatever the case, CBS opened up to the special and aired it on the network until 2000, at which point ABC started airing it.
Andrew Robinson’s Superman vs Batman and More!
Andrew Robinson created the cool Superman vs Batman art above. You can see a slightly bigger version of it and two other pieces by Andrew at XombieDirge.
Ken Meyer Jr.’s Ink Stains 25: Steranko!
If you’re a fan of fanzines, then you’ve got to check out Ken Meyer, Jr.’s monthly column Ink Stains. Each month Ken (who is an amazing artist) posts… well, let’s let Ken explain…
I have a collection of over 200 fanzines from the 60’s-80’s that I plan to scan and talk about, one at a time. I hope to have some of the participants answer a few questions. Many of those participants are established comics professionals now, while some have gone on to other things. I will show a few snippets from each zine and give you a link to download a pdf of the whole thing, which I hope all of you will do!
For Ink Stains 25, Ken took a look at the Jim Steranko Portfolio from 1970. Edited and published by Jim Steranko through his Supergraphics company.
I’d never seen this prior to reading Ken’s article. What an amazing collection of Steranko art going all the way back to when he was just 15. The talent was always there. It is interesting to see Steranko’s choices as he moved from genre to genre. What a talent!
Ah, the memories of the glory days of fanzines. Thanks to Ken Meyer, Jr. for making these available!
SLASH MARAUD by Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy
Two of my favorite comic creators, Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy, are best known (and rightly so) for their legendary run on MASTER OF KUNG FU. But they teamed on many more series besides that. One of them is SLASH MARAUD. Any fans?
Ken Meyer Jr.’s Ink Stains 23: Steranko!
If you’re a fan of fanzines, then you’ve got to check out Ken Meyer, Jr.’s monthly column Ink Stains. Each month Ken (who is an amazing artist) posts… well, let’s let Ken explain…
I have a collection of over 200 fanzines from the 60’s-80’s that I plan to scan and talk about, one at a time. I hope to have some of the participants answer a few questions. Many of those participants are established comics professionals now, while some have gone on to other things. I will show a few snippets from each zine and give you a link to download a pdf of the whole thing, which I hope all of you will do!
For Ink Stains 23, Ken took a look at Fantastic Fanzine 11 from 1970. Edited and published by Gary Groth [who went on to become the editor and publisher of The Comics Journal].
I’d never seen an issue of Fantastic Fanzine prior to reading Ken’s article about FF 11. What an issue #11 is! Starting with a Steranko cover, plus 3 additional Steranko pieces, an interview with Steranko, and a Steranko checklist alone would have made this a stellar issue, but there’s more. A Dave Cockrum double page splash of THUNDER Agents, Cockrum spot illos, plus tons of fan art. Fantastic Fanzine 11 is a keeper.
Ah, the memories of the glory days of fanzines. Thanks to Ken Meyer, Jr. for making these available!
Dan Fraga’s Watercolor Batman!
Today we have a very nice watercolor Batman piece by Dan Fraga.
If you’d like to see Dan’s process in creating it, you can thanks to Dan and Bleeding Cool.
