Steranko Vintage Pencil Art!

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!

These two Steranko pieces appeared with other art by Steranko, Frank Frazetta, Berni Wrightson, Michael Kaluta, Steve Hickman, Kenneth Smith and others in Spa Fon 5 (Ink Stains #100).

As always, thanks to Ken for bringing back great memories of fandom!

 

Rocky by Chris Visions

Chris Visions created this beauty for me last year for pick-up at HeroesCon.  I’d been a Chris Visions fan for some time and the opportunity to get a commission from him was one I’d couldn’t pass up.

Check out Chris’ site when you have some time to spare.  You’ll be amazed at his talent!

Rocky was my first Chris Visions commission.  I hope it won’t be my last.

New Mike Hammer Series Coming From Hard Case Crime and Titan Comics

That’s just one of the first issue covers to Hard Case Crime / Titan Comics new Mike Hammer comic series.  Based on an unproduced Mike Hammer screenplay written by Spillane, “The Night I Died,” will be adapted by Max Allan Collins with art by Marcelo Salaza and colorist Marcio Freire.

For a look at other covers and some interior art click over to FlickeringMyth.

Steve Rude’s Variant Cover for Action #1000

In celebration of Action Comics reaching it’s 1000th issue, DC Comics is releasing it as a super-size issue with several variant covers.  Steve Rude’s cover above represents Superman from the 1930’s.  Other artists and decades represented include:

  • 1930s – Steve Rude
  • 1940s – Michael Cho
  • 1950s – Dave Gibbons
  • 1960s – Michael Allred
  • 1970s – Jim Steranko
  • 1980s – Joshua Middleton (not up yet)
  • 1990s – Dan Jurgens
  • 2000s – Lee Bermejo

Click over to Ryan Higgins’ Twitter to check them out!