I have never been a big fan of WildCats. Even the Alan Moore and James Robinson runs. But this mini series by Warren Ellis was great. I didn't get to read it till earlier this year when I got the trade super cheap at a con.
Werewolf by Night is a great 70s Marvel title. It seems now it is only remembered for the first appearance of Moon Knight. But it was a fun series. I love the Lovecraftian creature that Werewolf is fighting on this cover.
Thanks to New Teen Titans annual #2 I discovered the modern age Vigilante. Adrian Chase is a lawyer by day and a crime fighting super hero by night. Conflicted by his dual life,Adrian at first tries to not kill anyone. But thanks to his inaction a police officer dies. By the end of the series run he has lost his mind and takes his own life. Vigilante is a well written series that is pretty easy to find in the cheap bins now. I would love for DC to reprint it as one of the Showcase Presents trades.
I have never been a big fan of WildCats. Even the Alan Moore and James Robinson runs. But this mini series by Warren Ellis was great. I didn't get to read it till earlier this year when I got the trade super cheap at a con.
Inks for this one are by Kevin Nowlan, who inked Kane a few times toward the end of Kane’s career. Such as here:
And here:
And here:
Kevin is usually a very strong inker, and doesn’t mind imposing his style over the penciler. And that’s fine by me; I love Kevin’s work. But with Kane—one of the few artists I prefer when not inking himself, as I think his line has too much of a dead weight—he leaves a nice balance between the two. You can still easily recognize Kane’s structure drawing, while Kevin’s inks provide a softer, fuller finish.
Mike Allred Jim Aparo Al Capp Robert Crumb Mike DeCarlo Will Eisner Gilbert Hernandez Vince Locke Scott McCloud Jon J. Muth Keiji Nakazawa Eric Shanower Jeff Smith Art Spiegelman Jill Thompson Jim Woodring Bernie Wrightson
This cover is one of the black-&-white illustrations from Wrightson’s Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein book from 1983. Regular TwoMorrows cover colorist Tom Ziuko added a hint of color—though, frankly (sorry for the pun), I think they should have left it in black-&-white.
Marc Swayze had nothing to do with this cover. Alter Ego was a flip mag for many years, and carried two covers. Marc drew a Captain Marvel cover for the other side.
I really liked this series. I had read a couple of the Golden Age Black Condor stories by then, and I especially liked the way Morales’ artwork echoed back to Lou Fine’s work in those original stories: the long, almost rubbery figures; the dynamic poses; and even some of the panel compositions.
Story-wise, it fell apart a bit at the end, but it was a lot of fun while it lasted.
This mini-series was fantastic. The ongoing series that followed was good, but it couldn't reach the bar set by this first story.
This was the mini-series that put Joe Quesada on the map. It was followed just a few short months later by The Sword of Azrael mini-series that made him a star. (Of course, having Kevin Nowlan inking him on Azrael didn’t hurt.) Here’s the tri-fold cover from the first issue of that mini:
This mini-series was fantastic. The ongoing series that followed was good, but it couldn't reach the bar set by this first story.
This was the mini-series that put Joe Quesada on the map. It was followed just a few short months later by The Sword of Azrael mini-series that made him a star. (Of course, having Kevin Nowlan inking him on Azrael didn’t hurt.) Here’s the tri-fold cover from the first issue of that mini:
The Ray mini series was the first time I saw Quesada's artwork. I loved it and the ongoing series. But you are right the ongoing never reached the level of the mini.
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Gil Kane
I have never been a big fan of WildCats. Even the Alan Moore and James Robinson runs. But this mini series by Warren Ellis was great. I didn't get to read it till earlier this year when I got the trade super cheap at a con.
Gil Kane
Tom Palmer Sr
Werewolf by Night is a great 70s Marvel title. It seems now it is only remembered for the first appearance of Moon Knight. But it was a fun series. I love the Lovecraftian creature that Werewolf is fighting on this cover.
Gil Kane
Thanks to New Teen Titans annual #2 I discovered the modern age Vigilante. Adrian Chase is a lawyer by day and a crime fighting super hero by night. Conflicted by his dual life,Adrian at first tries to not kill anyone. But thanks to his inaction a police officer dies. By the end of the series run he has lost his mind and takes his own life. Vigilante is a well written series that is pretty easy to find in the cheap bins now. I would love for DC to reprint it as one of the Showcase Presents trades.
And here:
And here:
Kevin is usually a very strong inker, and doesn’t mind imposing his style over the penciler. And that’s fine by me; I love Kevin’s work. But with Kane—one of the few artists I prefer when not inking himself, as I think his line has too much of a dead weight—he leaves a nice balance between the two. You can still easily recognize Kane’s structure drawing, while Kevin’s inks provide a softer, fuller finish.
Mike Allred
Jim Aparo
Al Capp
Robert Crumb
Mike DeCarlo
Will Eisner
Gilbert Hernandez
Vince Locke
Scott McCloud
Jon J. Muth
Keiji Nakazawa
Eric Shanower
Jeff Smith
Art Spiegelman
Jill Thompson
Jim Woodring
Bernie Wrightson
Marc Swayze
Bernie Wrightson
Tom Ziuko
Paul Mounts
Bernie Wrightson
Bernie Wrightson
Bernie Wrightson
Marc Swayze had nothing to do with this cover. Alter Ego was a flip mag for many years, and carried two covers. Marc drew a Captain Marvel cover for the other side.
Gil Kane
Eric Kachelhofer
Rags Morales
Rags Morales
Mark Beachum
Story-wise, it fell apart a bit at the end, but it was a lot of fun while it lasted.
This was the mini-series that put Joe Quesada on the map. It was followed just a few short months later by The Sword of Azrael mini-series that made him a star. (Of course, having Kevin Nowlan inking him on Azrael didn’t hurt.) Here’s the tri-fold cover from the first issue of that mini:
Richard Corben
John M Pound
Mike Roberts
Peter Poplaski
Doug Hansen
Rand Holmes
Dean Armstrong
Mark Schultz