You've seen the amazing art. You've seen the original covers sell for up to $6700! Now you can get your very own copy of all 100 Hero Initiative Ultimate Spider-Man #100 covers! This stellar artbook includes great Spidey art from Mark Bagley, J. Scott Campbell, Frank Cho, Neil Gaiman, Adam and Andy Kubert, George Pérez, Joe Quesada, John Romita Sr. and Jr. and many more! And would you believe it has in introduction by Stan “The Man” Lee himself? NOTE: Through special arrangement with Marvel Comics, there will be only one printing of this book ever!
SC, 7x10, 104pgs, FC..........$10.00
Another too-long absence, I know. Again, there are very good reasons for that state of affairs, as I've mentioned before. However, I can now freely talk about why I've been missing from this venue so much for the past four-plus months.
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On Monday, the 21st of May, 2007, I signed a contract with Rosen Publishing. This deal covers a series of interview books collecting my past conversations with four comic creators--Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, George Pérez and Mike Oeming--and represent the first volumes in Rosen newly christened Talking with Graphic Novelists series. All of these books are already prepped and fully approved by both myself and the subjects. Even better, some of them are already on their way to the printer. Which means that they should be readily available for their scheduled August, 2007 release dates.
CBB: Who were your influences both inside and outside of comics? JEANTY: This would be a huge laundry list of names, so I'll only give you a high-lighted version. Comic wise, I'm always looking at art from the likes of Alan Davis, or Michael Golden, Jason Pearson, Paul Chadwick, and Travis Charest. I grew up on comics so I feel my storytelling sense seems to come from people whom I read when I was younger – John Bryne on the Fantastic Four, Frank Miller on Daredevil, Walt Simonson on Thor, and George Perez on the Teen Titans. So many more, Milo Manara, Moebius, The Hernandez Brothers [also know as Los Bros.], and Enki Bilal, just to name a few more.
KHOURY: When they gave you your own title, the self-titled Spider-Man, was it because you wanted to tell your own stories? Were you starting to get frustrated already at Marvel?
McFARLANE: Not really. Well, I was always frustrated, but I wanted to draw... remember I said earlier that I'd come up with a style that would entertain me? Again, this is maybe all part of my ego: that the easiest way to entertain you, is to actually draw the stuff you like. ... It takes four days to draw that damn picture. Three minutes to think it up, four days to draw the double-page spread. It's just painful. God bless — I mean, some guys are just better at it, George Pérez, God bless him, but I didn't have it in me. I didn't have it in me. And so even after I'd left Infinity Inc. with Roy Thomas, I'd just go, "I will never ever do a team book again." It's probably why I didn't ever want to do X-Men. I had been burnt out on a team book which is a bunch of talking heads, and each guy maybe gets nine panels, and you don't ever get to fall in love with any of the characters.
ZOMBIE CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7
(2007), art by Authur Suydam
DEAD GORGEOUS written by Jeremy Brown Published in WIZARD #189 (July 2007), wizardworld.com
Wizard commissioned Suydam to boldy zombify something he's never zombiefied before: the DC Universe. Turns out it was a match made in, um, heaven. "I looked at this as an opportunity," says Suydam of his riff on the iconic "death of Supergirl" image. "Because there were so many characters on it, I've been working on it in pieces, kind of chipping away at it. The apple in Supergirl's mouth just seemed right. Itwas like, 'Come and get it, dinner's served!' and all the characters are just standing there waiting." With hundreds of DC superheroes looking on, this piece of artwork may well represent the crowning achievement of Suydam's ghoulishly good work.. at least until Marvel Zombies 2 begins in September!
Brush Strokes With Greatness: The Life & Art of Joe Sinnott (out June 6th) includes written 'appreciations' regarding Sinnott by numerous comics creators, including George Pérez.
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BRUSH STROKES WITH GREATNESS: THE LIFE & ART OF JOE SINOTT (Jun 2007)
Joe Sinnott is a true living legend. During his 56-plus-year career in comic books, he has worked in every genre, and for almost every publisher. As a young artist in the 1940s, he started with Stan Lee at Timely Comics, then branched off to Charlton Comics, Treasure Chest, and Dell as a top penciler. But the creation of the Fantastic Four in 1961 by Stan and Jack Kirby ushered in the Marvel Age of Comics, and Joe began a long and storied association with Marvel as its top inker. His deft touch can be seen on almost every book published by Marvel in the '60s to the late 1980s, and today, Stan and Joe continue that tradition with the Sunday Spider-Man comic strip. Brush Strokes With Greatness celebrates the storybook career of the versatile artist, as he demonstrates his passion for his craft. In it, Joe shares his experiences working on Marvel's leading titles, memories of working with Lee and Kirby, and rare and unpublished artwork from his personal files. This book features dozens of colleagues and co-workers paying tribute to Joe and his amazing body of work, plus an extended Art Gallery, and a Checklist of Joe's career. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime celebration of all things Sinnott, which includes a Foreword by Stan Lee, and an Afterword by Mark Evanier.
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ISBN-13: 978-1-893905-72-6
ISBN-10: 1-893905-72-1
Diamond Order Code: MAR073744
Though he has received top accolades for his dramatic work, Goldsman is no stranger to the world of comic books and masked avengers. He wrote 1995's Batman Forever and the 1997 follow-up Batman and Robin, and is currently producing Warner Bros.' Will Smith superhero pic Tonight He Comes. His Weed Road is also developing films based on the DC Comc properties Doom Patrol and The Losers.
In addition to writing and producing episodes of the Superman-themed Smallville television series, Verheiden has written installments of the Superman, Aliens and The Phantom comic books, and co-created Dark Horse Comics' Timecop with Mike Richardson.
For anyone disappointed that Robin has been left out of the recent Batman films (I hope you are few), there is good news: Warner Bros. is developing a movie version of the DC comic Teen Titans. Robin is one of the original members of the young super team, and though he has not always been part of the group, it is certainly a possibility that he'll make it into the movie -- if only because of his familiarity to mainstream audiences. The Hollywood Reporter does report that Nightwing, a character who is sort of like an alternative version of Robin (he is the older incarnation of the original Robin, Dick Grayson), is already a definite character. However, because the continuities of DC Comics confuse the dickens out of me, I really have no idea if Nightwing and (the more-recognizable) Robin could both be a part of the movie's team.
Hey gang just want to let everyone know that all advance orders, contributors copies etc... were shipped on May 22, so if you haven't received your copy by the first of June, e-mail me at TLorenzp[a]yahoo.com. Thanks for all the support.
In 1998, I started this project as a way to keep an accurate checklist of what George Perez comic book I owned. I wanted it to be a nice database or a reference tool, so I can quickly access information and artwork. Originally,
the website was going to be just stored on my computer, but eventually, I decided to put everything online (primarily due to the fact that Xoom.com servers were giving away unlimited web hosting).
Current website is on Morrissey-solo.com servers. Very very very special thanks to David T.
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BRUSH STROKES WITH GREATNESS: THE LIFE & ART OF JOE SINOTT
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