Given that comics are such a visual medium, art is obviously a critical component of a good story, and a comic book’s cover may be the most important. A legendary editor once said the two most important pages in a comic are the cover and the first page. Given Superman’s long and auspicious history, scores …
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Despite the myriad copyright laws in our litigious society today, one of the cool things about both Marvel and DC as companies is allowing grassroots artists to draw and sell their characters in local areas. I have to tell you, there is some awesome stuff out there probably closer to you than you think, and …
As a child of the 90s, I grew up with a healthy X-Men obsession. My favorite character was Gambit, whose slick jacket, way with the ladies and cool look made him a hero to many preteen boys. Even though I knew who he was, my obsession with Superman came later, when I became an adult …
“That’s maybe the only one, because it was derived from the Shuster version.” - Steve Rude, on influences to his animation art style Steve Rude is truly an artist’s artist. His simple, streamlined and highly emotive style was huge when he caught on in the indie comics scene of the 80s, and has propelled …
"We had a reception room and a main office; Joe worked in there, and Wayne Boring and myself." - Paul Cassidy, Interview with James Vance, 1998 Shortly after he premiered in 1938, Superman had become a sensation. In order to keep up with the increasingly heavy workload and deadlines, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster …
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