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Time Warp (comics)
''Time Warp'' is the name of an American science fiction comic book anthology series published by DC Comics for five issues from 1979 to 1980. A ''Time Warp'' one-shot was published by Vertigo in May 2013. Publication history In 1978, DC Comics intended to revive its science-fiction anthology series '' Strange Adventures''. These plans were put on hold that year due to the DC Implosion, a line-wide scaling back of the company's publishing output. When the project was revived a year later, the title was changed to ''Time Warp'' and the series was in the Dollar Comics format. The first issue was published with an October–November 1979 cover date. Michael Kaluta provided the cover art for the entire run. The title featured a mixture of both established comics creators and new talent, such as Dennis O'Neil, Howard Chaykin, Mike Netzer, Arnold Drake, Don Newton, Steve Mitchell, Dick Giordano, Tom Sutton, J.M. DeMatteis, Scott Edelman, Vicatan, Paul Levitz and others. The writing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Kaluta
Michael William Kaluta, sometimes credited as Mike Kaluta or Michael Wm. Kaluta (born August 25, 1947), is an American comics artist and writer best known for his acclaimed 1970s adaptation of the pulp magazine hero ''The Shadow'' with writer Dennis O'Neil. Early life Born in Guatemala to U.S. citizens, Kaluta studied at the Richmond Professional Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University). Career Kaluta's early work included a three-page adventure story, "The Battle of Shiraz", in Charlton Comics ''Flash Gordon'' #18 (Jan. 1970) and an adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs's '' Carson of Venus'' novels for DC Comics. Kaluta's influences and style are drawn from pulp illustrations of the 1930s and the turn-of-the-century poster work of Alphonse Mucha – his signature motif is elaborate decorative panel designs – rather than the comic books of the Silver Age. He has rarely worked with the superhero genre, although one of his early contributions for DC was a "World of K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
