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Swamp Thing (comic Book)
The character the Swamp Thing has appeared in seven American comic book series to date, including several specials, and has crossed over into other DC Comics titles. The series found immense popularity upon its 1970s debut and during the mid-late 1980s under Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, and John Totleben. These eras were met with high critical praise and numerous awards. However, over the years, the Swamp Thing comics have suffered from low sales, which have resulted in numerous series cancellations and revivals. First series Len Wein The first ''Swamp Thing'' series ran for 24 issues, from 1972 to 1976. Len Wein was the writer for the first 13 issues before David Michelinie and Gerry Conway finished up the series. Horror artist Berni Wrightson drew the first 10 issues of the series, while Nestor Redondo drew a further 13 issues, the last issue being drawn by Fred Carrillo. The Swamp Thing fought against evil as he sought the men who murdered his wife and caused his monstr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Comics
DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book series first published in 1937. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, the first comic under the DC banner being published in 1937. The majority of its published stories are set in the fictional DC Universe and feature numerous List of DC Comics characters, culturally iconic heroic characters, such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash (DC Comics character), Flash; as well as famous fictional teams, including the Justice League, the Teen Titans, the Suicide Squad, and the Legion of Superheroes. The universe contains an assortment of well-known supervillains, such as Lex Luthor, the Joker (character), Joker, Darkseid, and the antihero Catwoman. The company has published non-DC Universe-related mater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Snyder
Scott Snyder (born January 15, 1976) is an American comic book author. He is known for his 2006 short story collection ''Voodoo Heart'', and his work for DC Comics, including series such as ''American Vampire'', ''Detective Comics'', a highly acclaimed run on ''Batman'', '' Swamp Thing,'' and ''Justice League'' as well as the company-wide crossover storylines " Dark Nights: Metal" and " Dark Nights: Death Metal." He has also written creator-owned comics published through Image Comics, including '' Wytches'', ''Undiscovered Country'', and ''Nocterra''. As part of his DC work, he co-created the characters, The Batman Who Laughs, Mr. Bloom, and the Court of Owls. Snyder has garnered acclaim from critics and fans for his work, such as his run on the New 52 version of ''Batman'' that debuted in 2011, and has won numerous industry awards, including three Eisner Awards, a Harvey Award, and a 2012 Eagle Award for Best Writer. Early life Scott Snyder was born January 15, 1976. At t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Camuncoli
Giuseppe Camuncoli (born March 2, 1975) is an People of Italy, Italian comic book artist best known for his work on the Marvel Comics titles ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and ''The Superior Spider-Man'' and the DC Comics/Vertigo (DC Comics), Vertigo series ''Hellblazer'' as well as his work illustrating ''The Storms of Chai'', the last installment in the Lone Wolf (gamebooks), ''Lone Wolf'' gamebook series published before the death of author Joe Dever. Bibliography DC Comics * ''Swamp Thing (comic book), Swamp Thing'' (Vol. 3) #12–20 (pencils, with writer Brian K. Vaughan, 2001) * ''Hellblazer'' (Vol. 1) #168, 169, 206, 243, 244, 250–253, 256–258, 261–264, 267–275, 277–279, 281, 283, 285–290, 293–300 (pencils, with writers Brian Azzarello, Mike Carey (writer), Mike Carey, Andy Diggle and Peter Milligan, 2002–13) * ''Vertigo Pop! Bangkok'' #1–4 (pencils, with writer Jonathan Vankin, 2003) * ''Robin (character), Robin'' (Vol. 4) #129, 137 (pencils, with writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Hester (comics)
Phil Hester (born 1966) is an American comic book artist, penciller and writer. Early life Phil Hester is an alumnus of the University of Iowa. Career Hester's pencilling credits include ''Swamp Thing, Brave New World, Flinch, Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Clerks: The Lost Scene, The Crow: Waking Nightmares, The Wretch'' (nominated for the 1997 Eisner Award for Best New Series), ''Aliens: Purge'', and ''Green Arrow''. During his run on ''Green Arrow'', he created the characters Mia Dearden and Onomatopoeia (comics), Onomatopoeia with writer Kevin Smith as well as Constantine Drakon with writer Judd Winick. Hester co-created ''Uncle Slam and Firedog'' with his ''Green Arrow'' collaborator, artist Ande Parks. He also created El Diablo (comics)#Chato Santana, El Diablo, a new character (with a common name in DC Comics) who debuted in an eponymous limited series. His last comic 13 Steps was adapted in a Comedy Horror film. Hester is currently writing the new adventures of Golden Age he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scot Eaton
Scot Eaton is a Comic book creator, comic book artist, best known for his work on ''Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'', ''Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor'', ''X-Men: Endangered Species'', and ''X-Men: Messiah Complex''. Career In the early 1990s Eaton started penciling ''Doctor Fate'' and ''Swamp Thing'' for DC Comics. He went on to draw ''Silver Surfer'' and ''Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor'' for Marvel Comics. He later went to work for CrossGen after relocating to Florida. Eaton eventually quit Crossgen and returned to Vermont. Bibliography DC *''Action Comics'' vol. 2 #52 (2016) *''The Adventures of Superman (comic book), The Adventures of Superman'' #545 (1997) *''Animal Man (comic book), Animal Man'' #56 (1993) *''Aquaman'' vol. 8 #2, 7–9, 13, 17–18, 21, 23-24 (2016-2017) *''Azrael (comics), Azrael'' #8 (along with Barry Kitson) (1995) *''Batman and Robin Eternal'' #3-5, 8, 17–18, 26 (2015-2016) *''Creature Commandos'', miniseries, #1-8 (2000) *''Deathstroke'' vol. 2 #19 (2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Broderick
Pat Broderick (born November 26, 1953) is an American comics artist, known for his work on the '' Micronauts'' and '' Alpha Flight'' for Marvel Comics, and ''Legion of Super-Heroes'', '' Captain Atom'' and '' Green Lantern'' for DC Comics. Broderick also pencilled the four-part " Batman: Year Three" storyline, written by Marv Wolfman, which detailed the first meeting of Batman and Dick Grayson as well as Tim Drake's first appearance. Career Comics Soon after graduating from high school in Tampa, Florida, Broderick flew to New York in the early 1970s to compete in DC Comics' junior bullpen program, a nationwide art and writing contest held at the July 4 convention at the Commodore Hotel. Presenting his work to DC editors Sol Harrison and Joe Orlando, Broderick was almost immediately placed in the junior bullpen program and drew filler pages and short stories for various 100 Page Super Spectaculars. During this period, Broderick also worked for Neal Adams and Dick Giordano' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Mandrake
Tom Mandrake (born 1956) is an American comics artist, perhaps best known for his collaborations with writer John Ostrander on several series, including ''Grimjack'' (from First Comics) and ''Firestorm (comics), Firestorm'', ''The Spectre (DC Comics character), Spectre'', and ''Martian Manhunter'' from DC Comics. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Woch
Stan Woch (born July 8, 1959) is an American comics artist who has worked on comic strips and comic books. Career After attending the Pratt Institute and The Kubert School, Stan Woch's early career included work as an assistant to Gray Morrow on the ''Barbara Cartland Romances'' and ''Buck Rogers'' comic strips. He then worked in the comic book industry as a penciller and inker. His first work for DC Comics was published in ''New Talent Showcase'' #1 (Jan. 1984). His credits as a penciller include the 1980s ''Airboy'' series for Eclipse Comics as well as DC Comics' ''Swamp Thing'' and ''World's Finest Comics''. He was one of the contributors to the ''DC Challenge'' limited series and he drew part of the " Fables & Reflections" collection of Neil Gaiman's '' The Sandman'' series. His credits as an inker include the ''Airboy'' series, '' Batman: Shadow of the Bat'', '' Black Orchid'', ''Doom Patrol'', and the '' Robin'' continuing series. Woch's last new work in the comics industry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Bissette
Stephen R. Bissette (; born March 14, 1955) is an American comic book artist and publisher with a focus on the horror genre. He worked with writer Alan Moore and inker John Totleben on the DC Comics series ''Swamp Thing'' in the 1980s. Biography Early work and education Bissette was born and raised in Vermont, where he still lives, and was raised Catholic. Shortly after the publication of his first work, ''Abyss'' (1976), Bissette enrolled in the first class of The Kubert School. Before his first year was completed, his work was being published professionally in the pages of ''Sojourn'', '' Sgt. Rock'', and '' Heavy Metal''. In 1978, Bissette was among the Kubert School's first graduating class, along with classmates Rick Veitch, Tom Yeates, and others. While still enrolled at The Kubert School, Bissette executed the logo for early New Jersey synth-pop band WKGB and drew the cover for the band's 1979 single "Non-Stop/Ultramarine" on Fetish Records (UK Fetish 002). His earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Hampton
Bo Hampton (born 1954 in North Carolina) is an American comic book and cartoon artist. He is the older brother of fellow comics-creator Scott Hampton. Andelman, Bob"Scott Hampton & Bo Hampton Interview,"''A Spirited Life'' (July 17, 2006). He graduated from the School of Visual Arts, New York City, where he studied under Will Eisner and Al Williamson. (Hampton later worked as Eisner's studio assistant.) He drew, wrote, and painted comics and graphic novels for 15 years, always with a bent toward realism that was fairly uncommon in the medium. Some art highlights from that period include ''Viking Glory'' a 96-page graphic novel for DC Comics, ''Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' for Tundra Publishing and ''Verdilak'', a horror story co-written and painted for NBM Publishing. Hampton spent a year as a professor at Savannah College of Art and Design, helping to develop the original incarnation of their Sequential Arts program before moving into the realms of storyboarding animated shows and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Yeates
Thomas Yeates (born January 19, 1955) is an American comic strip and comic book artist best known for illustrating the comic strips ''Prince Valiant'' and ''Zorro'' and for working on characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Career Thomas Yeates was part of the first graduating class from The Kubert School. His first published comics work was "Preacher" a five-page backup feature in '' Sgt. Rock'' #312 (Jan. 1978). He provided spot illustrations for a Batman prose story in ''Detective Comics'' #500 (March 1981) written by Walter B. Gibson, longtime writer of ''The Shadow''. Yeates and Jack C. Harris briefly revived Claw the Unconquered as a backup feature in '' The Warlord'' #48-49. "Dragonsword" was a backup feature by Paul Levitz and Yeates which appeared in ''The Warlord'' #51-54 (Nov. 1981–Feb. 1982). In 1982, Yeates and writer Martin Pasko revived Swamp Thing in a new series titled '' Saga of the Swamp Thing''. '' Timespirits'' was created by Stephen Perry and Yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nestor Redondo
Nestor P. Redondo (May 4, 1928 – December 30, 1995)Nestor P. Redondo at the via FamilySearch.org. Retrieved on November 25, 2015. Note that the gives an incorrect death date of September 30. was a Filipino best known for his work for |
