Click on any creator on the list for a writeup about that creators career. He is the embodiment of the deadly sin wrath, whose punishment is being the grim reaper. Jack and his uncle seek an outlaw submarine targeting diamond ships off the african coast. His little sister, annabella and he, are like most siblings. Jack sparling is an actor, known for creepies 2004, death to the pee wee squad 1988 and way of the monkeys claw 2012. But artist cocreator jack sparling later known for pirana, the secret six and other comic books pointed out making a hero of a semicompetent newspaperman might not go over well with newspaper editors, so the star became less humorous and more mainstream before the strip actually began.
Lionsgate no dogs will be harmed in the making of these comics. Clawfang, a barbarian from the earths primeval future, stands out from the rest of the book due to its artistry. Comic book fan ron rooney tries to trick a fellow collector into selling him his copy of larry the lizard number one because ron believes that it will become valuable in the future. Stans writing varies from really wonky to very good. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Jack kirby was one of the most influential comic book artists and writers of the united states, and one of the innovators of the superhero genre.
Sidney sid greene june 18, 1906 october 1972 was an american comic book artist known for his work. Golden age superman celebrating decades of comic book characters and their adventures, comic book champions unique artistry combines a limited, 3d, handcrafted sculpture with a full color replica of its classic comic book cover. Share your comic art collection with other art collectors and artists, and discover comic art to buy. With his partner joe simon, he created the allamerican hero captain. Jun 27, 2014 little dynamite, jack coles first crime story, appeared in the february, 1939 issue of the centaur published keen detective funnies you can read the entire story in the lost comics of jack cole, part 2. Here again are doc savage comic strips drawn by the late great dave cockrum with scripts by dave hannerfield. Adventure comics and stories featuring radio hero jack armstrong and crimebusting scientist vic hardy. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Jack sparling comic art shop dealer for sale results the.
Most of the panels contrast futuristic and neolithic settings, drawn in clear, crisp delineations. Nelson, joe gill w, jack sparling a the queen without a crown. Vic hardy uses forensic science to get the goods on a jewel thief. Jack staff is writerartist paul grists attempt to produce an authentically british superhero comic that works john smith, saltoftheearth builder and decorator of castletown, yorkshire, is really jack staff, britains greatest hero. Heres a fantastic mystery tale from grimms ghost stories published by goldkeywestern in 1972. Jack sparlings claire voyant 1948 from the 1950s through the 1970s, sparling provided art for a variety of publishers, including harvey comics the pirana and charlton comics adaptations of the six million dollar man and the bionic woman. Comic books art, book art, uncle jack, crossbow, comics, reading, artist. Jack was joint winner for the best dramatic comic award at the web cartoonists choice awards in 2004. Secret six and action comics weekly entries on page 856 and 384 in the overstreet comic book price guide 42 nd edition. In 1976, he drew a licensed welcome back, kotter comic book series for dc. Hopefully not only the great artistry of cockrum is evident, but the story as well is developed nicely in the few examples we have. In 1970 he created the educational comic book, what if they call me chicken.
This is hard for him as his other punishment is having no memory of his life on earth. Plus you get all the covers and a few pages of original art in the back. Back in january, i created a fan art image of the 7th sister. In the 1940s, he worked on comic books by lev gleason romance and fawcett nyoka, and did various promotional comics, among others for the american. These authentic characters are cast in fine pewter by world renowned artisans. James sherman is one of those groovy age artist who won and wowed us, but also tantalized us by doing way too few comics. He loves to get into trouble but doesnt like to cause anyone any pain.
In the final stages of his comic book career, he worked mainly on western publishing titles like the twilight zone and turok, but he also did contributions to dc and marvel titles. See more ideas about comic books art, comic books and comic art. I expect this book to sell out just like the fantastic four omnibus vol 2. Identifying artists comic book distribution on hiatus. They fight all the time but no one is more fiercely. Jack sparling original art for sale comicarttracker. At the beginning of the movie, the other characters believe that he doesnt have any powers. He worked on comic strips in the 40s for comics in the 50s to the 70s. For western publishings gold key comics, he cocreated the superhero tiger girl with jerry siegel in 1968, drew the toyline tiein microbots oneshot, and illustrated comic book adaptations of the television series family affair, the outer limits, and adam12.
Jim shermans brief flowering during the groovy age was a gift to us all. Jack sparling remained active until the late 1980s. The cover of tales of suspense number 80, the red skull holding the cosmic cube, classic silver age, love it, i have two of the originals, one of my all time favorite comic covers. Ghosts cant even make that boast with a lineup consisting of the dregs of comic book artistry. Get the jump on new items at anthonys comic book art. All thats missing this issue is a swamp monster story by george kashdan and jack sparling. John jack sparling was a favorite comic book artist of mine, primarily for his work on pirana, secret six, six million dollar man, valley of the. When he left comic books and his best known creation plastic man for a new career as a freelance cartoonist, cole found himself in the uncomfortable position of being at a loss for words. Marvel, jack kirby, and the comicbook artists plight a decadesold legal battle is a reminder of how hard many creators have to fight to get credit and. Price new from used from unknown binding, 1968 please retry inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids. It is set in a world populated by anthropomorphic animals jack focuses on its title character, a wizened green rabbit who lives in hell. The series was created by writer otto binder and artist frank thorne.
John edmond sparling june 21, 1916 february 15, 1997, better known as jack sparling, was a canadian comics artist. Over 950,000 pieces of original comic art on display in our comic art galleries and 180,000 pieces of comic art for sale in our marketplace. A blogpodcastmagazine dealing with cult cinema of the past, art, comic books, music or whatever else we feel like talking about. A postapocalyptic adventure, it was set in the area around new york city, now known as nyark, on an earth devastated by a nuclear war. Michigan state university libraries special collections division reading room index to the comic art collection gigi to giant reptiles back to the g index screen back to. Top 50 female comic book writers and artists master list cbr. Nicknamed the king of comics, he has been a driving force behind the industry during both the golden age of comic books in the 1940s and the silver age in the 1960s. John wick comics to launch in 2017 hollywood reporter.
Jack attempts to remember the sins he did in life in order to be forgiven for them. The group fights several apparently giant animals, and just as they discover that a new fruit theyve been eating is hallucinogenic, they are captured by other humans. Union jack was a 2007 marvel comics miniseries written by christos gage and drawn by mike perkins, in which the titular hero, britains champion, teams up with three other heroes contessa, sabra, and the arabian knight to battle an army of supervillains who are trying to launch an attack on london this miniseries contains examples of. Price new from used from unknown binding, 1968 please retry. Jack sparling comic artist the most popular comic art. Jack discovers the truth about a lost valley when crooks try to scare him off. The original comic art gallery for collectors and artists.
Sep 01, 2016 marvel, jack kirby, and the comicbook artists plight a decadesold legal battle is a reminder of how hard many creators have to fight to get credit and compensation for their own work. Jack sparling buck rogers daily strips comic art shops. See more ideas about comics, comic books and uncle jack. Jack dorsey fights robots in his own unauthorized comic book.
Original comic art jack sparling anthonys comic book art. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. As a comic book artist in the 1940s, jack cole wrote countless stories working against tight deadlines. Many of these strips are in the possession of terry allen who has graciously allowed me to repost them here. Skillfully rendered with a inkwash technique, this cover features a classic scene of two young schoolboys hunted in a dark and spooky cemetery. See more ideas about comics, comic books and comic books art. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other. Well, now that image has become an exclusive cover d, for issue 3 of the series. Weiss pencils, as well as doing the challengers of the unknown run in superteam family. It was also the year that jack cole became a comic book artist. Shes a cool looking character with a glowing sword that i found interesting. He might not be bulletproof, but simultaneously running twitter and square qualifies jack dorsey as a superhero. Original comic art for sale by artist jack sparling at.
The comics art of jack kirby and curated comic book apocalypse, a kirby art show at california state university northridge says the artist. Dec 21, 2016 john wick comic book to launch in 2017. Eddie s thanks so much for 2 glorious mike zeck captain america pages. Mighty samson was a comic book series published gold key comics. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Since world war ii, hes been defeating threats to the people of the islands, mostly by hitting them with a stick until they give up.
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