from Usagi Yojimbo (1996 series) #100 (Dark Horse, January 2007); script by James S. Rich; pencils, inks, and letters by Andi Watson
Happy, happy birthday to you, Andi! Draw yourself larger in the comics next time!
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Friday, February 24, 2023
Today in Comics History, February 24: Happy birthday, Andi Watson!
Born on this day: comics writer and artist Andi Watson, creator of Breakfast After Noon, Slow News Day, Geisha, Skeleton Key, Love Fights, Glister, Princess at Midnight, and scripter on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens vs Predator: Xenogenesis, Clubbing, Namor, and many more! Here he is, a self-portrayal both tiny and insignificant, bowing down before Dark Horse editor James Rich (no, that's not Namor!) and a demon version of Stan Sakai (altho', Stan Sakai as an infernal being? No way. He's too nice!):
from Usagi Yojimbo (1996 series) #100 (Dark Horse, January 2007); script by James S. Rich; pencils, inks, and letters by Andi Watson
Happy, happy birthday to you, Andi! Draw yourself larger in the comics next time!
from Usagi Yojimbo (1996 series) #100 (Dark Horse, January 2007); script by James S. Rich; pencils, inks, and letters by Andi Watson
Happy, happy birthday to you, Andi! Draw yourself larger in the comics next time!
Today in Comics History, February 24: Happy birthday, Abe Vigoda!
This is an expanded and updated version of a post originally published February 24, 2022.
Born on this day in 1921, so it's the 102nd birthday of Abe Vigoda, who gets to be in this blog feature not only because I like him, but also because he's appeared in comic books! More specifically, here's his Barney Miller character Fish, in an issue of Iron Fist:
from Iron Fist (1975 series) #8 (Marvel, October 1976), script by Chris Claremont, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Dan Adkins, colors by Bonnie Wilford, letters by Joe Rosen
So, who d'you think that artist "Byrne" is that Fish is talking about? MAKE A GUESS.
Born on this day in 1921, so it's the 102nd birthday of Abe Vigoda, who gets to be in this blog feature not only because I like him, but also because he's appeared in comic books! More specifically, here's his Barney Miller character Fish, in an issue of Iron Fist:
from Iron Fist (1975 series) #8 (Marvel, October 1976), script by Chris Claremont, pencils by John Byrne, inks by Dan Adkins, colors by Bonnie Wilford, letters by Joe Rosen
So, who d'you think that artist "Byrne" is that Fish is talking about? MAKE A GUESS.
Today in Comics History, February 24, 4000: Magnus mistakenly thought he had ordered steak sauce
from "Eyes to the Blind" in Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom/Magnus, Robot Fighter FCBD 2010 #1 one-shot (Dark Horse, May 2010), script by Jim Shooter, pencils and inks by Bill Reinhold, colors by Wes Dzioba, letters by Blambot
Today in Comics History, February 24, 4000: Now back to Code Name: Diamond Head, starring...that one guy.
from "Eyes to the Blind" in Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom/Magnus, Robot Fighter FCBD 2010 #1 one-shot (Dark Horse, May 2010), script by Jim Shooter, pencils and inks by Bill Reinhold, colors by Wes Dzioba, letters by Blambot
Today in Comics History, February 24, 4000: Magnus, Beauty Sleep Fighter
from "Eyes to the Blind" in Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom/Magnus, Robot Fighter FCBD 2010 #1 one-shot (Dark Horse, May 2010), script by Jim Shooter, pencils and inks by Bill Reinhold, colors by Wes Dzioba, letters by Blambot
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Today in Comics History, February 24, 1836: And a hundred and eighty were challenged by Travis to die / By the line that he drew with his sword when the battle was nigh
from Classics illustrated #129 [Davy Crockett] (Gilberton, November 1955), pencils and inks by Lou Cameron
Today in Comics History, February 24: Happy birthday, Winslow Homer!
Born today in 1836, so let's all give a big birthday salute to Homer!
cover of Simpsons Comics #215 (Bongo, October 2014), pencils by Jason Ho, inks by Mike Rote, colors by Nathan Kane
No, no! Winslow Homer, painter oflight landscapes, men, and the sea. Look, he's even on (a small corner of) this comic book! Ah yes, Real Life Comics, "True Adventures of the World's Greatest Heroes." I just imagine young boys were knocking each other down to race to the newsstand and be the first to slap down one thin dime for this red-blooded, he-man adventure comic of derring-do which spotlighted...a writer, an architect, a painter, and two guys we've never heard of. What, was Ray "Crash" Corrigan busy that month?
cover of Real Life Comics #31 (Pines, May 1946), creators unknown
One thing you can say about Winslow Homer: he was rugged. Why, ask anyone around those thar parts and they'd tell you "He was rugged." He was so rugged he didn't have any rugs in his house because they couldn't hold up to comparison.
from Winslow Homer: Rugged Painter of a Rugged America in Real Life Comics #31, creators unknowwn
You've got to hand it to ol' Winslow: he chose a life of painting the sea, the famously ungrateful sea, instead of making mucho bucks painting, I dunno, the covers of Dell comic books. His back-cover bonus pin-ups of Magnus Robot Fighter were sublime.
Suddenly, he got old and died. Well, that's gonna happen.
Have a rugged birthday, rugged Winslow "Rugged" Homer!
cover of Simpsons Comics #215 (Bongo, October 2014), pencils by Jason Ho, inks by Mike Rote, colors by Nathan Kane
No, no! Winslow Homer, painter of
cover of Real Life Comics #31 (Pines, May 1946), creators unknown
One thing you can say about Winslow Homer: he was rugged. Why, ask anyone around those thar parts and they'd tell you "He was rugged." He was so rugged he didn't have any rugs in his house because they couldn't hold up to comparison.
from Winslow Homer: Rugged Painter of a Rugged America in Real Life Comics #31, creators unknowwn
You've got to hand it to ol' Winslow: he chose a life of painting the sea, the famously ungrateful sea, instead of making mucho bucks painting, I dunno, the covers of Dell comic books. His back-cover bonus pin-ups of Magnus Robot Fighter were sublime.
Suddenly, he got old and died. Well, that's gonna happen.
Have a rugged birthday, rugged Winslow "Rugged" Homer!
Today in Comics History, February 24: Happy birthday, Mindy Fisch!
Happy birthday today to Mindy Fisch, foreign contracts coordinator at Marvel in the late 1980s-early 1990s!
from Marvel Age #87 (Marvel, April 1990), text by Chris Eliopoulis and Barry Dutter, pencils and inks by Ron Zalme, colors by Gregory Wright
Happy birthday, Mindy!
from Marvel Age #60 (April 1988)
from Marvel Age #87 (Marvel, April 1990), text by Chris Eliopoulis and Barry Dutter, pencils and inks by Ron Zalme, colors by Gregory Wright
Happy birthday, Mindy!
from Marvel Age #60 (April 1988)
Today in Comics History, February 24: Happy birthday, Barry Bostwick!
Today's the birthday of everybody's favorite Bostwick (get outta here, Jabez Abel Bostwick!): Barry Bostwick!
What's that, you say? You've never seen Barry Bostwick in a comic book?
Well, of course you have.
advertisement in Marvel Comics cover-dated September 1982
A very happy birthday to Barry Bostwick, who reminds us that DEEDS, NOT WORDS, get the job done except for all those things that are done by words.
What's that, you say? You've never seen Barry Bostwick in a comic book?
Well, of course you have.
advertisement in Marvel Comics cover-dated September 1982
A very happy birthday to Barry Bostwick, who reminds us that DEEDS, NOT WORDS, get the job done except for all those things that are done by words.
Today in Comics History, February 24: Happy birthday, August Derleth!
Born on this day in 1909: writer, editor, and publisher August Derleth, the first book publisher of the works of H. P. Lovecraft and founder of the press Arkham House, but also known for important works that won't chill your very marrow to the core: his naturalist/conservationalist works about Wisconsin in the Sac Prairie Saga, creator and writer of the Solar Pons series (a uncanny pastiche of Sherlock Holmes) and the Mill Creek Irregulars childrens' book series. His own horror stories, while not as well known as Lovecraft's, are given high regard in the occult fiction field.
And look! He has an appearance in a comic book! Suitably, it's in Alan Moore's "the dark beasts are coming and will scare your pants off" Lovecraft homage Providence.
from Providence #11 (Avatar, November 2016), script by Alan Moore, pencils and inks by Jacen Burrows, colors by Juan Manuel Rodriguez, letters by Kurt Hathaway
Several of Derleth's spooky tales have been adapted for comics. Here's an example with gorgeous artwork by Esteban Maroto.
from "The Drifting Snow" in Vampire Tales #4 (Marvel, April 1974), script by Tony Isabella, pencils and inks by Esteban Maroto
Happy birthday, August Derleth, you nut, you crazy doomsayer you! See ya at the Dark Uprising!
And look! He has an appearance in a comic book! Suitably, it's in Alan Moore's "the dark beasts are coming and will scare your pants off" Lovecraft homage Providence.
from Providence #11 (Avatar, November 2016), script by Alan Moore, pencils and inks by Jacen Burrows, colors by Juan Manuel Rodriguez, letters by Kurt Hathaway
Several of Derleth's spooky tales have been adapted for comics. Here's an example with gorgeous artwork by Esteban Maroto.
from "The Drifting Snow" in Vampire Tales #4 (Marvel, April 1974), script by Tony Isabella, pencils and inks by Esteban Maroto
Happy birthday, August Derleth, you nut, you crazy doomsayer you! See ya at the Dark Uprising!
Friday, February 24, 2017
Today in Comics History, February 24, 1989: Comics story is given such a bad pun for a name you'll be surprised it isn't written by Peter David
from "Freedom of Depress" in Justice #31 (Marvel/New Universe, May 1989), script by Fabian Nicieza, pencils and inks by Mike Gustovich, colors by Marc Siry, letters by Rick Parker
Today in Comics History, February 24, 1976: Pinocchio is imprisoned in Lubyanka for crimes against crickets
from Secret History of the Authority: Hawksmoor #3 (WildStorm, July 2008); script by Mike Costa; pencils, inks, and colors by Fiona Staples; letters by Rob Leigh
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Today in Comics History, February 24, 1936: Doc Savage throws a terrible surprise party
from Doc Savage #4 (Marvel black-and-white magazine, April 1976), script by Doug Moench, pencils by Marie Severin and Tony DeZuniga, inks by Tony DeZuniga
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