Showing posts with label The Fifth Beatle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Fifth Beatle. Show all posts

Sunday, December 18, 2022

Today in Comics History, December 18, 1961: Brian Epstein's psychologist is only good on paper


from The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story (Dark Horse, November 2013); written by Vivek J. Tiwary; pencils, inks, and colors by Andrew C. Robinson; letters by Steve Dutro

Wednesday, October 05, 2022

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Today in Comics History, August 27, 1967: Rest in Peace, Brian Epstein


from The Beatles in Comics! (NBM, November 2018); script by Richard Di Martino; translation by Joe Johnson; pencils, inks, and colors by Piero Ruggeri and Filippo Neri; letters by Ortho



from Marvel Comics Super Special #4 [The Beatles] (1978), script by Dave Kraft, additional dialogue by Don McGregor, pencils by George Pérez, inks by Klaus Janson and Joe Rubinstein, colors by Petra Goldberg, letters by Tom Orzechowski



from The Beatles: Their Story in Pictures (ITV, 1982), script by Angus P. Allan, art by Arthur Ranson (collected from the strip in (Look-In)


from The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story (Dark Horse, November 2013); written by Vivek J. Tiwary; pencils, inks, and colors by Andrew C. Robinson; letters by Steve Dutro
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Friday, July 29, 2022

Today in Comics History, July 29, 1966: What he actually meant was that he was higher than Jesus


from The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story (Dark Horse, November 2013); written by Vivek J. Tiwary; pencils, inks, and colors by Andrew C. Robinson; letters by Steve Dutro



from The Beatles in Comics! (NBM, November 2018); script by Richard Di Martino; translation by Joe Johnson; pencils, inks, and colors by d'Akita; letters by Ortho

Thursday, March 04, 2021

Today in Comics History, March 4, 1966: He went on to say that Jesus had never had a hit record


from The Beatles in Comics! (NBM, November 2018); script by Richard Di Martino; translation by Joe Johnson; pencils, inks, and colors by d'Akita; letters by Ortho



from Marvel Comics Super Special #4 [The Beatles Story] (1978), script by Dave Kraft, additional dialogue by Don McGregor, pencils by George Pérez, inks by Klaus Janson and Joe Rubinstein, colors by Petra Goldberg, letters by Tom Orzechowski



from Rock 'n' Roll Comics: The Beatles Experience (Revolutionary/Bluewater, 2010), script by Todd Loren, art by Mike Sagara



from Lennon: The New York Years (IDW, May 2017), story by David Foenkinos, adaptation by Éric Corbeyran, illustration by Horne Perreard,,translation by Ivanka Hahnenberger, letters by Troy Little

(Note: The interview was on March 4 — "Today in Comics History!" — not in February.)


from The Beatles: Their Story in Pictures (ITV, 1982), script by Angus P. Allan, art by Arthur Ranson (collected from the strip in (Look-In)

This interview went mostly uncommented on in the UK. It wasn't until later that the controversy and #CancelCulture rose in the USA. More on this: this summer!


from The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story (Dark Horse, November 2013); written by Vivek J. Tiwary; pencils, inks, and colors by Andrew C. Robinson; letters by Steve Dutro



Tuesday, February 09, 2021

Today in Comics History, February 9, 1964: Overshadowed, Topo Gigio vows vengeance


from The Beatles: Their Story in Pictures (ITV, 1982), script by Angus P. Allan, art by Arthur Ranson (collected from the strip in Look-In)



from Marvel Comics Super Special #4 [The Beatles] (1978), script by Dave Kraft, additional dialogue by Don McGregor, pencils by George Pérez, inks by Klaus Janson and Joe Rubinstein, colors by Petra Goldberg, letters by Tom Orzechowski



from The Beatles one-shot (Dell, September 1964), pencils and inks by Joe Sinnott



from The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story (Dark Horse, November 2013); written by Vivek J. Tiwary; pencils, inks, and colors by Andrew C. Robinson; letters by Steve Dutro



from The Beatles in Comics! (NBM, November 2018); script by Richard Di Martino; translation by Joe Johnson; art by Pierre Braillon; letters by Ortho



from Lennon: The New York Years (IDW, May 2017), story by David Foenkinos, adaptation by Éric Corbeyran, illustration by Horne Perreard, translation by Ivanka Hahnenberger, letters by Troy Little



from Fab 4 Mania (Fantagraphics, June 2018), script, art, and letters by Carol Tyler

Updated on February 9, 2023: New material printed below in green.

Hey, guess who else was on the Sullivan show that night?


from Fantastic Four: Life Story #1 (Marvel, July 2021), script by Mark Russell, pencils by Sean Izaakse, inks by Francesco Manna, colors by Nolan Woodard, letters by Joe Caramagna

And the world would never hear from those little moptops from Liverpool, ever again.

Sunday, February 07, 2021

Today in Comics History, February 7, 1964: Parents just don't understand


from The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story (Dark Horse, November 2013), written by Vivek J. Tiwary, art by Andrew C. Robinson, letters by Steve Dutro