<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Robert Kline – ComicAttack.net</title> <atom:link href="https://comicattack.net/tag/robert-kline/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://comicattack.net</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 02:04:44 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3</generator> <image> <url>https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cropped-Review-1-1-32x32.jpg</url> <title>Robert Kline – ComicAttack.net</title> <link>https://comicattack.net</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Ink Stains 165: POW!</title> <link>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-165-pow/</link> <comments>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-165-pow/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[kenmeyerjr]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 19:10:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured Columns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Horror]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ink Stains]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ken Meyer Jr.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sci-Fi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sexy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bob Juanillo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jim Pinkoski]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robert Kline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rudi Franke]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tom Christopher]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://comicattack.net/?p=160074</guid> <description><![CDATA[POW! 1970Editor/publisher: Randy Adams Welcome back to a long time ago, when you had to use your fingers to dial a phone (sometimes in a booth), there were only three channels on television, William Shatner was still relevant (wait, that is still true), and you ordered and received your favorite publications through the mail. The […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p class="has-black-color has-text-color"><strong>POW! 1970<br>Editor/publisher: Randy Adams</strong></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="609" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_cover.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-160075" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_cover.jpg 609w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_cover-231x300.jpg 231w" sizes="(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">Welcome back to a long time ago, when you had to use your fingers to dial a phone (sometimes in a booth), there were only three channels on television, William Shatner was still relevant (wait, that is still true), and you ordered and received your favorite publications through the mail. The world of <strong><em>Ink Stains</em></strong>. baby!</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="616" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_bob2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-160076" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_bob2.jpg 616w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_bob2-233x300.jpg 233w" sizes="(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignleft size-full"><img decoding="async" width="257" height="371" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_bob1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-160081" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_bob1.jpg 257w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_bob1-208x300.jpg 208w" sizes="(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">This is another relatively short installment for a couple of reasons. I have three events in a row starting the weekend that, for you, if you are reading this installment just upon posting, is still happening! Another is that this zine, by editor Randy Adam’s admission, is a zine devoted to full pages of art. Randy was the assistant editor on <strong><em>MCR</em></strong> (from John McLaughlin, which you can see the fourth issue of <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://comicattack.net/is-52-mcr-4/" target="_blank">here</a>) and finally got his dream of doing his own zine with this, <strong><em>POW!</em></strong></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="616" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_bob5.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-160077" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_bob5.jpg 616w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_bob5-233x300.jpg 233w" sizes="(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">The focus of this zine is the artist (and sometime writer), Bob Juanillo. There is not much info on the late artist on the interwebz, mostly links to images. You can see a list of some of the zines he has contributed <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://poopsheetfoundation.com/index.php/browse-by/writers-artists?value=Bob%20Juanillo" target="_blank">here</a>. I did recognize his name immediately, and see that I have covered a few of the zines you will see at the link above. Luckily, there is an interview with Bob right here in POW! and it is very entertaining, comparatively lengthy for a zine, and both interviewer and subject are pretty funny. There are a few cartoons from Bob scattered throughout the interview pages as well.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="585" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_bob4.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-160078" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_bob4.jpg 585w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_bob4-222x300.jpg 222w" sizes="(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">Other art contributors include Tom Christopher, Jim Pinkoski, and Robert Kline (as well as editor Adams), as seen below.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="558" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_christopher.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-160080" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_christopher.jpg 558w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_christopher-211x300.jpg 211w" sizes="(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="574" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_pinkoski2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-160082" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_pinkoski2.jpg 574w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_pinkoski2-217x300.jpg 217w" sizes="(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="613" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_kline.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-160083" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_kline.jpg 613w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_kline-232x300.jpg 232w" sizes="(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="572" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_franke.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-160084" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_franke.jpg 572w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/art_franke-217x300.jpg 217w" sizes="(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Looks like a Vampirella page, but I cannot find a record of it’s actual publication.</figcaption></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">The interview was fun, but I do wish a few of those splash pages continued with the actual stories! It would have made for more involvement from the reader. Adams does a good job with the layouts, though, with a nod to mainstream magazines by putting the title of the zine top right on every pages. All in all, a visually satisfying experience, boys!</p> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">Next month, I will probably do <strong><em>Sentinel</em></strong> 3, from Dark Horse’s Randy Emberlin, and he has promised to contributed some content, so it should be fun! By the way, the events I will be at in the next few months are Midwest Gaming Classic (Milwaukee, WI), Dreamhack (San Diego), SCG Con (Richmond, VA), Magic30 Minneapolis, and SCG Con (Baltimore). Seeya all next time!</p> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">Thanks this installment go out to Alan Williams, who sold me a nice little collection of zines that will make Ink Stains (even more?) interesting in the future!</p> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">Ken Meyer Jr.<br>kenmeyerjr@yahoo.com</p> <p></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-165-pow/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Ink Stains 161: The Collector 20</title> <link>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-161-the-collector-20/</link> <comments>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-161-the-collector-20/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[kenmeyerjr]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Comic Cons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured Columns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ink Stains]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Journalists]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ken Meyer Jr.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marvel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bill Everett]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bill g wilson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dan adkins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dick Giordano]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Don Newton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Don Rosa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gil kane]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Sinnott]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John G Fantucchio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Romita]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Neal Adams]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robert Kline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sal Buscema]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Steve Fritz]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://comicattack.net/?p=159839</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Collector: August 1970Editor/publisher: Bill G. Wilson Hello again, fellow fanzine freaks! This month I chose something comparatively small, The Collector 20 (partially because I have an event coming up later this week and I am just darn busy in general). About a third into the zine’s run, but still a bit before Bill Wilson […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p class="has-black-color has-text-color"><strong>The Collector: August 1970<br>Editor/publisher: Bill G. Wilson</strong></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="573" height="756" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cover.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159840" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cover.jpg 573w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cover-227x300.jpg 227w" sizes="(max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">Hello again, fellow fanzine freaks! This month I chose something comparatively small, <strong><em>The Collector</em></strong> 20 (partially because I have an event coming up later this week and I am just darn busy in general). About a third into the zine’s run, but still a bit before Bill Wilson was really hitting on all cylinders. Much of the art is quick sketches done probably at the con covered in this issue, but it is still great from an historical perspective, in my opinion. We start with a somewhat early Don Newton cover of the Phantom, seen above.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="483" height="748" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/fritz.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159841" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/fritz.jpg 483w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/fritz-194x300.jpg 194w" sizes="(max-width: 483px) 100vw, 483px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">After a short editorial page (which also shows an unpublished Gil Kane piece and a Dan Adkins sketch), there is the nice Frazetta-esque Steve Fritz piece seen above. Following is a con report by editor Wilson on the 1970 Comic Art Con in New York (prefaced by an ad featuring art by Gray Morrow, which Manny Maris tells me, looked great in color). It has the requisite grainy reproductions of instamatic photos, some of which you see below, with editorial notations.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="570" height="770" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/photos2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159842" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/photos2.jpg 570w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/photos2-222x300.jpg 222w" sizes="(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="566" height="777" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/photos.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159843" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/photos.jpg 566w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/photos-219x300.jpg 219w" sizes="(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="563" height="758" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/photos3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159844" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/photos3.jpg 563w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/photos3-223x300.jpg 223w" sizes="(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">Some of these photos accompany an extra article on the con by fandom favorite, Duffy Vohland, in his namesake column, <em>Duffy’s Tavern</em>. Since we see the wonderful Bob Kline (with then wife, Missy) above, why not check out the energetic centerfold below?</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="720" height="454" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/kline.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159845" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/kline.jpg 720w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/kline-300x189.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">A few pin ups follow, one by Bill Wilson (of his character, Hyperman) inked by Joe Sinnott, and another by Don Rosa, using his earlier less cartoony style (the latter will have to be seen in the pdf)…look! Below!</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="547" height="755" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/wilson.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159846" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/wilson.jpg 547w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/wilson-217x300.jpg 217w" sizes="(max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">The letters column follows, with one of several illustrations by <strong><em>Realm</em></strong>‘s Ed Romero, as well as sketches from Bill Everett and Sal Buscema (I would not be surprised if all or most of the sketches were obtained at that convention…probably for free!). There is a nice pin up by Mickey Mason, who would be featured in the following issue.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="558" height="780" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/mason.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159847" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/mason.jpg 558w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/mason-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">Ralph Alfonso follows with a profile of great Frank Frazetta, then a couple of ads appear, and the back cover of Thor, by the one and only John G. Fantucchio, seen below. There is an insert as well, with autographs and a Joe Kubert (verrrry quick) sketch, which you can see in the pdf, along with the articles and such. I hope this column is not toooo short for you, hopefully next month’s is more expansive. I am off to Canada!</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="431" height="583" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/fantucchio.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159855" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/fantucchio.jpg 431w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/fantucchio-222x300.jpg 222w" sizes="(max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">Thanks to obi-wan, Manny Maris, for helping me out with some pagination problems (and missing pages) at the last minute, in addition to providing the zine in the first place!</p> <p></p> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">Ken Meyer Jr.<br>kenmeyerjr@yahoo.com</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-161-the-collector-20/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Ink Stains 156: The Collector 26</title> <link>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-156-the-collector-26/</link> <comments>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-156-the-collector-26/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[kenmeyerjr]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2022 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Batman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DC Comics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured Columns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ink Stains]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Journalists]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ken Meyer Jr.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marvel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sci-Fi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Silver Age]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Super Types]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alan Hanley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bill Black]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bill Cantey]]></category> <category><![CDATA[bill g wilson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[C.C. Beck]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Craig Russell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dan adkins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dave Cockrum]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Don Newton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Doug Potter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ed Romero]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jim Pinkoski]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Kubert]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Sinnott]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John G. Fantucchio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ken Barr]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mike Roberts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robert Kline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Roy Krenkel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Steve Ditko]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Steve Fritz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[steven fabian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tom Fagan]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://comicattack.net/?p=159371</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Collector 26: Summer, 1972Editor and publisher: Bill G. Wilson It’s no secret that one of my favorite all time fanzines was The Collector, from Bill Wilson. Bill started the zine when he was a young teen, and it can be argued that there were very, very few that matched his run of 29 issues. […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="407" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/banner-1024x407.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159372" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/banner-1024x407.jpg 1024w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/banner-300x119.jpg 300w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/banner-768x305.jpg 768w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/banner-1536x610.jpg 1536w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/banner-2048x813.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color"><strong>The Collector 26: Summer, 1972<br>Editor and publisher: Bill G. Wilson</strong></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="864" height="588" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cover.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159373" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cover.jpg 864w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cover-300x204.jpg 300w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cover-768x523.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px" /></figure> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignleft size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="240" height="432" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cockrum1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159395" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cockrum1.jpg 240w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cockrum1-167x300.jpg 167w" sizes="(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">It’s no secret that one of my favorite all time fanzines was <strong><em>The Collector</em></strong>, from Bill Wilson. Bill started the zine when he was a young teen, and it can be argued that there were very, very few that matched his run of 29 issues. Bill consistently garnered some of the best fans (most became pros) and constantly generous pros such as those in this issue. Bill’s sense of design improved with each issue, adding generous white space when needed, limiting font choices, and more. With this issue, he certainly illustrates his knowledge of what makes an arresting cover! As you can see above, Steve Ditko really blew this one out of the park with this wraparound cover (sorry I did not stitch it together a little better). Steve was one of those professionals who supported Bill starting early on, and he contributes not only the cover, but an interior story…which, coincidentally, is the first thing up to bat! It’s yet another eye catching black and white (monochromatic in its point of view as well) outing of the impossible to ruffle arbiter of good and evil. See a few pages below of Dikto’s iconic Mr. A character.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="618" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ditko1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159374" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ditko1.jpg 618w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ditko1-234x300.jpg 234w" sizes="(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="608" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ditko2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159375" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ditko2.jpg 608w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ditko2-230x300.jpg 230w" sizes="(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignleft size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="304" height="360" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/barr.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159376" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/barr.jpg 304w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/barr-253x300.jpg 253w" sizes="(max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">Tom Fagan gives us a book review next (<em>Batman meets Cthulu</em>), and then we are treated to an autobiography (and group of opinions on comics and the industry) by Ken Barr. To me, Barr is one of the best artists comics had the privilege of publishing…but his devotion to his craft (and aversion to just making a buck by turning out page after page after page on tight deadlines which would end up being printed badly much of the time) kept him from making comics his main paycheck. Ken contributed to several fanzines during his career (and I am sure some were paid gigs), one being <strong><em>Phase</em></strong> one (an ad for it appears in the back of this issue), covered <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://comicattack.net/is-32-phase/" target="_blank">here</a>. He made his living in illustration…and by god, was he an incredible illustrator! There were not many who were as good a painter as a black and white artist, but Barr was equally adept at both. It pains me to see how tiny his Wikipedia entry is. This article reprints work from men’s magazines, comics, warren mags, and other sources. And, of course, it is that much better because Ken wrote it himself. You can see two of the many superb illustrations below.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="643" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/barr1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159377" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/barr1.jpg 643w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/barr1-244x300.jpg 244w" sizes="(max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="536" height="352" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/barr2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159378" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/barr2.jpg 536w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/barr2-300x197.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">A Tarzan portfolio follows, with work by Joe Kubert, Don Newton, and Stephen Fabian. You can see one below, preceded by a typically beautiful piece by Robert Kline.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="627" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/kline.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159379" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/kline.jpg 627w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/kline-238x300.jpg 238w" sizes="(max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="613" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/newton.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159380" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/newton.jpg 613w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/newton-232x300.jpg 232w" sizes="(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">Up next is a fun little portfolio of <em>Oodles of Doodles</em> by <em><strong>Collector</strong></em> mainstay, John G. Fantucchio. You can see a bit below. Following that is a reprint of an early cover of <strong><em>The Buyer’s Guide</em></strong>, allowed by publisher Alan Light.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="618" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/fantu1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159381" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/fantu1.jpg 618w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/fantu1-234x300.jpg 234w" sizes="(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="575" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/fantu3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159382" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/fantu3.jpg 575w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/fantu3-218x300.jpg 218w" sizes="(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="556" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/fantu2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159383" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/fantu2.jpg 556w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/fantu2-211x300.jpg 211w" sizes="(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">Bill Cantey follows with a column devoted to the radio shows of the 30s and 40s called <em>The By-Products of Adventure.</em></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="alignleft size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="235" height="288" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sinnott.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159385" /></figure></div> <p></p> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">If you thought one autobiography of an awesome artist was enough, think again, Jethro! Joe Sinnott presents his bad self to the readers (of course, Joe was widely known to be one of the nicest guys in comics), and includes some very rarely seen non Marvel work, along with the sports themed piece seen below.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="623" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sinnott1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159384" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sinnott1.jpg 623w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sinnott1-236x300.jpg 236w" sizes="(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">Chapter 3 of the long running fan saga, <strong><em>Greenhorn</em></strong>, from Alan Hanley is up next. Check out the dense but typically whimsical and wonderful work below.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="589" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hanley.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159388" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hanley.jpg 589w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hanley-223x300.jpg 223w" sizes="(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">The letters column follows, then the big red cheese makes an appearance in illustrations by several artists (Bill Black, Stephen Fabian, and C. C. Beck, the subject of a short interview as well). Check out the super clean effort by mega zine publisher, Black, below.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="652" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/black.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159389" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/black.jpg 652w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/black-247x300.jpg 247w" sizes="(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">The last non ad material in the zine is very much an oddity. Bill writes and pencils a 10 page story featuring his character, Hyperman. The catch? It is inked by several different artists, 2 pages at a time (for the most part). It is really fun to see the differences as we move from Joe Sinnott to Ed Romero to Craig Russell (when he was very early in his career, assisting Dan Adkins), to Dan Adkins to Steve Fritz and finally, Doug Potter. Bill took pains to try to have one style not be totally different from the previous so things would flow as smoothly as they could, and I think he succeeded. Check a few samples out below.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="583" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hyperman1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159390" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hyperman1.jpg 583w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hyperman1-221x300.jpg 221w" sizes="(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="609" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hyperman2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159391" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hyperman2.jpg 609w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hyperman2-231x300.jpg 231w" sizes="(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="592" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hyperman3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-159392" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hyperman3.jpg 592w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hyperman3-224x300.jpg 224w" sizes="(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px" /></figure></div> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">Be sure to get the pdf to read the whole story, as well as see all the other work by those mentioned, as well as Jim Pinkoski, Mike Roberts, Roy Krenkel, and much more! Thanks go out again to the mighty Manny Maris, for providing this zine for me to scan! Please leave some comments below, so I know how I am doing!</p> <p class="has-black-color has-text-color">Ken Meyer Jr.<br>kenmeyerjr@yahoo.com</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-156-the-collector-26/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Ink Stains 151: I’ll Be Damned 1</title> <link>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-151-ill-be-damned-1/</link> <comments>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-151-ill-be-damned-1/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[kenmeyerjr]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2022 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[EC Comics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured Columns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ink Stains]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Journalists]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ken Meyer Jr.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marvel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Noir]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sci-Fi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sexy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Berni Wrightson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dave Cockrum]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Frank Frazetta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jeff Jones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jim Miller]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jim Steranko]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John G. Fantucchio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Severin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kenneth Smith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Michael Kaluta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mike Cody]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Richard Corben]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robert Kline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Roy Krenkel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sal Buscema]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Steve Hickman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Steven Harper]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tom Sutton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vaughn Bode]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://comicattack.net/?p=158852</guid> <description><![CDATA[I’ll Be Damned 1: May, 1970Editor and publisher: Mark Feldman As you have seen from the previous couple of installments covering this fun zine, editor Mark Feldman made good use of his chutzpah and his connections, filling the pages of his zines with some of the best writers and artists available at that time. In […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="543" height="756" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_color.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158853" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_color.jpg 543w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_color-215x300.jpg 215w" sizes="(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px" /><figcaption>The original color painting seen only in black and white for the actual zine</figcaption></figure></div> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color"><strong>I’ll Be Damned 1: May, 1970<br>Editor and publisher: Mark Feldman</strong></span></p> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">As you have seen from the previous couple of installments covering this fun zine, editor Mark Feldman made good use of his chutzpah and his connections, filling the pages of his zines with some of the best writers and artists available at that time. In the previous column I mentioned the book, <strong><em>Tales From the DMV</em></strong>, by Joseph Ball, which chronicles the fan scene of the Virginia, DC, and Maryland area (including people like Mark, Berni Wrightson, and more). I will just direct you there for lots of info on how Feldman plotted his adventures in fanzines, comic conventions and comic store ownership. Suffice to say, when Mark set out to do something, he followed through!</span> <span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">This first issue, in my opinion, remains his best, for not only the quality, but quantity of good material. I was lucky enough to have someone provide the color version of the black and white Frazetta cover for you to see above.</span></p> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">There are several good interviews in this issue, but we start out with a strip by Jim Miller (new to me), who has another strip later in the zine as well. This first one is titled <em>Doctor Demono</em>. The script is a little confusing and the balloon and caption placement could have been a little better thought out, but the Steranko-esque art is stylish and suits the noir atmosphere well, as you can see below.</span></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="578" height="752" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_miller_story.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158854" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_miller_story.jpg 578w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_miller_story-231x300.jpg 231w" sizes="(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="575" height="723" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_kaluta.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158855" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_kaluta.jpg 575w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_kaluta-239x300.jpg 239w" sizes="(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px" /></figure></div> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">Up next is the first of the interviews, this one featuring future Studio member, Mike Kaluta. You will notice a distinct format through most of the interviews, which gives them an undesirable quality of sameness…so, it is up the interviewees to pick up the slack. Mike imparts a sort of enjoyable smart aleck quality to his answers. I tell you, though, editor Feldman could have <em>really</em> benefitted from a spell checker! I guess we can give him a pass, since I think he was still a junior in high school around the time this zine was assembled.</span></p> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">After a Roy Krenkel spot illo (seems like you could not get away with publishing a zine in the 70s without that!), there is a quite lengthy Cheech Wizard strip by Vaughn Bode (<em>The Race to the Moon</em>) and an interview immediately follows. Nice to see so much Cheech!</span></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="588" height="728" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_bode.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158856" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_bode.jpg 588w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_bode-242x300.jpg 242w" sizes="(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px" /></figure></div> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">Mike Cody and Steve Hickman follow with a strip called <em>Vampires of the Mind</em>, with a surprise EC-ish ending.</span> <span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">See below.</span></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="528" height="781" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_hickmanstory.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158857" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_hickmanstory.jpg 528w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_hickmanstory-203x300.jpg 203w" sizes="(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px" /><figcaption>The best page from the story, by far.</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="744" height="577" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_kline.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158858" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_kline.jpg 744w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_kline-300x233.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px" /><figcaption>Robert Kline not only provided this illustration, but helped with the layouts of the zine</figcaption></figure></div> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">Meade Frierson III provides <em>The EC Answer to Comic Book Originality</em> and then we are treated to the beautifully organic line work of Kenneth Smith in the form of a four page portfolio, a couple of which you can see below.</span></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="580" height="733" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_smith_men.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158859" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_smith_men.jpg 580w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_smith_men-237x300.jpg 237w" sizes="(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="576" height="742" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_smith_ptera.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158860" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_smith_ptera.jpg 576w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_smith_ptera-233x300.jpg 233w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px" /></figure></div> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">John Severin is the subject of the next interview (sadly, there is no art accompanying the piece, other than one title illustration of his <strong><em>Crazy</em></strong> character). One thing I found funny in the expansive interview is the comment by Severin, possibly sarcastically, that <strong><em>Mad Magazine</em></strong> was “just a passing fancy.” This interview is fun, primarily because of Severin himself, and chock full of great info. </span></p> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">There are several very nice pin ups throughout the zine, and you can check out a few below.</span></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="563" height="744" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_harper.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158861" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_harper.jpg 563w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_harper-227x300.jpg 227w" sizes="(max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px" /><figcaption>Steven Harper</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="567" height="750" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_hickmannaked.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158862" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_hickmannaked.jpg 567w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_hickmannaked-227x300.jpg 227w" sizes="(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px" /><figcaption>Steve Hickman</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="534" height="777" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_hickmanwizard.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158863" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_hickmanwizard.jpg 534w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_hickmanwizard-206x300.jpg 206w" sizes="(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px" /><figcaption>more Hickman!</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="589" height="782" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_hickmanwoman.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158864" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_hickmanwoman.jpg 589w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_hickmanwoman-226x300.jpg 226w" sizes="(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px" /><figcaption>yes, even more Hickman!</figcaption></figure></div> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">Tom Sutton gives a one page interview (free of the intrusive formatting, though), and then, after a Frazetta sketch, there is a similarly brief interview with Berni Wrightson. But, we get to see this great illustration below!</span></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="570" height="748" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_wrightson_sword.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158865" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_wrightson_sword.jpg 570w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_wrightson_sword-229x300.jpg 229w" sizes="(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px" /></figure></div> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">A Steranko Fury sketch follows, then another Jim Miller strip (makes sense following the Steranko sketch with the Steranko like art of Miller). The last interview is with Jeff Jones, who provides the most serious answers on the various subjects…I just wish it was longer!</span></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="580" height="774" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_jones.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158866" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_jones.jpg 580w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_jones-225x300.jpg 225w" sizes="(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px" /></figure></div> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">Montgomery Mulford details <em>A Script Writer Meets the Comic Magazine Editors</em>, and then a few more pin ups follow, to end the zine. Check out a few below.</span></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="557" height="739" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_corben.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158867" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_corben.jpg 557w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_corben-226x300.jpg 226w" sizes="(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px" /><figcaption>Corben, duh!</figcaption></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="602" height="776" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_cockrum.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158868" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_cockrum.jpg 602w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/art_cockrum-233x300.jpg 233w" sizes="(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px" /></figure></div> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">Be sure to check out the pdf for much more in the visual department, and the entirety of the interviews! Despite the somewhat distracting number of spelling errors, the enthusiasm that makes a fanzine the treasure that it is permeates the pages. Well done, Mark!</span> <span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">Thanks this installment go out once again to Manny Maris, for providing the zine <em>and</em> the color cover image!</span></p> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">Ken Meyer Jr.<br>kenmeyerjr@yahoo.com</span></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-151-ill-be-damned-1/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Ink Stains 149: I’ll be Damned 2</title> <link>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-149-ill-be-damned-2/</link> <comments>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-149-ill-be-damned-2/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[kenmeyerjr]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2021 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured Columns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Genres]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Horror]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ink Stains]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ken Meyer Jr.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sci-Fi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Berni Wrightson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kenneth Smith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robert Kline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Steve Hickman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tom Sutton]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://comicattack.net/?p=158792</guid> <description><![CDATA[I’ll Be Damned 2: July, 1970Editor/publisher: Mark Feldman Well, I’ll be. I was SURE I had covered the first issue of this all-star zine, I’ll be Damned, but…I’ll be damned, I guess I got a few similar ones (Scream Door, for example) confused with it…time to start searching! Anyone have a copy they want to […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="572" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_cover.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158793" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_cover.jpg 572w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_cover-217x300.jpg 217w" sizes="(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px" /></figure></div> <p><strong><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">I’ll Be Damned 2: July, 1970<br>Editor/publisher: Mark Feldman</span></strong></p> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">Well, I’ll be. I was <em>SURE</em> I had covered the first issue of this all-star zine, <strong><em>I’ll be Damned</em></strong>, but…I’ll be damned, I guess I got a few similar ones (<strong><em>Scream Door</em></strong>, for example) confused with it…time to start searching! Anyone have a copy they want to lend me? While we are on the subject, it would be great to have issue 3, since stories from this second issue continue there. Aaron? Dana? Manny? Bueller? Bueller? (EDIT! I have been informed by one of the illuminati of the fanzine world, Manny Maris, that there is no actual number 3, that number 4, which I just got, has the stories from issue 2 continued inside…so, keep an eye out!)</span></p> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">Above you see one of two covers by Kenneth Smith (who also provides a frontispiece illustration/contents page, the cover logo, and the back cover), so you tell where this is going from the get go! This gem came out in 1970, when a few fan artists of the highest caliber were starting to turn pro. Berni Wrightson had turned pro just a year or so earlier, but still contributed to fanzines regularly for a few years, including this one. Not much needed to say about this zine, the content speaks for itself, so first, below you will see a few pages from the first story by Alan Simons, Steve Hickman and Robert Kline called <em>Nest Egg</em>.</span></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="552" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_nest1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158794" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_nest1.jpg 552w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_nest1-209x300.jpg 209w" sizes="(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="564" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_nest2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158795" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_nest2.jpg 564w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_nest2-214x300.jpg 214w" sizes="(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px" /><figcaption>Download the pdf to see the whole story!</figcaption></figure></div> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">Next up might be my favorite Tom Sutton story…for the visuals at least. It has a beautifully designed first page, just gorgeous in every way. Check out <em>Pilgrim</em> below.</span></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="585" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_pilgrim1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158796" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_pilgrim1.jpg 585w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_pilgrim1-222x300.jpg 222w" sizes="(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="579" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_pilgrim2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158797" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_pilgrim2.jpg 579w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_pilgrim2-219x300.jpg 219w" sizes="(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="585" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_pilgrim3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158798" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_pilgrim3.jpg 585w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_pilgrim3-222x300.jpg 222w" sizes="(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px" /></figure></div> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">Last up in this somewhat slim zine is a story by Berni Wrightson called <em>Stake-Out</em>…and, visually, it is everything I love about Berni. The lighting, the rendering, the grotesque limbs…even a very EC like ending…in several ways! See for yourself.</span></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="549" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_stake1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158799" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_stake1.jpg 549w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_stake1-208x300.jpg 208w" sizes="(max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px" /></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="537" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_stake2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158800" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_stake2.jpg 537w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_stake2-203x300.jpg 203w" sizes="(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px" /></figure></div> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">I don’t want to give too much away, so…download the pdf to see the endings (well, sorta, since they are to be continued in issue 3). There is a funny little one pager called <em>The Fantastic Spiderwort</em> before the whole thing ends. Thanks for tuning in! Leave comments if you like, they are always welcome!</span></p> <p><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">Before I go, though, here is the back cover by professor Smith!</span></p> <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="580" height="792" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_coverb.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-158801" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_coverb.jpg 580w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/art_coverb-220x300.jpg 220w" sizes="(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px" /></figure></div> <p><br><span class="has-inline-color has-black-color">Ken Meyer Jr.<br>kenmeyerjr@yahoo.com</span></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-149-ill-be-damned-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Ink Stains 115: RBCC Special 8</title> <link>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-115-rbcc-special-8/</link> <comments>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-115-rbcc-special-8/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[kenmeyerjr]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2019 11:00:57 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Bronze Age]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DC Comics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Golden Age]]></category> <category><![CDATA[History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ink Stains]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ken Meyer Jr.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Silver Age]]></category> <category><![CDATA[banner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[C.C. Beck]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Captain Marvel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Don Newton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robert Kline]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://comicattack.net/?p=144128</guid> <description><![CDATA[RBCC, one of the most consistent and long running zines with a Big Red Cheese special! Ahhh, RBCC. Other than maybe The Comic Reader, I can think of no fanzine that published as long, and as well, as this one. G. B. Love, despite having cerebral palsy, not only published RBCC for over 10 years, […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><em><strong>RBCC</strong></em>, one of the most consistent and long running zines with a Big Red Cheese special!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-144129" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_covers.jpg" alt="" width="875" height="576" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_covers.jpg 875w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_covers-300x197.jpg 300w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_covers-768x506.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Ahhh, <em><strong>RBCC</strong></em>. Other than maybe <em><strong>The Comic Reader</strong></em>, I can think of no fanzine that published as long, and as well, as this one. G. B. Love, despite having cerebral palsy, not only published <em><strong>RBCC</strong></em> for over 10 years, but was active locally and helped start one of the first comic cons. His influence cannot be overstated.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><em><strong>RBCC</strong></em> was actually two zines combined, <em><strong>The</strong></em> <em><strong>Rocket’s Blast</strong></em> (from Love) and <em><strong>Comicollector</strong></em> (from Jerry Bails, and later, Ronn Foss). It became <em><strong>RBCC</strong></em> in 1964 and continued until 1983 (with James Van Hise taking over in 1974). It aided in the careers of so many, including artists Don Newton, Mike Zeck, and many, many more. You can see the Wiki entry for the zine <strong><a style="color: #000000" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket%27s_Blast_Comicollector" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a></strong>. So, onward to this particular issue.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-144143" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_story1.jpg" alt="" width="539" height="720" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_story1.jpg 539w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_story1-225x300.jpg 225w" sizes="(max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px" />Several fanzines produced specials, reprinting work from earlier issues along with new work, and to be honest, I am not sure if that is the case here or not. But what is sure is that it is a Captain Marvel special…and by that, I mean the Fawcett (and later, DC) version. DC actually sued Fawcett on the grounds that CM was too blatant a copy of Superman…and won. Ironic that DC would later publish him. There is a fair amount of background and historical info along those lines provided in the zine, along with several gorgeous illos, including the cover above (and the frontispiece) by the late and easily great Don Newton. There is also a nice post on the <em><strong>Voice of Odd!</strong></em> website focusing on Newton <strong><a style="color: #000000" href="http://voiceofodd.blogspot.com/search/label/Master%20Comics" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a></strong>. Also, check Facebook for the Don Newton page.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Below you can see the wonderful illustrations by the crew from this issue (C. C. Beck, Robert Kline, and Newton).</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-144139" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_beck.jpg" alt="" width="578" height="720" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_beck.jpg 578w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_beck-241x300.jpg 241w" sizes="(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-144140" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_center.jpg" alt="" width="648" height="422" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_center.jpg 648w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_center-300x195.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-144141" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_center2.jpg" alt="" width="648" height="490" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_center2.jpg 648w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_center2-300x227.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-144142" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_doc.jpg" alt="" width="481" height="648" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_doc.jpg 481w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_doc-223x300.jpg 223w" sizes="(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Don Newton even went so far as to redraw a new version of the origin story of the character, seen below.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-144144" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_story2.jpg" alt="" width="548" height="720" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_story2.jpg 548w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_story2-228x300.jpg 228w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-144145" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_story3.jpg" alt="" width="540" height="720" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_story3.jpg 540w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/art_story3-225x300.jpg 225w" sizes="(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">This ended up being a pretty short column…but this particular zine is only about 18 pages long, so sue me! I wish I could say I know where I got this specific digital version, but thanks to whomever it was!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Ken Meyer Jr</span><br /> <span style="color: #000000">kenmeyerjr@yahoo.com</span></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-115-rbcc-special-8/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Ink Stains 110: Infinity 4</title> <link>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-110-infinity-4/</link> <comments>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-110-infinity-4/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[kenmeyerjr]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2018 10:00:18 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Comic Cons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Horror]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ink Stains]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ken Meyer Jr.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sci-Fi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Al Williamson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Berni Wrightson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Clyde Caldwell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Frank Brunner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Frank Frazetta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gray Morrow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Howard Chaykin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jack Jaxon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jeffrey Jones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Shuster]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Sinnott]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kenneth Smith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Michael Kaluta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mort Drucker]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Randy Yeates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Richard Corben]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robert Kline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Roy Krenkel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[stephen harper]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://comicattack.net/?p=141366</guid> <description><![CDATA[It’s the mother of all art zines…Infinity 4! Infinity 4: 1972 Editors and publishers: Adam Malin and Gary Berman I have covered this incredible zine a few times now (find those old columns on my website), and I never get tired of looking at ’em. I know there is a fair amount of nostalgia attached […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000">It’s the mother of all art zines…<em><strong>Infinity</strong></em> 4!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-141368" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/art_cover.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="648" /></span></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151511" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_cover-1.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="648" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_cover-1.jpg 490w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_cover-1-227x300.jpg 227w" sizes="(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px" /></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Infinity 4: 1972</strong></span><br /> <span style="color: #000000"><strong>Editors and publishers: Adam Malin and Gary Berman</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-141376" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/art_harper.jpg" alt="" width="154" height="432" /><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-151512" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_harper.jpg" alt="" width="154" height="432" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_harper.jpg 154w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_harper-107x300.jpg 107w" sizes="(max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px" />I have covered this incredible zine a few times now (find those old columns on my website), and I never get tired of looking at ’em. I know there is a fair amount of nostalgia attached to them that gives them more importance than they possibly deserve, but I don’t care…just look above for proof! One of the best zine covers I can think of, by the great and ground breaking Richard Corben. A great composition, equally good color choices (pretty much a straight complementary color scheme), interesting subjects…what else do you need?</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Run by young guns Adam Malin and Gary Berman, who also ran the <em>Creation</em> con for many years (I assume that connection really helped with acquiring all the incredible art that populated <em><strong>Infinity</strong></em>), this zine remained at the top until it’s end. Talking to Adam on Facebook, he remarked that this issue was somewhat transitional in that he felt they had finally developed an editorial style. He continues with “…and of course we hugely admired Richard Corben and the whole underground comics movement. We had started running the early <em>Creation</em> events and were fortunate enough to be surrounded by incredible luminaries of the <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-151515" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_rgk.jpg" alt="" width="238" height="432" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_rgk.jpg 238w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_rgk-165x300.jpg 165w" sizes="(max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px" />comic book graphic story medium. Imagine Frank Frazetta taking a hotel room at your show and setting up the room with all of his paintings spread on two twin beds that you could buy from Ellie and him for all of 500 bucks. I was just a brat teenager from Long Island with no money or I would’ve bought the whole damn room’s worth of artwork which would be worth millions today! Those were precious youthful fleeting times!”</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Like most issues, number 4 is littered with visuals from some of the biggest talents available at the time (new and established), along with articles, interviews AND strips. So, let’s get started! To the right is one of many super spot illos, this one by Roy Krenkel.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">There are two interviews this issue, both fairly expansive. First up is a young Michael Kaluta, and second, an equally young Steve Harper (see one of his stylish illos above left).</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-141377" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/art_kalutaphotos.jpg" alt="" width="648" height="425" /></span></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151516" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_kalutaphotos.jpg" alt="" width="648" height="425" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_kalutaphotos.jpg 648w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_kalutaphotos-300x197.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" /></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">I believe that is editor Malin at bottom right…not even in college yet! In addition to the easy going interview, Kaluta is represented by a couple of full page illustrations, as well as a strip (probably intended for the prematurely defunct <em><strong>Web of Horror</strong></em> magazine). Below you can see the opening page for that strip, as well as a spot illo.</span></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151518" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_kalutastrip.jpg" alt="" width="484" height="648" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_kalutastrip.jpg 484w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_kalutastrip-224x300.jpg 224w" sizes="(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px" /></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-141378" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/art_kalutastrip.jpg" alt="" width="484" height="648" /></span></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151517" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_kaluta.jpg" alt="" width="571" height="433" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_kaluta.jpg 571w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_kaluta-300x227.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px" /></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-141379" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/art_kaluta.jpg" alt="" width="571" height="433" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Harper provides several illustrations to go along with his interview as well (and Doug Murray, just back from overseas, steps in for a few questions as well…even Kaluta joins in). Harper’s work has always struck me as more design directed, more compositionally informed than his colleagues. You might get that sense from the piece above, and below as well.</span></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151519" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_harper2.jpg" alt="" width="648" height="462" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_harper2.jpg 648w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_harper2-300x214.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" /></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-141383" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/art_harper2.jpg" alt="" width="648" height="462" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">One of the articles is a very in depth analysis of the then still new and controversial underground comix scene by one of the true insiders (and Rip Off Press editor), Jack Jaxon, and is called <em>A Phenomenon</em>. Another is coverage of the 1971 Creation Convention (with a great logo design by Kenneth Smith, I am assuming), which includes photos of keynote speaker, Jim Steranko. Of course, amazing art dominates the issue, so below you seetwo pieces from Berni Wrightson, and one from Gray Morrow (I think that is Gray himself in the lower right corner).</span></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151520" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_berni.jpg" alt="" width="439" height="648" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_berni.jpg 439w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_berni-203x300.jpg 203w" sizes="(max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151521" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_kline.jpg" alt="" width="498" height="648" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_kline.jpg 498w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_kline-231x300.jpg 231w" sizes="(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151522" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_morrow.jpg" alt="" width="440" height="648" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_morrow.jpg 440w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_morrow-204x300.jpg 204w" sizes="(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px" /></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-141386" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/art_kline.jpg" alt="" width="498" height="648" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-141387" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/art_berni.jpg" alt="" width="439" height="648" /><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-141388" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/art_morrow.jpg" alt="" width="440" height="648" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Another art related feature is a Frank Brunner portfolio. You can see Brunner’s site <strong><a style="color: #000000" href="http://www.frankbrunner.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a></strong> for a ton of great stuff. It was actually around this time that Frank started getting regular work, starting in the Warren mags, <em><strong>Creepy</strong></em> and <em><strong>Eerie</strong></em> (though a few years earlier, he inked a story in Marvel’s <em><strong>Silver Surfer</strong></em>). Below you see the images in the portfolio…get the pdf to see them full size. These images, for some reason, are really embossed in my brain cavities!</span></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151523" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_brunner.jpg" alt="" width="648" height="572" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_brunner.jpg 648w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_brunner-300x265.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" /></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-141392" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/art_brunner.jpg" alt="" width="648" height="572" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">So many fun illustrations dot the pages of this issue…Chaykin, Krenkel, Al Williamson, Jeff Jones…it boggles the mind actually thinking of all this art being in one room. In fact, two of those giants are used to illustrate one story by long time Corben collaborator, Jan Strnad, called <em>Island Fable</em>. Below you see the Jones piece.</span></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151524" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_jones.jpg" alt="" width="397" height="648" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_jones.jpg 397w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_jones-184x300.jpg 184w" sizes="(max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px" /></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-141393" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/art_jones.jpg" alt="" width="397" height="648" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">There is also a reprinted strip by Al Williamson called <em>A New Beginning</em>…which, by my eye, appears to be inked by Frazetta, which I know happened now and then. See a page below.</span></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151525" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_williamsonfrazetta.jpg" alt="" width="580" height="593" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_williamsonfrazetta.jpg 580w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_williamsonfrazetta-293x300.jpg 293w" sizes="(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px" /></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-141394" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/art_frazetta.jpg" alt="" width="477" height="648" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Other contents that you will see in the pdf include a whimsical strip by Randy Yeates and Rick Rydell starring Malin and Berman themselves, as well as a Mr. Odd strip by Mort Drucker, a Gray Morrow portfolio and more art from Frazetta, Williamson, Jones (inked by Joe Sinnott!), Yeates, Krenkel, Kaluta, Clyde Caldwell, Harper, Wrightson, and more. Truly worth checking out the pdf (seen on my site, along with access to all the older columns). Thanks to Herb Warren for loaning me the zine to scan! And, since this is the END of this installment, what more fitting image than the BACKcover by Larry Todd.</span></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151526" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_backcover.jpg" alt="" width="486" height="648" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_backcover.jpg 486w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/art_backcover-225x300.jpg 225w" sizes="(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px" /></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-141395" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/art_backcover.jpg" alt="" width="486" height="648" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">(By the way, as a legal note, Berman and Malin are not liable for any misuse of these images. If anyone has a problem or wants me to take them down or not offer the pdf, I am responsible, talk to me)</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Ken Meyer Jr.</span><br /> <span style="color: #000000">kenmeyerjr@yahoo.com</span><br /> <span style="color: #000000">kenmeyerjr.com</span></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-110-infinity-4/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Ink Stains 95: Infinity 3</title> <link>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-95-infinity-3/</link> <comments>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-95-infinity-3/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[kenmeyerjr]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 10:00:49 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Comic Attack Quick Links]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured Columns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Golden Age]]></category> <category><![CDATA[History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ink Stains]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ken Meyer Jr.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Al Williamson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Berni Wrightson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bruce Jones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Frank Brunner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Frank Frazetta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gray Morrow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jack Kirby]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jeff Jones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Sinnott]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kenneth Smith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Michael Kaluta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mort Drucker]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mort Walker]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robert Kline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Roy Krenkel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Steve Hickman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Syd Shores]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas Yeates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Virgil Finlay]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wally Wood]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://comicattack.net/?p=134162</guid> <description><![CDATA[If there was one fanzine that epitomized the term, “artzine,” it was Infinity, with issue three containing Jeff Jones, Berni Wrightson, Frank Brunner, Michael Kaluta and much more! Infinity 3: 1971 Editors and publishers: Adam Malin and Gary Berman Infinity was one of those fanzines that had it all; incredible art, interviews, professional production and […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000">If there was one fanzine that epitomized the term, “artzine,” it was <em><strong>Infinity</strong></em>, with issue three containing Jeff Jones, Berni Wrightson, Frank Brunner, Michael Kaluta and <em>much</em> more!</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-134164" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_banner.jpg" alt="" width="576" height="234" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_banner.jpg 576w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_banner-300x122.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px" /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Infinity 3: 1971</strong></span><br /> <span style="color: #000000"><strong>Editors and publishers: Adam Malin and Gary Berman</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-134165" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_covers.jpg" alt="" width="648" height="502" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_covers.jpg 648w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_covers-300x232.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><em><strong>Infinity</strong></em> was one of those fanzines that had it all; incredible art, interviews, professional production and design, all at a consistent level of quality. It seemed editors Malin and Berman wanted nothing but the best…and they usually got it. This issue alone (coming in two volumes) has a list of contributors that is jaw dropping within one issue of a fanzine.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-134166" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_kaluta.jpg" alt="" width="445" height="576" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_kaluta.jpg 445w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_kaluta-232x300.jpg 232w" sizes="(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px" /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">It all starts with the Frank Brunner painting on the cover and continues inside with two Kaluta pieces in a row, one of which you see above (lots to save for the pdfs!). In the editorial, it is mentioned that the first of these two volumes is dedicated to <em><strong>Web of Horror</strong></em>, which I assume means many of the pieces here were slated to appear in th<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-134167" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_wrightson_tree.jpg" alt="" width="258" height="410" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_wrightson_tree.jpg 317w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_wrightson_tree-189x300.jpg 189w" sizes="(max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px" />e ill fated fourth issue (if memory serves). Following this is a short Berni Wrightson portfolio, one of which you see at left. His later Studio partner, Jeff Jones follows, with an interview, a few sketches and a small self portrait, seen below.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-134182" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_jones_head.jpg" alt="" width="228" height="292" /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Many of the questions in the interview are ‘what do you think of artist x,’ but there are a few that delve into his practices and techniques…it boggles the mind that, even at this early stage, Jones had already had over 90 paperback covers to his credit. There is also a full page illustration that, in a later issue, is inked by consummate pro, Joe Sinnott. It is hard to think of two artists so different working together!</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">The next major piece is an interview with Frank Brunner, and it is quite lengthy. Frank was still a relatively new professional at this time, and was contributing to a fair amount of fanzines. In addition to the cover of part one, this interview is graced with 3 full page pieces and 3 smaller ones, one of which you can see below, another within the Adam Malin quote further below.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-134186" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_brunner_ptera.jpg" alt="" width="536" height="658" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_brunner_ptera.jpg 536w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_brunner_ptera-244x300.jpg 244w" sizes="(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px" /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">At this time, Brunner still hadn’t weaned himself totally off his Frazetta influence, but it is still beautiful to look at. The last feature in this volume is a strip by Kaluta that I have seen before, and know that it was intended for <em><strong>Web of Horror</strong></em>. You can see the first page below, a great example of his organic style, reminiscent of masters such as Rackham and Robinson.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-134187" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_kaluta_story.jpg" alt="" width="446" height="648" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_kaluta_story.jpg 446w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_kaluta_story-206x300.jpg 206w" sizes="(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px" /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">The inside and outside back cover contain a black and white Jeff Jones painting and a color Robert Kline, respectively, which you will see in the pdf, along with tons of other stuff.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Volume 2, all in black and white, starts off with a Jeff Jones painting, followed inside by a Gray Morrow painting, and a typically detailed Kenneth Smith contents page piece. A Bruce Jones story is next, also possibly intended for <em><strong>Web of Horror</strong></em>. Bruce always had a somewhat EC influenced sequential style (he used the Leroy lettering system, like many artists and production people at EC, which heightened the comparison even more), and was at his best doing human figures (photo referenced, I would think). He was also a heavy user of zip-a-tone, to good effect. He is very intelligent and discerning, as you can read in his interview following the story (a page seen below).</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-134188" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_brucejones.jpg" alt="" width="431" height="576" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_brucejones.jpg 431w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_brucejones-224x300.jpg 224w" sizes="(max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px" /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Gary Berman and Adam Malin together created this great zine…and so much more! Via Facebook, Adam shared their journey with me.</span></p> <blockquote> <div class="_5wde _n4o"> <div class="_5w1r _3_om _5wdf"> <div class="_4gx_"> <div class="_d97"><span class="_5yl5" style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-134205" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_brunner_girl.jpg" alt="" width="195" height="504" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_brunner_girl.jpg 195w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_brunner_girl-116x300.jpg 116w" sizes="(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px" />OK here’s the short version: Gary and I grew up together on a block of duplexes in Fresh Meadows, New York (on Long Island). We were both comic book fans and I in particular was obsessed with the works of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Jim Steranko. Around that time in the back of a Marvel comic book I stumbled on an ad for a fanzine called <em><strong>RBCC</strong></em> (<em><strong>Rockets Blast Comic Collector</strong></em>) which I ordered. And much to my surprise I saw ads from hundreds of people selling off comic books well as for magazines I’d never seen before called fanzines; adapting that concept Gary and I began putting together a fanzine called <em><strong>Infinity</strong></em>. </span></div> <div></div> <div class="_d97"><span class="_5yl5" style="color: #000000">I was fortunate in that my father was a commercial artist and had experience with paste up work, letra set, Prestone and typeset all of which were mechanical media years before the advent of computer desktop publishing. </span></div> <div></div> <div class="_d97"><span class="_5yl5" style="color: #000000">Our first issue launched in 1970 and through my growing fan acquaintances I was able to gather artwork from some of the notable comic and fantasy artists of the era. By <em><strong>Infinity</strong></em> three we had amassed an impressive collection of work by some of the young masters of the era and with friends such as Doug Murray we were able to interview people like Bernie Wrightson, Frank Frazetta and Mike Kaluta. Concurrent with that our love of the medium and the sci-fi fantasy genre propelled us into producing our first live event in New York City in 1971: Creations Comic Art Convention held at the New Yorker hotel down the block from my dad’s office in Manhattan on 34th St. I used $1000 I had parlayed from three years of being a paperboy as the payment for the meeting space and miraculously we snared Jim Steranko as our first guest! My relationship with Steranko would become a lifelong gift and I still admire him as one of the most visionary masters of the graphic arts medium. I’ll never forget in 1972 for our second show Steranko wanted to come back and stage an incredibly wacky stunt: he comes to me and says, “Adam, you’re going to rent a helicopter and you’re going to have it fly over the Statler Hilton Hotel in Manhattan. I will be suspended on a chain from the bottom of a helicopter upside down in a straitjacket while your attendees wait on the roof of the hotel; at an appointed time I will extricate myself from the straitjacket (Steranko was a Houdini like a magician, very accomplished) and I will drop down to the roof of the Statler Hilton hotel- now that’s something that your attendees will love!” This crazy stunt might’ve actually occurred except for a tragic helicopter accident that happened later that year when a helicopter landed on the heliport on the roof of what was then the Pan Am building that straddles 42nd St. in Manhattan. Winds blew the helicopter off causing massive damage and injury as well as death below. They then enacted a law that prohibited helicopters from landing inside of Manhattan. </span></div> <div></div> <div class="_d97"><span class="_5yl5" style="color: #000000">Anyway we continued publishing <em><strong>Infinity</strong></em> for six issues which was an amazing experience; in concurrence to that we continued running our Creation events. Now amazingly it’s almost 5 decades later and we are about to celebrate our 47th year of live events for fans of the genre (see the site <a style="color: #000000" href="https://creationent.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>). It’s been a fabulous ride with much joy and sorrow and drama and I have incredible gratitude for everything that I’ve experienced and we’ve accomplished. I hope future generations of fans will feel equally empowered to pursue their dreams and continue to show the world what a privilege and blessing it is to be a fan in the first place: to love, care for and be passionate about something that is bigger and more wonderful than ourselves!</span></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="_3e7u _16ys _n4o "></div> </blockquote> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">A fairly expansive Roy Krenkel portfolio follows, with some really beautiful line work serving his usual detailed and fantastic scenes. As stated within the fanzine, everyone seemed to appreciate Roy’s talent but himself. He exhibited such a good eye for composition…notice how the various rock formations point to the saber tooth tiger immediately below.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-134189" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_krenkel.jpg" alt="" width="648" height="501" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_krenkel.jpg 648w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_krenkel-300x232.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px" /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-134190" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_krenkel2.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="648" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_krenkel2.jpg 500w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_krenkel2-231x300.jpg 231w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">An interesting article about and by Mort Walker of <em><strong>Beetle Bailey</strong></em> fame is next, detailing the various personnel involved in this strip and a few others.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">I have no clue how the next two pages of Mort Drucker’s work fit into <em><strong>Infinity</strong></em>, or where they came from or what they were intended for, but considering it’s Mort Drucker, it’s very easy to just revel in the gorgeous draftsmanship.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-134191" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_drucker.jpg" alt="" width="489" height="648" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_drucker.jpg 489w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_drucker-226x300.jpg 226w" sizes="(max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px" /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">The letters page follows, with illustrations by Kenneth Smith, Brunner, Tom Yeates, an Al Williamson sketch (which says more than most artist’s finished work), and one unsigned piece. After that are a couple of strange Wally Wood creatures and a Wrightson back cover. But, there is more! A multi page pamphlet of sorts is included, with sketches by Kirby, Frazetta, Williamson, Tom Yeates and the lively Syd Shores illustration of Cap seen below. It is explained within the pages there that people had complained a bit about the plethora of sketches in previous issues, so the editors filled the pages of this additional group of pages with sketches.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-134192" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_shores.jpg" alt="" width="511" height="576" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_shores.jpg 511w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/art_shores-266x300.jpg 266w" sizes="(max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px" /></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">…and that about wraps it up! Remember, the pdf shows it all, and there is <em>so</em> much more to see! I hope you enjoyed this foray into one of the best fanzines ever published. I have another issue or two loaned to me, like this one, by the generous Herb Warren, so keep yer eyes peeled! Additional thanks to Adam Malin. Don’t forget to go <strong><a style="color: #000000" href="http://www.kenmeyerjr.com/ink-stains.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a></strong> to gain access to the pdf and all previous columns.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Ken Meyer Jr.</span><br /> <span style="color: #000000">kenmeyerjr@yahoo.com</span></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://comicattack.net/ink-stains-95-infinity-3/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Ink Stains 74: Trumpet 11</title> <link>https://comicattack.net/is-74-trumpet-11/</link> <comments>https://comicattack.net/is-74-trumpet-11/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[kenmeyerjr]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2015 10:00:11 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fantasy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ink Stains]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ken Meyer Jr.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Al Jackson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[George Barr]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robert Kline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ruth Berman]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stephen Fabian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Steven Utley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tim Kirk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[W. G. Bliss]]></category> <category><![CDATA[William Rostler]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://comicattack.net/?p=121622</guid> <description><![CDATA[What’s that I hear? It’s Trumpet issue 11! Trumpet 11: 1974 Editors: Tom Reamy, Alex Eisenstein, Ken Keller Trumpet was one of those classy fanzines I just missed out on. I was vaguely aware of it, but don’t recall ever actually having any issues. Judging by this issue, the production values were high, and […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000">What’s that I hear? It’s <em><strong>Trumpet</strong></em> issue 11!</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151189" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_banner.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="172" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_banner.jpg 720w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_banner-300x72.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /> </span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Trumpet 11: 1974</strong></span><br /> <span style="color: #000000"><strong>Editors: Tom Reamy, Alex Eisenstein, Ken Keller</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151190" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_cover-1.jpg" alt="" width="548" height="720" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_cover-1.jpg 548w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_cover-1-228x300.jpg 228w" sizes="(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px" /></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><em><strong><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-151191" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_barr.jpg" alt="" width="279" height="648" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_barr.jpg 279w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_barr-129x300.jpg 129w" sizes="(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px" />Trumpet</strong></em> was one of those classy fanzines I just missed out on. I was vaguely aware of it, but don’t recall ever actually having any issues. Judging by this issue, the production values were high, and attention was paid to the design, leaving attractive negative space here and there, and utilizing professional looking page design. Sadly, the main editor, Tom Reamy, died in 1977 before his first novel was published (see his wikipedia page <strong><a style="color: #000000" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Reamy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a></strong>). The fanzine received high praise and was nominated for the Hugo award twice, in 1967 and 1969. This issue shows why, with several beautiful portfolios, a Harlan Ellison column, and numerous other text features. In fact, the first column is by Reamy and recounts his roundabout path to be the “property master” on the porn parody film <em><strong>Flesh Gordon, </strong></em>and the hilariously inept circumstances that surrounded his tenure there. Left is a classy illo by George Barr, who appeared in several other issues of the fanzine.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Following that is an interesting Harlan Ellison fiction entitled <em>Stealing Tomorrow</em>, and appears to be a preamble of sorts to his classic story, <em>“Repent Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman</em>. In fact, articles written about Reamy’s fiction liken the editor’s work to Ellison’s. Perhaps that is why the writer is included in this issue, though I do not know the circumstances behind Reamy publishing the well known story. It appeared first in <em><strong>Galaxy</strong></em>, in 1965, and went on to win a Hugo in 1966, and several other awards following that.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Below, you see one of several illustrations by the well known fantasy artist Tim Kirk, this one illustrating the Ellison story.</span><br /> <span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-151192 alignright" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_kirk_ellison2.jpg" alt="" width="276" height="234" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Following Ellison’s story is a beautiful 5 piece portfolio by cover artist Stephen Fabian. Fabian is well known for his tonal black and white drawings, and appeared in many fanzines and professional magazines at this time, and continues working to this day (see his site <a style="color: #000000" href="http://www.stephenfabian.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>). On his site, he references his beginning interest in art by saying</span></p> <blockquote><p><span style="color: #000000">My interest in science fiction began way back in 1951 when I was a 21 year old airman in the U.S. Air Force at Scott Air Force Base in Belleville, Illinois, where I taught an electronics course in the Advanced Radio and Radar School. One evening I was at the base PX browsing the magazine rack looking for something to read and noticed some pulp magazines that featured beautiful artwork on the covers. Titles like <strong>Famous Fantastic Mysteries</strong>, <strong>Fantastic Novels</strong>, and <strong>Astounding Science Fiction</strong>. Inside those issues I saw wonderful story illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Lawrence Stevens, Edd Cartier, and Hubert Rogers, and I was hooked. I bought those magazines, read them over the weekend and they turned me into a science fiction fan.</span></p></blockquote> <p><span style="color: #000000">On the difficulties of this technique, also from his website:</span></p> <blockquote><p><span style="color: #000000">When it came to working with black ink and a black color pencil on coquille board, there was no chance of erasing mistakes, every detail had to be worked out in the early pencil stage.</span></p></blockquote> <p><span style="color: #000000">Fabian’s evocative work stood out amongst the more linear work of his contemporaries, partly due to the soft blends he would get by working in ink and pencil on the textured coquille board he so favored at that time referenced above. Below is one of the most beautiful Fabian pieces I have seen. I have a feeling that negative space at bottom right was there to accommodate text, possibly for a story it illustrated.</span></p> <p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-151193 aligncenter" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_fabian2.jpg" alt="" width="505" height="683" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_fabian2.jpg 505w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_fabian2-222x300.jpg 222w" sizes="(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px" /></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Next is an article by Ken Nahigian called <em>Spells and Sorceries</em> which appears to list several real spells…however, he ends the article by warning, “…don’t blame me if, instead of gaining immortality, you only get indigestion. Obviously you did something wrong.” Ruth Berman follows with <em>Some Thoughts on Trekkies</em>, accompanied by a cute little William Rostler cartoon (many of his illustrations are sprinkled throughout the magazine…you can see two in the banner at the top of the column). Next Steven Utley explains <em>Why I Can’t Write an Article Trashing Dealers</em>…and then proceeds to do just that!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Following the articles is the next batch of beautiful renderings. This time, it is fan favorite, Robert Kline, who illustrates author Jack Vance’s <em>The Dying Earth</em>. Via email, Robert said of his contribution</span></p> <blockquote><p><span style="color: #000000">The editor of <em><strong>Trumpet</strong></em> asked me to do the portfolio. My best memory is that he asked for those specific scenes from the novel to be illustrated. I remember reading the book and enjoying it very much. I was something of a Jack Vance fan already, and this felt like a genuine publishing assignment even though I wasn’t being paid. There was quite a gap of time between my finishing the illustrations and their seeing print. I remember Jan Strnad saying he felt my city of the future looked particularly authentic. Portraying the cloak of eyeballs presented the most imposing challenge for me. At the time I was still trying to capture the look of Frazetta’s rendering technique.</span></p></blockquote> <p><span style="color: #000000">Below you will see several of the plates from this group of illustrations, showing a pretty wide variety of subjects.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151194" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_kline1.jpg" alt="" width="545" height="720" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_kline1.jpg 545w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_kline1-227x300.jpg 227w" sizes="(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px" /> </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151195" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_kline2.jpg" alt="" width="544" height="720" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_kline2.jpg 544w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_kline2-227x300.jpg 227w" sizes="(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px" /> </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151196" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_kline3.jpg" alt="" width="542" height="720" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_kline3.jpg 542w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_kline3-226x300.jpg 226w" sizes="(max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px" /> </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151197" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_kline4.jpg" alt="" width="535" height="720" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_kline4.jpg 535w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_kline4-223x300.jpg 223w" sizes="(max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px" /> </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">After the Kline portfolio is a two page bit of fiction by W. G. Bliss called <em>Bang</em> (more very nicely designed pages here as well), and then <em>Pill Bugs and Mung Peas</em> by Al Jackson (the subtitle of this story is almost as long as this column), followed by a full page cartoon parodying the old Charles Atlas “kick sand in your face” ads. A nice back cover by…well, someone (there is somewhat of a dearth of art credits in this fanzine, to be honest) ends the fanzine.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Please download the <strong><a style="color: #000000" href="http://www.kenmeyerjr.com/ink-stains.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">pdf</a></strong> to see more of the portfolios, read the articles and see all the spot illustrations you are missing! Note that getting the pdfs are slightly different now. You just go to the link that takes you to my website, where links to all the columns and pdfs are located.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Thanks this installment go out to Robert Kline for providing the actual fanzine and indulging my questions via email. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Tune in next month for more fanzine goodness and, if you read this column, please leave a comment behind!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-151198" src="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_end.jpg" alt="" width="429" height="288" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_end.jpg 429w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/art_end-300x201.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px" /> </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Ken Meyer Jr.</span><br /> <span style="color: #000000">kenmeyerjr@yahoo.com</span></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://comicattack.net/is-74-trumpet-11/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Ink Stains 63: The Collector 23</title> <link>https://comicattack.net/is-63-tc-23/</link> <comments>https://comicattack.net/is-63-tc-23/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[kenmeyerjr]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2014 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Columns]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ink Stains]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ken Meyer Jr.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alan Hanley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bill Black]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bill G. Wilson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dan adkins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dave Stevens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Don Newton]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Doug Potter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ed Romero]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jim Jones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Sinnott]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John G Fantucchio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kenneth Smith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Martin Greim]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mickey Mason]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robert Kline]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Collector]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tom Fagan]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://comicattack.net/?p=112668</guid> <description><![CDATA[That’s right, it is another issue of The Collector! Issue 23, homeslice! The Collector 23: May, 1971 Editor and Publisher: Bill G. Wilson Yes, it is true I have profiled The Collector several times so far in this column. Why? Because it deserves it! Editor and publisher Bill G. Wilson published 29 issues of this […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000">That’s right, it is another issue of <em><strong>The Collector</strong></em>! Issue 23, homeslice!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>The Collector 23: May, 1971</strong></span><br /> <span style="color: #000000"><strong>Editor and Publisher: Bill G. Wilson</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-112669" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_banner.jpg" alt="art_banner" width="560" height="279" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_banner.jpg 560w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_banner-300x149.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Yes, it is true I have profiled <em><strong>The Collector</strong></em> several times so far in this column. Why? Because it <em>deserves</em> it! Editor and publisher Bill G. Wilson published 29 issues of this fanzine, and you could tell the effort, care, and love that went into each issue. This installment we are focusing on issue 23. Above you see a combination of a logo by Alan Hanley and Wilson’s Hyperman character, drawn by Wilson and inked by pro Joe Sinnott (who would make several appearances in the fanzine, despite a heavy professional workload). By the way, Bill Wilson is on <a style="color: #000000" title="wilson facebook page" href="https://www.facebook.com/billgwilson?fref=ts">Facebook</a>, so go tell him what a great job he did! Also, you can see previous issues <a style="color: #000000" title="collector 13" href="https://comicattack.net/2013/10/is-54-tc-13/">13</a>, <a style="color: #000000" title="collector 29" href="https://comicattack.net/2012/12/is-45-tc-29/">29</a>, <a style="color: #000000" title="collector 28" href="https://comicattack.net/2012/03/is-39-tc-28/">28</a>, <a style="color: #000000" title="collector 14, 15" href="https://comicattack.net/2013/12/is-56-tc-14-and-15/">14 and 15</a>, and <a style="color: #000000" title="collector 16-19, 21" href="https://comicattack.net/2013/12/is-56-tc-14-and-15/">16-19, and 21</a>, by clicking on the links.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">This issue starts out with one of the finest Martin L. Greim fanzine illustrations I can recall (seen below). Now, from what little I know, Martin did his share of swiping (most of us did), so this might be collated from one or several sources. However, that doesn’t take away from the clean line work, exciting composition, and intelligent zip-a-tone work in this piece. This cover, as well as several illustrations inside, accompanies a story by Tom Fagan featuring the Flying Dutchman.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-112670" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_cover.jpg" alt="art_cover" width="506" height="648" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_cover.jpg 506w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_cover-234x300.jpg 234w" sizes="(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Once inside, we are treated to the always pleasantly retro work of Alan Hanley. An ad hoc group of heroes called The Thunderbolt Brigade is illustrated by Hanley, with a map of who’s who on a flyer that was included with the fanzine (illustration and pertinent illustration from the flyer seen below). It’s funny that the X-men character Quicksilver is identified as “I think his name is the Whizzer.”</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-112671 alignleft" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_thunderbolt.jpg" alt="art_thunderbolt" width="457" height="576" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_thunderbolt.jpg 457w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_thunderbolt-238x300.jpg 238w" sizes="(max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px" /><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-112672" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_thunderbolt2.jpg" alt="art_thunderbolt2" width="278" height="593" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_thunderbolt2.jpg 278w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_thunderbolt2-141x300.jpg 141w" sizes="(max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">An editorial follows, and then a pro spotlight on the meticulous work of Kenneth Smith. <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright size-full wp-image-112673" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_smith.jpg" alt="art_smith" width="319" height="359" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_smith.jpg 319w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_smith-267x300.jpg 267w" sizes="(max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px" />I remember his ad for his fanzine, <em><strong>Phatasmagoria</strong></em>, circulating in many fanzines at the time (including this one as well), and how I marveled at the incredibly beautiful and detailed inking, as well as his wonderfully rendered dinosaurs, full of personality.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Bill Wilson perpetuated his own superhero character, Hyperman, through the run of <em><strong>The Collector.</strong></em> This issue contains a three page story that is treated a little differently. Each page, though penciled by Wilson, is inked by a different inker! Page one is by Joe Sinnott, page two by John G. Fantucchio, and page three by Robert Kline (who is <em>finally</em> on <a style="color: #000000" title="bob kline facebook link" href="https://www.facebook.com/bob.kline.986?fref=ts">Facebook</a>!).</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">One fanzine regular who also gets a profile/interview is Jim Jones. His goofy style was presented in later issues of <em><strong>The Collector</strong></em>, as well as other zines such as <em><strong>Fantastic Fanzine</strong></em>. It’s always interesting to see behind the scenes and get background information on your favorite creator, but it is especially interesting when you are dealing with someone using such a singular style, as Jones did. I would have not been surprised to find out Jim was a private detective working in some seedy NYC office, tracking down mob <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-112675" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_nixon.jpg" alt="art_nixon" width="241" height="292" />figures and cheating husbands while doing doodles on the side. Jones actually started out trying to be a panel cartoonist, submitted to various professional magazines, and even scored at least once in <em>Playboy</em>! Johnny Souza, the interviewer, references the singular style, but does not press Jones for any information on it, which was a bit of a disappointment. At left you see a representative of Jones’s work, a spot illo of tricky Dick Nixon.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">In addition to the inking of the Hyperman page, the late great Don Newton contributes a beautiful and wonderfully textured centerfold of Doc Savage. Don was one of the best of those artists that could be considered realists, made his rounds through many fanzines, broke into professional comics at Charlton, and later worked for DC and Marvel. He is so missed. Below you see one small reason why.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-112679" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_newton.jpg" alt="art_newton" width="756" height="504" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_newton.jpg 756w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_newton-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Another professional inker that made several appearances in <strong><em>The Collector</em></strong>, and does here, is Dan Adkins. He gives us a full page Tarzan pin up, as well as some very interesting non comic work. The latter is part of an article written by Adkins called <em>Besides Comics</em>. Adkins even gives his address, so interested parties can ask for commissions…although, considering this fanzine was published over 40 years ago, I doubt he is still there! Imagine this, at the time, the price of a black and white commission was….ten dollars! Below you will see the Tarzan full page illustration as well as a few of the decals that form a small part of the commercial work he was doing at the time, as well as a back cover illustration.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-112681" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_adkins_tarzan.jpg" alt="art_adkins_tarzan" width="450" height="648" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_adkins_tarzan.jpg 450w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_adkins_tarzan-208x300.jpg 208w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-112682" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_adkins1.jpg" alt="art_adkins1" width="571" height="576" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_adkins1.jpg 571w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_adkins1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_adkins1-297x300.jpg 297w" sizes="(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-112683" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_adkins2.jpg" alt="art_adkins2" width="571" height="576" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_adkins2.jpg 571w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_adkins2-150x150.jpg 150w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_adkins2-297x300.jpg 297w" sizes="(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-112684" src="https://comicattack.net//wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_adkins3.jpg" alt="art_adkins3" width="446" height="648" srcset="https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_adkins3.jpg 446w, https://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/art_adkins3-206x300.jpg 206w" sizes="(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px" /></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">The fanzine concludes with a fiction by Ralph Alfonso (llustrated by <em><strong>Collector</strong></em> regular Doug Potter), and a letters page (including letters from Greim, Gary Groth, Alan Light, and Joe Sinnott). Keep in mind you can see the whole issue in the <strong><a style="color: #000000" title="collector pdf" href="http://www.kenmeyerjr.com/ink-stains.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">pdf</a></strong>, which includes illustrations not seen here by the likes of Bill Black, Edward Romero, Jones, Fantucchio, Greim, Mickey Mason, and a very young Dave Stevens!</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Thanks this time goes out once again to the ever helpful Aaron Caplan, for loaning me copies of this fanzine I either lost along the way, or never had. I hope you have enjoyed your stay here back in the early 70s…don’t forget to leave your flared jeans and cassettes with me!</span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;color: #000000">Ken Meyer Jr.</span><br /> <span style="color: #000000">kenmeyerjr@yahoo.com</span></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://comicattack.net/is-63-tc-23/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>