This issues cba classic explores the adventures of little archie, the late 50s60s comic book that transcended the typical kids comics of the day. Bob wood was an american illustrator and artist for the harry a chesler group during the american golden age of comics. Headlining this potpourri special is the art of arthur adams, featuring an indepth interview, tons of rarely seen stuff, and a complete checklist of the monkeyman artist s work. The influential graphic novelist put aside cartooning in the late 1980s to work on the.
Comic book artists biography, graphic novel artists. Bob wood mp born 1940, liberal member of parliament for nipissing in the canadian house of commons, 19882004. Im a longtime comic book fan and collector, pro comic book ink artist, columnist, mentor, jarvishead, a master of the obscure, heroclix fan, nonprofit inkwell awards grand imperial poobah, and always. As a guest artist, i have participated at numerous national and international comic conventions and book signings including the following. I have a huge amount of respect for all of the artists i cover in todays video regardless fo whether im talking about some good or bad art from their career. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. Submariner and the avengers by jack kirby comic book characters, comic. Bring the incredibly popular comicbook genre to life with this hilarious actionpacked superhero saga.
Crime does not pay was a notorious american comic book, full of gory true. In 1937 bob wood collaborated with charles biro 19111972 to produce goodbyeland, a daily newspaper comic strip that ran in syndication for one year. Bob the artist custom illustrations by robert luedke. As a comics artist he was cocreator of the series crime does not pay 19421955, alongside charles biro. We feature extensive interviews with little archie. Masters of comic book art eisner, kirby, ditko, adams. Daredevil comics by bob wood drawing superheroes, the claw, 100 words.
Bob the bird is just like all his friends, apart from his skinny leg. A child prodigy, wood blended the disparate cartooning influences of hal foster, alex raymond, milton caniff, and will eisner into a detailladen style uniquely his own. All comic book canvas prints ship within 48 hours, include a 30day moneyback guarantee, and arrive readytohang with preattached hanging wire. Bob has been involved professionally with illustration and indy comic creation and publication since the mid 1990s. This beautifully produced book about a black bird named bob does several things at once all of them well. Back in the early 1990s, frank miller was done with hollywood.
Wood june 14, 1917 november 7, 1966, was an american comics illustrator. Although the most visible aspect of thought bubble is a yearly comics festival, it conducts. Here is the top 125 comic book writers master list. His work has been acclaimed by trade publications, wizard, combo magazine and comic buyers guide and his story and work have been featured by some very. Stanley leonardo sappovitz wants nothing more than to become a comic book artist. This was the first comic book series based on reallife crime stories. Jun 22, 2006 comic writer artist bob wood was always involved in the somewhat seedier side of new york city, with gambling debts constantly coming up. Bob the artist, by marion deuchars the new york times. Comic writerartist bob wood was always involved in the somewhat seedier side of new york city, with gambling debts constantly coming up. Blueprint s1 e3 spiderman to spawn, how todd mcfarlane became the biggest comic book artist ever blueprint duration.
His most notable works were, space ranger, challengers of the unknown, daredevil and super boy. New york san diego chicago pittsburgh detroit ottawa toronto montreal hong kong singapore malaysia indonesia thailand pr china. Wood worked for the harry a chesler company and provided art for multiple companies, including mlj magazines and lev gleason publications. Compulsive comics collects the very best of eric havens singular brand of invertedcomic. He got his first professional work at the age of 16, drawing the title story in the first issue of hulk weekly for marvel uk. Illustrator reacts to good and bad comic book art youtube. Jack kirbys mister miracle artists edition variant hc. Beyond his gorgeous style and draftsmanship, jim lees energetic storytelling. Bob montana is an american comic book artist, known as the creator of the characters from archie comics.
Wallace wood was given the national cartoonist society award for best comic book artist in 1957, 1959, and 1965, the same year he worked inking jack kirbys penciling at marvel. First and foremost, its a dazzling example of picture book illustration, with bold. He created illustrations for various pulp crime novels. In his younger days he even created a superhero named maddog. Ironically enough, wood s own father was caught up in various criminal affairs and. The 10 greatest comic book artists of all time creative bloq. Everyone loves comic book superheroes, so both cast and audience will love this actionpacked spoof of the comic book genre complete with hysterical singing. However, in summer of 1958 years after the successful crime franchise he helped created was over, bob wood was arrested for killing a woman in a drunken argument. Buy comic book canvas prints designed by millions of independent artists from all over the world. Bob wood comics 19181962, comic book artist during the golden age of comics. Ashley wood returns with just what the title suggests96 nude girls, collected from his previous two 48 nudes editions. Bob wood was an artist during the golden age of comics. After high school, montana attended art schools in boston, manchester and new york city and eventually graduated in 1940. There are dinosaurs, murder fantasies, and secret wars in this collection of short comics stories.
When he gets a job as a janitor at wonder comics, he anxiously awaits the day that his boss, d. Jul 22, 2019 i have a huge amount of respect for all of the artists i cover in todays video regardless fo whether im talking about some good or bad art from their career. Ashley wood is an internationally acclaimed, commercial illustrator, concept designer and comic book artist. The bob newhart show had bob playing bob hartley a psychologist who shared the floor of an office building with dentist dr.
Comiccon internationals humanitarian award is presented in the name of famed animator bob clampett, who created the tv series beany and cecil, designed such popular characters as porky pig and tweety bird, and directed 84 classic warner brothers cartoons. He began drawing caricatures of the customers in his fathers restaurant while still a kid. This morning for no earthly reason i began thinking about my younger years, my teens, when i drew comic books for fun and relaxation. He is a threetime spectrum awardwinner and a twotime communication arts awardwinner.
Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted. A website devoted to the life and work of the artist robert w. Framed painting of a stand of trees in a meadow signed lower right robert wood artist untraced. Join facebook to connect with bob wood and others you may know.
Comic book artistcomedy play script junior high school plays. Bob wood was an american illustrator and artist for the harry a chesler. Bob wood, the cocreator of the infamous comic book crime does not. Click on any name below for more information about the artist listed. Im a longtime comic book fan and collector, pro comic book ink artist, columnist, mentor, jarvishead, a master of the obscure, heroclix fan, nonprofit inkwell awards grand imperial poobah, and always proud husband and dad to a son and owner of 2 chihauhua sisters and two cats. Heres another book by scott mccloud that takes a look into the mechanics of comic creation making comics covers 260 pages of tips, techniques, advice, and visual explanations on. The writer\editorinchief and main cover artist, was charles biro. He entered the comics field two years later, in 1936, freelancing original material to editor jerry igers comic book wow, what a magazine. Choose your favorite comic book paintings from millions of available designs. Headlining this potpourri special is the art of arthur adams, featuring an indepth interview, tons of rarely seen stuff, and a complete checklist of the. We feature extensive interviews with little archie creator, outstanding artist writer bob bolling, and artist dexter taylor, plus an intimate look at innumerable aspects of that delightfully.
Item has good color and dates to earlymid 20th century. Batman is an ongoing american comic book series featuring the dc comics superhero batman as its main protagonist. Mckay was an artist working at a greeting card company but whose real dream was to be a comic book artist. Todays top 689 comic book artist jobs in united states. Bob clampett humanitarian award comiccon international. In june of 1937 the artist s younger brother, dick wood, completed the eleventh grade of high school in arlington, ma, after which he quit school and entered the work force as a rental agent. Compulsive comics collects the very best of eric havens singular brand of invertedcomicbookconsciousness and genrebending short stories. Known for his scenes of the california coast, rocky mountain landscapes and depictions of the springtime flowering of the texas bluebonnets, robert w.
Wunderman, will notice his drawings and discover his artistic. Wood worked for the harry a chesler company and provided art for. Bob kane was an american cartoonist and one of the creators of batman. All comic book paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee. Bring the incredibly popular comic book genre to life with this hilarious actionpacked superhero saga. Bob wood author born 1957, author of dodger dogs to fenway franks and big ten country. This firstever comprehensive history of spanish comic books and spanish comic artists reveals their extraordinary success not just in spain and america.
Response to the wally wood letters i enjoyed your wood letters very much. Sin city comic book artist frank miller hates hollywood. Wood stayed in comics working as an artist, but the glory days of lots of. Adventures of a comic book artist pioneer drama service. Wood, including a critical assessment of his career, more than one hundred images of his paintings, and information on authenticating his works. Wood about california art in the period between 1850 and today, california has been the home to a large number of extremely talented and versatile watercolor artists. Wally is my all time favorite comic book artist and it was a thrill to read his own words. After university i found a more challenging niche pursuing an early interest in drawing and animation. Sep 25, 2015 blueprint s1 e3 spiderman to spawn, how todd mcfarlane became the biggest comic book artist ever blueprint duration.
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