Happy 2024!
We are still selling comics!
Check out these great offers!
Tag Archives: Howard the Duck
Gene Colan Art Exhibit
Here are the five Colan pages being displayed at the store this week, through Saturday — and at the July 4 sale! — and, no, none of them are being sold….: This is from Tomb of Dracula #9, page 10; inks by Vince Colletta and words by Marv Wolfman. Evan Dorkin said last week that Colan’s art was like “dreams on paper,” and this is a good example: the hand-drawn panel borders radiating from the center; the use of … is it whiteout?… to indicate fog; the bottom image of Dracula on the ground in the shadows, weak but still … Continue reading
Posted in Comics History, News and Events
Tagged Daredevil, Gene Colan, Howard the Duck, original art, Sub-Mariner, Tomb of Dracula
1 Comment
It Came From the Back Room #25
After I wrote this — but before I posted it — we got the news that Gene Colan died on Thursday, at the age of 84. His comics career spanned almost 70 years, and he was certainly well-established at Marvel when the ten-year-old me, 45 years ago, was awestruck at his work on Daredevil and the Iron Man stories in Tales of Suspense. Add in his Dr. Strange work, his Captain America, his work on two of the best comics of the ’70s — Tomb of Dracula and Howard the Duck — his ’80s work on Batman and indie books, … Continue reading
Posted in News and Events, Retailing, Reviews
Tagged Bruce Jones, Gene Colan, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern, Hercules, Heroes for Hire, Howard the Duck, Hulk, Peter David, Planet Hulk, Red Hulk
Leave a comment
