Reading room index to the comic art collection migra mouse to mike grell s back to the m index screen back to the a to z index screen back up the list migra mouse. The character returned in 1992 for a sixissue mini series, in 2006 for a series which lasted 10 issues, and the current series which ran in 200910. Mike grell shoots on a career of scores wizard world. The art is from the new edgar rice burroughs book, tarzan. There are big things happening for comic book legend mike grell and his legion of fans. Original comic art by mike grell nostalgic investments. These features include tools to search and display information about comic stories and characters, cover galleries, and creator credits. Mike grell comic art member gallery results page 8. Mike grell arrived almost stealthlike onto the comics scene in the early 70s, and after working on numerous dc superhero strips, the artist established a longstanding niche as creatorwriter artist of warlord. Element lad tracks roxxas to trom and plans to execute him, but chemical king prevents him from making the ultimate mistake. Catskill comics original and commission art,representing paul abrams,sal buscema,david michael beck,brett breeding,ron frenz, mike grell,bob hall,pat olliffe,keith williams welcome to catskill comics welcome to catskill comics online gallery of original comic artwork.
Soon the regular inker on the book became vince colletta, who was dcs art director at the time. Mike grell s long association with dc comics began in 1973 when he took over artistic duties on superboy and the legion of superheroes. Mike grell is an american comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as green lanterngreen arrow, the warlord, and jon sable freelance. Jon wraps up a detail from his last case, finishes his next book and has to give an interview on live tv as b. Harley quinn fan favorite artist, chad hardins take on maggie. Masterstroke studiosmike grell universe home facebook. Comic book legend mike grell makes five appearances in asheville. The ultimate revenge, script by jim shooter, art by mike grell. However, while colletta was dcs art director, he also did a lot of inking for dc at the same time and there was even some folks who wondered. Skartaris is a fictional hollow earth fantasy setting created by mike grell for the sword and sorcery comic book the warlord, published by dc comics. Since his debut as comics creator in 1973, his creations include the warlord, starslayer, jon sable, freelance, shamans tears, bar sinister, and maggie the cat. It began out of a san diego, california, comic book shop owned by brothers bill and steve schanes. Jon sable freelance is an american comic book series, one of the first series created for the fledgling publisher first comics in 1983.
Mike grell makes oliver queen a relatable man and a superb hero as green arrow. Real human emotions, street crime, cocaine trafficking, arrow shooting, and love making all come together in this brilliant graphic novel. His creation and work in the warlord, jon sable freelance, green arrow, and iron man, among others, has made him an indelible part of the industry. Mike grell comic artist the most popular comic art by.
You can view a few samples of mike s work at the bottom of this page. From his early days at dc with books like legion of superheroes and. He is best remembered for his comic stories based on gerry andersons fireball xl5. She is best known for her work relaunching and redesigning marvels the unbeatable squirrel girl and archies jughead. She had a board book, paperback, hardback, bible, and she brought in her kindle for an electronic book.
His work stood out for its use of bright airbrush colors. Scouts will learn about the structure and styles of different types of graphic comic strips through an examination of real examples. Comiclink is the online vintage comic book and comic art auction destination featuring comic book auctions spotlighting the most desirable cgc graded examples of key comics, as well as comic art auctions featuring the biggest names in comic book illustration from the golden age to the present. Pacific comics pc was an independent comic book publisher that flourished from 19811984. Mike grell was born september, 1947 and is an american comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as green lanterngreen arrow, the. Nathan jerome is raising funds for mike grell s maggie the cat on kickstarter. Someone on the reservation has found a vial of the solution that creates the animalhuman hybrids and that can only mean trouble. Til comic book artist mike grell sabotaged his own. He deliberately made him ridiculous drawing him somewhere between elvis las vegas and a pimp on the street corner. As one of the pioneers of creatorowned comics, grell wrote and illustrated some of the industrys most popular independent titles. Mike grell studied at the university of wisconsin and the chicago academy of fine arts. Til comic book artist mike grell sabotaged his own superhero tyroc in protest at dcs lack of compelling black characters. Mike grell on creating the warlord and convergence villain deimos warlord vol 1 51 classic warlord 1 dragonsword sword brand new backup no 51 mike grell another fave cover ever, this one by the completely awesome mike grell. Origins most of the comic book artists from the golden age really wanted to.
Air force pilot, discovers a passage into this world through the earths north pole. Now im an manga comic book artist working for original projects. Test drive with mike grell, times arrow with mike grell, prey with mike grell, china white with mike grell, fathoms with mike grell, moscow with mike grell, boys night with phil hester and eric gapstur, rec. Mike grell born september, 1947 is an american comic book writer and artist, known for. Comic artist cadette badge scouts learn from 2 famous cartoonists a virtual fieldtrip video interview and a shared diary blog about the process of publishing a nationally syndicated comic strip. The trilliondollar trophies, script by jim shooter from a suggestion by ken klaczak, pencils by mike grell, inks by bob wiacek. Grell wrote and drew this and much of the following series as well as many of his other works. I found this really cool concept on teacher pays teacher where the girls could make up a comic based on one of their favorite books. Beginning in november 2007, it was published as an online comic series by comicmix. Mike grells maggie the cat by nathan jerome kickstarter. The titular character, travis morgan, obtains the name warlord as he fights for the freedom of the people of skartaris. The greystoke legacy under seige we just updated the catskill comics website with 9 new illustrations by mike grell. Click on any name below for more information about the artist listed.
Comic book legend mike grell comes to asheville mountain xpress. Here is the master list of the artists voted by you by your ballots over one thousand ballots cast. Mike grell s fanfavorite from the jon sable universe finds herself ensnared in international intrigue. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
As a comic creator, writer, and artist, mike grell has made incredible contributions to the comics industry over the past 40 years. Erica henderson is a new york times bestselling comic book artist born in brooklyn and currently living in boston, ma. A list of key comic books written by mike grell provided by key collector comics. He grew up in the suburbs of kansas city and currently lives in baldwin. Jon sable freelance is an american comic book series, one of the first series created for the fledging publisher first comics in 1983. Welcome to mike grell s the warlord, a dc comic book series which ran for 3 issues from 1975 until 1989. The longbow hunters is a threeissue prestige format comic book miniseries published in 1987 by dc comics. You have a merged as both writer and artist within the comic book world, which is most personally rewarding and satisfying. All comic art shown is owned or created by our gallery owners at. Here is a great collection of 6 different templates to get your book started. It was also a chain of comics shops and a distributor. Including jon sable, freelance, starslayer, shamans tears, bar sinister and maggie the cat. Mike grell is a legendary artist who has worked on many titles including legion of.
Is the comic going to be just for your personal collection. Comic books art comic art book art jaden smith fashion legion of. Mike grell grell sketching at bell con 2007 in bellingham, washington. In addition to his own creations, mike has had successful runs on superboy and the legion of superheroes, green lantern, green arrow, batman, iron man, xmen forever, james bond. Jon sable, hero of the comic book jon sable, freelance, brings little depth to his role as the novels protagonist, living his dream of running a safari company in tanzania. Mike s brings you a wide range of features which catalog and index comics from a variety of publishers. The book was announced at the most recent image expo and will be out this august for your visual pleasure. Speaking of jonathan hickman, ill also be coloring the black monday murders with artist tomm coker. Ad for the lone wolf and cub series and the new cover artist, mike ploog. He entered the comics field in 1972, when he became an assistant to dale messick on brenda starr, reporter. Iconic comic book artist and writer, mike grell is making a few special stops in asheville, ahead of his appearance at the knoxville fanboy expo on june 29 july 1. In new york city, people vanishing into the sewers may mean the return of an old mike grell character, jon sable freelance. Iconic comic book artist and writer mike grell is making a few stops in asheville ahead of.
Mike grell for more info visit the official website. Mike grell graphic novelist screenwriter creative fire. The log of the jolly roger by mike grell my rating. As an elseworlds tale, the story is set outside of canon and selfcontained. One of the girls gave us a supplies list and she led the badge. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Michael gold born august 4, 1950 is an american comics writer, editor and publisher, known for his work as the former media coordinator for the defense for the chicago conspiracy trial, group editor and director of editorial development at dc comics, cofounder of first comics, and the cofounder and director of communication national runaway switchboard as well as a disk jockey in chicago. Cartoon drawings of people cartoon people cadette badges art assignments what to draw quilting designs quilt design comic artist cute drawings. Makingfriends comic artist download grab a pencil and print the comic artist download from makingfriends.
Here is the top 125 comic book writers master list. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. Mike grell born 1947 is a comic book writer and artist. Mike grell born september, 1947 is an american comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as green lanterngreen arrow, the warlord, and jon sable freelance. San diego comic con international is a nonprofit multigenre entertainment and comic book convention held annually in san diego, california, united states. Masque adapts gaston lerouxs the phantom of the opera to the batman universe. By creating an account, you verify that you are at least years of age, and have read and agree to the terms of service and privacy. She brought in 5 different books to look through and evaluate. Welcome to mike grells the warlord, a dc comic book series which ran for 3 issues from 1975 until 1989. Cadette leader ideas for comic artist cadette badge how to draw cartoon characters. His entry into the comics industry was in 1972, as an assistant to dale messick on the brenda starr comic strip. Mike grell comic art community gallery of comic art. Ive always considered myself to be a storyteller, first and. Mike grell, freelance jon sables creator on his days of independence conducted by jon b.
Mike grell is an american comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as green. Comic book and graphic novel new releases for march 4 published by dark horse. Comic book legend mike grell makes five appearances in. Original comic art for sale by artist mike zeck at. Masterstroke studiosmike grell universe posts facebook. Many people debate this issue on comic forums daily so here is a small guide to help make up your mind before you get an artist to sign your comic. Along with competitors like first comics and eclipse comics, pc took early advantage of the growing direct market, attracting a number of writers and. It was written and drawn by mike grell and was a fully creatorowned title. Since his comics debut in 1973, hes brought his own creations and their worlds to life with a cinematic style of visual storytelling. His greatest notoriety has come from his stint with fellow artist phil hester on dc comics green arrow series from 20012004 and writing the graphic novels union station and capote in kansas by oni press. That artist turned out to be irv novick, one of the greatest comic artists.
Sep 16, 2016 mike grell, creator of jon sable, warlord, and writer artist of green arrow longbow hunter speaks about his process, predicting trends, and why spandex is a poor fabric choice. The 48 hour jumpstarter covers are virgin variants, without logos and trade dress on the covers. The violence of modern african life overwhelms a gamekeeper whose family is murdered by poachers in this fastmoving but hackneyed adventure debut by comics artist grell. Mike grell is a legendary comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as green lanterngreen arrow, warlord and jon sable freelance. Mike grells pencils for the cover of maggie the cat book one. The warlord is a sword and sorcery character appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. Joshua is back home trying to work out his new powers and old life. Beginning in november 2007, it was published as an online comic. Written and drawn by mike grell, it stars the character green arrow. Originally published by image comics in 1996, maggie the cat.
Iconic comic book artist and writer mike grell is making a few stops in. Maybe your girls would enjoy a 12 x 12 size book to put their comic strips in. The san diego comic convention comic con international is a california nonprofit public benefit corporation organized for charitable purposes and dedicated to creating the general publics awareness of and appreciation for comics and related popular art forms, including participation in and support of public presentations, conventions, exhibits, museums and other. The name, as given on its website, is comic con international. At a convention in the late 1980s, grell stated that his idea for sable was heavily influenced by ian. Here, then, are the origins of artist and writer mike grell. Iconic comic book artist and writer mike grell is making a few stops in asheville ahead of his appearance at the knoxville fanboy expo. Mike grell storyteller graphic novel writer artist. Green arrow artist mike grell headed for free comic book. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Scott kress at catskill comics is the exclusive agent for mike grell commissioned art. Mike noble was a british comics artist, who mostly worked on comic features based on popular tv series for tv comic, tv century 21 and lookin. One of mike grell s greatest strengths as a creator is that he writes and draws many of his books, and shockingly as good a writer as he is hes an even better artist, with perfect layouts, interesting panel choices and dynamic action. The arrow will hit the mark saturday for free comic book day at the maryvillebased comic shop the golden age, 1942.
Jun 21, 2018 comic book legend mike grell comes to asheville. Mike grell comic book artist toy and comic conventions. The longbow hunters, a threepart series chronicling the rebirth of the green arrow character in the dc universe, and the first appearance of shado and edward fyers. Mike grell is a legendary artist who has worked on many titles including legion of superheroes, green arrow, green lantern, warlord, and his own jon sable. See more ideas about comic art, comics and comic books art. Thats all youll need to complete all five requirements for the fun cadette comic artist badge. Fans looking for comic art originals or wishing to commission a special piece for their wall can contact scott at. Grell studied at the university of wisconsingreen bay, the chicago academy of fine art, and took the famous artists school correspondence course in cartooning. Mike grell original art commissions scott kress at catskill comics is the exclusive agent for mike grell commissioned art. Michael jon mike grell is an american comic book artist and writer. Mike grell expresses his annoyance over his warlord inker.
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