Flipsiders, let me introduce you to a beast. An absolute beast of an artist, Katsuhiro Ōtomo, He is best known as the creator of Akira, both the original 1982 manga series and the 1988 animated film adaptation. He was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2005, promoted to Officier of the order in 2014, became the fourth manga […]
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Clarence Matthew Baker (December 10, 1921 – August 11, 1959) was an American comic book artist best known for drawing early comics heroines such as the costumed crimefighter Phantom Lady, and romance comics. Active in the 1940s and 1950s Golden Age of comic books, he is the first known African-American artist to find success in
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A Flipside Inspiration Milton Caniff, often referred to as “the Rembrandt of comic strips,” was an American “adventure” cartoonist famous for his long-running comic strips, Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon. Unable to pursue his desire to join the military due to a medical condition, Caniff also used his artistic talents to contribute to the morale of
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The European Comic Book Market So over on X (or Twitter or whatever you call it) Paul Azaceta asked a loaded question. That’s a good one. There are lots of working comics professionals over here in the America’s who would probably like to know this. So I asked Mathieu Lauffray, world-renowned illustrator and author. If
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I used to have my own Patreon, and on there I would run a short column I called Book Addict. Because, let’s face it, I have a lot of books in my house. They come and go as they get cycled out quite a bit, but I really love quality books.So, the first one I’ll
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For this feature I’m turning my eyes towards manga. I really hope everyone knows what manga is, but just to be safe, manga, literally, means comics in Japanese. Right now one of my favorites manga artist/writers is Boichi. Mu-jik Park (박무직; born January 29, 1973), known professionally as Boichi, is a South Korean manga artist living in Japan. I first came
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Denys Cowan was born January 30, 1961 and is a comic book artist, television producer, media executive and one of the co-founders of Milestone Media. Denys Cowan was first inspired by superheroes as a child from reruns of the 1950s TV show Adventures of Superman with George Reeves. He did not yet even know what a comic book was and would not learn
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Don Newton (November 12, 1934 – August 19, 1984) was a comic book artist. During his career, he worked for a number of comic book publishers including Charlton Comics, DC Comics, and Marvel Comics. He is best known for his work on The Phantom, Aquaman, and Batman. Newton also drew several Captain Marvel/Marvel Family stories and was a fan of the character having studied
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Welcome to the inaugural edition of BRICK HOUSE COMICS, where we review comics that we love and excite us, so we feel the need to share them with you and hopefully you’ll pick up something to read that’s totally new to you. So, with James Gunn announcing that there is going to be an Authority
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This is a special one for me, because I place Juan Gimenez as 1 of my Top 5 Favorite Artists of All Time. Juan Antonio Giménez Lópezwas born in Mendoza, Argentina. He finished his high school education as an industrial designer. He attended the National University of Cuyo’s School of Arts and Design followed by the Academy of
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