Since I couldn't find a page of his work
on the Net, I decided to create one myself.
Anyone who knows me will realize just how much it takes to move the
incurably lazy me into action Believe me, Alan Brennert's worth it !
I'm rather fond of comics.
So I've created this page to make note of some of the finer
practitioners of the genre. Most of these people are already
well known in the industry, and as a consequence, have already got
web pages of their own (which is good: it's less work for me ).
Still, if you'd like to know more about this particular creative art
form (yes, I mean comics ), you'd do well to check out the works
of the following creators. Sergio Aragones is one of the swiftest, funniest and just plain out-and-out charming artists I've ever had the pleasure to meet. For more information on this amazingly talented man, just visit the Groo site.
Alan Brennert is a writer who does far too little work for my taste.
I want lots more from him Since I couldn't find a page of his work
on the Net, I decided to create one myself.
Anyone who knows me will realize just how much it takes to move the
incurably lazy me into action Believe me, Alan Brennert's worth it !
Carl Barks is probably best known for his work on Walt Disney's Ducks, and particularly for his creation of the crotchety, miserly old umpteen-centrifugilillionaire, Scrooge McDuck.
Mark Crilley is the creator of Akiko, a wonderful tale of
a bunch of friends on the planet Smoo. Mark's also been enterprising
enough to set up his own
web-site, sparing me the large amounts of
time it would have cost me to sing his praises
Warren Ellis, the most evil man in the world. I first caught
up to his efforts on Hellstorm and he's always rewarded my
effort in keeping up. Particular favourites of mine include his
runs on Doom 2099, Stormwatch and Hellstorm.
He's yet another Internet-aware writer who's gone to the trouble of
putting up his own
web-site. So what are you waiting for ? Check it out, already !
Ellis is also currently writing the excellent Transmetropolitan
from Vertigo: more information on this is available at
The Transmet Feed.
Steve Englehart What can I say about the man who gave us Silver St. Cloud ? He didn't have a very long run on Detective Comics (along with artist Marshall Rogers), but every issue of that run was a classic. Other favourites of mine include his series from Epic Comics, Coyote.
Mark Evanier
Neil Gaiman is best known for his creation of the Sandman. And that's all I'm going to say about this terrific writer just now, since there are a lot of other people capable of praising him much more eloquently than I. Catch up with them at The Dreaming
Steve Gerber, probably best known for his work on Marvel Comics' Howard the Duck has had a long stream of innovative work in comics, ranging from his work on the Defenders to the Phantom Zone and Foolkiller mini-series. Check out his web-site for more information on the man.
Larry Gonick is responsible for The Cartoon History of
the Universe, a nifty presentation of events from the dawn of
time until ... until ... heck, wherever the current volume's reached .
Great reading matter.
James Hudnall has been a writer for a long time. He first came to my attention with his creation of ESPers, back in 1986, and manages to keep that attention quite consistently, ever since. Learn more about him at his website.
Lat is a Malaysian cartoonist of quite prodigious
talents. Born Mohd. Nor bin Khalid, he discovered his talents in
cartooning at a very early age, and never looked back from there.
While extremely famous in his home country of Malaysia, he's not
really well known outside, which is a terrible shame, since the
man's work is incredibly good and well-deserving of greater
recognition.
Besides having drawn a vast pool of exquisitely Malaysian cartoons,
Lat has also written four books which detail his early life and
growing up in a kampung (village) and later, a town: Kampung Boy,
Kampung Boy: Then and Now, Town Boy and Mat Som. These
four books beautifully communicate Malaysian village life in a manner
to which little else can compare.
Sheldon Mayer is one of DC's earliest mainstays, and responsible for a great many comic creations of his own, my personal favourites being Sugar and Spike, Scribbly and Ma Hunkel, the original Red Tornado.
David Mack is the creator (writer and artist) of the exquisitely poetic Kabuki, a comic that's held my attention ever since I was fortunate to come across it in Singapore in 1994.
Alan Moore caught my attention very early in the '80's with his lyrical revamp of DC Comics' Swamp Thing . Others, who had been fortunate enough to catch sight of his earlier work in Britain's Warrior magazine were already aware of his formidable talents from his work on Marvelman and V for Vendetta. Learn more about him from this website
John Ostrander has done a number of things, from writing to acting to ... Wikipedia Site
Jim Ottaviani
Christopher Priest has been a writer and editor for over two decades. He's been unfortunate enough to be the victim of a write-up by that wascally wabbit, the Vorpal Bunny. Check out his website here.
Trina Robbins Trina Robbins has done a lot of stuff, including one of my favourites, an adaptation of Tanith Lee's "The Silver Metal Lover".
Don Rosa The logical successor to Carl Barks' mantle of chronicler of the Duck Saga, Don Rosa has produced a huge body of work including his 12-issue saga of "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck", which chronicles the life of that curmudgeonly tycoon from his earliest years in Scotland to his present day status as the richest duck in the world.
Stan Sakai is best known for his creation of Usagi Yojimbo, the tale of a anthropomorphic rabbit samurai in 17th century Japan. Learn more about Usagi (and Stan) at the Usagi Yojimbo Dojo.
Walter Simonson Wikipedia Site
Rumiko Takahashi Wikipedia Site
Matt Wagner is a writer and artist who's put out some of my favourite books (immediate examples that spring to mind are his Grendel cycle and his often-overlooked Demon mini-series for DC comics. He's currently working on the long-awaited maxi-series Mage II. Check out the Matt Wagner web-page: Ancient Brain Parts
I'm sure I've left out a large number of creators who deserve mention in the list: I'll add more to this list as and when I can.