According to legend or the back pages of issue one, whichever, len wein, gerry conway, marv wolfman, mark evanier, bill rotsler, and bill warren all ended up pissdrunk at some marvel party at the executive hotel during 1983s san diego comic con. Carmine michael infantino american comicbook artist. While memories of the exact months differ, their general consensus is 1967. Bob wakelin bob wiacek bret blevins brian garvey brian postman bruce patterson cameron carl burgos carl gafford carlos garzon carmine imperato carmine infantino charles. Mark evanier has a fascinating, and unflinching, assessment of a period of carmine infantinos storied comics career thats gone largely overlooked in the obituaries that have appeared since the artists death on thursday. Among his character creations are the silver age version of dc superspeedster the flash, with writer robert. Carmine infantino comic book artist rip metafilter. While julius schwartzs editorial records, provided by. Born on may 24 th 1925, carmine michael infantino was one of the greatest comic artists america ever produced. Carmine michael infantino, american comicbook artist born may 24, 1925, brooklyn, n. One year at comiccon international, i got will eisner and chuck cuidera together to discuss the origin on one of the best comic books of what some call the golden age of comics.
May 24, 1925 april 4, 20 was an american comics artist and editor, primarily for dc comics, during the late 1950s and early 1960s period known as the silver age of comic books. Posted on february 11, 2019 by twodimensionpodcast. Mark evaniers upcoming jack kirby book or books if it ever comes to pass. Julie schwartz loved carmine because carmine did great science fiction. Wein lou paige louise simonson luke mcdonnell maggie thompson many hands marc andreyko marie severin mark chiodo painted mark evanier mark.
How carmine infantino designed dcs silver age sequart. After that, evanier was informed that were canceling the book. Even later in his career, infantino was exploring new techniques and brought a sense of abstraction and inventiveness to his work. See that earlier post for more details of my reasoning. Gold key comics was created in 1962, when its parent company western publishing switched to inhouse publishing rather than packaging content for branding and distribution by its business partner, dell comics. In the 1950s infantinos clean lines and bold colours combined with bob. I am open to books about comics, about characters, about creators, and fictional audio prose. Covers by other artists are included for issues where infantino pencilled the interior story but not the cover. During jack kirbys stint on dcs jimmy olsen comic, infantino authorized redrawing. Marie severin was born into a family of artists, and she made friendships in comics that have lasted a lifetime.
More obits and tributes pouring in, and one from mark evanier. His comic book career commenced in 1969 when he apprenticed with the legendary jack kirby and also began writing comic book scripts for disney. So he said to carmine infantino, who was running the company, you pick something for me. Give me your worstselling book if you like and ill make it your bestselling title. He is also known for his columns and blog news from me, and for his work as a historian and biographer of the comics industry, in particular his awardwinning.
Hoping to make their comics more like traditional childrens books, they initially eliminated panel lineborders, using just the panel, with its ink and artwork evenly edged but. Carmines work in the comic book industry goes back as far as the mid1940s with timely. He was part of the first generation of comic book fans. According to mark evanier, stan goldberg archie comics, colorist for many of the early silver age marvel books has passed away. Comic book artist magazine special edition mark evanier.
Born in brooklyn, new york city into a family of italian origins, young infantino began his career in comic books while in high school. San diego comiccon international is a nonprofit multigenre entertainment and comic book convention held annually in san diego, california, united states. Once in a while, it was done before the comic was even written. Evanier was deposed twice, in november and then again in december. A werewolf tale is tossed in for balance, as is a cautionary story about selling your soul to satan. Infantinos dynamic, avantgarde aesthetic helped usher in the silver age of comic books, which held sway from the mid1950s to about 1970. At dc during many of those years, it was carmine infantino, who also usually did that rough sketch himself. Penciler, publisher, provocateur from twomorrows, the great artist receives the treatment he deserves in the form of a lavishlyassembled combination of interviews and artwork edited by jim amash amash does a terrific job of surveying infantino s life and careerhitting all of.
Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. During jack kirbys stint on dcs jimmy olsen comic, infantino authorized redrawing supermans head. Special thanks go to roy thomas, mark evanier and the late dick giordano for answering my emails of november 2009. The name, as given on its website, is comiccon international. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics. But at some point, a sketch would be designed and it would be approved by whoever was in charge of approving cover designs. Crossfire and rainbow by mark evanier and dan spiegle. And regardless of the outcome, with carmine infantino the artist whod pencilled every single flash. He had that flat, twodimensional look for the buildings, the skylines and the cities. Thats how comics writer and historian mark evanier. Vampire tales comic books from marvel atomic avenue.
Mark evanier has a fascinating, and unflinching, assessment of a period of carmine infantino s storied comics career thats gone largely overlooked in the obituaries that have appeared since the artists death on thursday. A comic adaptation of the original vampire story, lord ruthven, is offered, along with tales of emotionally tormented vampires in the 1970s and vengeful women vampires. Collection of batman stories and covers illustrated by carmine infantino. I will always associate carmine infantino with batman covers from the mid60s. An unvarnished look at carmine infantinos time as dc. Smithsonian book of comic book comics 1982 and if you want a good book on the visual language of the comicbook artform understanding comics. The unknown kirby mark evanier reveals the kings treasures unseen conducted by jon b. Carmine infantino encountered a barrage of criticism last year in the pages of the comics buyers guide after he defended a decision he made while he was the editorial director at dc comics in 1971 that was called into question by mark evanier. Describing it as a sauna, they all retreated to the roof to air out a bit.
Carmine did a great job in stylising and giving the look for comic books and science fiction. But he also told infantino not to remove someone else from a job they already had. Letter to the editor from comics writers mark evanier and mark gruenwald. More comments about the state of mainstream comic books starts the conversation off, which goes into the giant monster comics from atlas, 3d comics and ends with pullapalooza. I refuse to dignify mark evanier and his coterie of gnats who live in their own bizarre world of exaggeration with any further response. Carmine infantino is one of the classic cartoonists of the golden, silver, and bronze ages. Amazing world of carmine infantino the silver age of comicbook art carmine infantino. Government agent henry peter gyrich is kicking out all but. Infantino raises questions about cbg letters policy. Carmine infantino was a legendary comic book artist from both the golden age and the silver age of comic books, and the former editorial director of dc comics. She colored the horror, science fiction, and war comics of the legendary ec line, and spent thirty years working for marvel comics, doing everything from production and coloring to penciling, inking, and art direction, with work on the incredible hulk, submariner, doctor strange. The book came to an end when mark evanier decided to leave it.
For issues where infantino did the cover but not the interior, only the cover is included. I was surprised at how much i enjoyed listening to a history of batman and comic books. Avengers mansion is running out of room, so the old order changeth. As ive stated both of the depositions were heated as the point was driven home, by marvels lawyers, that evanier wasnt actually present at the time period in question, despite evanier seeming to dispute that claim and stating that his knowledge is better than the first hand knowledge of anyone else, including lee. He is the author of several books on comics, including kirby. Read dark horse digital comics on your internetconnected laptop and desktop. Following a lead of trenchs, the three heroes head to bjorland, where they again find cyber, who offers trench a fortune to betray his allies. Attack of the 50 year old comic books a look back at some really old comics by an even older comics fan.
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