Dennis A. Amith presents My Comic Book Journey
TITLE: Prince of Tennis vol. 1 RELEASE: April 2004 (US Release) COMPANY: Viz Media Story and Art by Takeshi Konomi In 1999, tennis player and manga artist Takeshi Konomi created a series known as “Tennis no Ojisama” (The Prince of Tennis). Published in Shueisha’s “Weekly Read More …
TITLE: Jon Sable Freelance vol. 1, Issue #1 YEAR: June 1983 COMPANY: First Comics Created/Written/Illustrated:Mike Grell 1983 and Ken F. Levin and Mike Gold would launch their own comic book company, First Comics. Enticing writers and artists which included Frank Brunner, Mike Grell, Howard Chaykin, Read More …
TITLE: Savage Dragon Issue #152 YEAR: September 2009 COMPANY: Image Comics Writer/Artwork: Erik Larsen Letterer: Tom Orzechowski Colors: Nikos Koutsis Flats: Mike Toris We have seen the Savage Dragon die a few times and be mourned by family and friends. With issue #52, Paul Dragon Read More …
TITLE: Batvark Issue #1 YEAR: August 2017 COMPANY: Aardvark-Vanaheim Penciller: Gustave Dore Inker: Dante Alighieri Colorist: Sandeep Atwal Digitizer: Sean Michael Robinson Finisher: Benjamin Hobbs I am a longtime reader of Dave Sim’s “Cerebus” and while it has been awhile since I have purchased a Read More …
TITLE: The Totally Awesome Hulk Issue #19 YEAR: August 2017 COMPANY: Marvel Comics Writer: Greg Pak Artist: Robert Gill Colorist: Nolan Woodard Letterer: VC’s Cory Petit Cover Artist: STONEHOUSE Editor: Mark Paniccia Editor-in-Chief: Axel Alonso As many are trying to get their hands on the Read More …
TITLE: Spawn Kills Everyone! Issue #1 YEAR: September 2016 COMPANY: Image Comics Writer: Todd McFarlane Art: JJ Kirby Color: FCO Plascenscia Letterer: Tom Orzechowski Editor: Todd McFarlane Spawn created by Todd McFarlane Back in 1995, the alternate storyline “The Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe” was Read More …
TITLE: Eyeshield 21 vol. 1 RELEASE: April 2005 (US Release) COMPANY: Viz Media Writer: Riichiro Inagaki Artist: Yusuke Murata In Japan, American football may not be too popular compared to the international futbol (soccer), but there are a few high schools that have football teams Read More …
TITLE: Excalibur vol. 1, issue #42 YEAR: October 1991 COMPANY: Marvel Comics Written/Pencils by Alan Davis Inker: Mark Farmer Letterer: Michael Heisler Colorist: Glynis Oliver Editor: Terry Kavanagh Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco Excalibur was created by Chris Claremont and Alan Davis Back in the ’90s, as Read More …