From a seminal turn on superboy and the legion of superheroes and creating the lost world of the warlord, to his work on green arrow, mike grell made an indelible mark at dc comics in the 1970s and 80s. Interview writerartist mike grell at motor city comic. Isreal hi anthony, the package had arrived with all 3 pieces in great condition. We buy, sell, trade for single pieces or collections of original comic book and comic strip art.
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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. We also spoke with mike grell, a cartoonist and writer who has worked on iron man, green arrow, xmen, the warlord, and john. 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. His entry into the comics industry was in 1972, as an assistant to dale messick on the brenda starr comic. Mike grell comic artist the most popular comic art by. Masterstroke studiosmike grell universe home facebook.
Heres a look at anther creator testimonials, this time from wellknown writerartist mike grell green arrow, warlord, jon sable. Real human emotions, street crime, cocaine trafficking, arrow shooting, and love making all come together in this brilliant graphic novel. Among the persistent themes in grells stories are the connections of humans to nature, individualism versus collectivism and how people can maintain integrity in the ever changing, topsyturvy, modern world. May 24, 2019 may 24, 2019 joshua winchester comic books, comic creators, conventions, interview comments off on interview writerartist mike grell at motor city comic con since superhero comics became popular during the 1940s, there has always been an emphasis on other genre types in the decades leading up to the modern age. Mike grell is an american comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as green. Mike entered the comics industry as an assistant to dale messick on the brenda starr comic strip in 1972 but in 1973 he moved to new york city and began his. August 31, 1995 direct market date august 31, 1995 source. Art by esad ribic, steve mcniven, russell dauterman, chris samnee, alex maleev, stuart immonen, pepe larraz, jim cheung, daniel acuna, greg land and ed mcguinness. A writer as well as artist, grell cemented his status as a. Revisit the tale of joshua brand and his mystical ability to harness the power of animals and the earth itself.
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