by Rick Coste | Jan 7, 2021 | Bronze Age, Colorist, Editors, Modern Age, Writers
Louise Simonson How many people can say they’ve edited, written, and even colored comics? Louise Simonson can. Since starting her career as an editor for Creepy and Vampirella in the 1970s, Simonson brought her talents to Marvel Comics to edit Uncanny X-Men, Star...
by Rick Coste | Dec 22, 2020 | Bronze Age, Illustrators, Modern Age, Writers
Trina Robbins Who can say they’ve had a song written about them by Joni Mitchell, knew Jim Morrison, appeared in the documentary She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, written more than a dozen books, and was the very first woman to illustrate Wonder Woman (as well as a...
by Rick Coste | Dec 21, 2020 | Bronze Age, Writers
Linda Fite When Linda Fite was first asked to write the title Claws of the Cat for Marvel, she was a bit concerned. It was 1972, and to her, it felt a bit cliche. DC had their own “cat” woman. There was something a bit demeaning with a female character always having...
by Rick Coste | Dec 21, 2020 | Bronze Age, Colorist
Tatjana Wood Once pencil and inks are complete, there is a crucial step to bring the story to life – colors. This falls to the colorist, an often unheralded artist whose artistry and skill we see without noticing. Check out this piece from Alan Moore’s run...
by Rick Coste | Dec 21, 2020 | Bronze Age, Editors, Golden Age, Silver Age
Dorothy Woolfolk In the 1949 story “Superman Returns to Krypton” (Superman #61), he learns that he is vulnerable when exposed to green kryptonite. Kryptonite had been introduced previously in the Superman radio serial. Still, it wasn’t until DC...
by Rick Coste | Dec 21, 2020 | Bronze Age, Colorist, Golden Age, Illustrators, Silver Age
Marie Severin EC Comics was a powerhouse back in the 1940s-50s. Much of its catalog after 1950 consisted of dark stories of horror and science fiction. Its last title was published in 1956 due to increasing pressure from the Comic Code Authority and a growing...
