by Rick Coste | Dec 23, 2020 | Editors, Modern Age
Karen Berger In Captain America #267, a young woman asks Cap out on a date. That woman was placed there by writer J.M. DeMatteis as a joke on his friend Karen Berger. Berger is certainly no stranger to comics, outside of its pages. She joined DC Comics in 1979 as an...
by Rick Coste | Dec 23, 2020 | Modern Age, Writers
Madeleine Blaustein In 1994 the world was introduced to police officer Marisa Rahm in the DC’s Milestone Media series Deathwish. What distinguishes the character, written by Madeleine Blaustein and Yves Fezzani, is that Rahm is transgender – one of the first to...
by Rick Coste | Dec 23, 2020 | Illustrators, Modern Age
June Brigman In 1984, June Brigman and Louise Simonson created the Power Pack for Marvel Comics. Brigman handled the pencils, and Simonson gave the characters their voices. Brigman had only been involved in comics for a year, having joined AC Comics in 1983, only to...
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 22, 2020 | Editors, Modern Age
Sana Amanat As of this writing, Sana Amanat is the Director of Content and Character Development at Marvel Comics and has served as editor on Marvel’s biggest titles, including Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, Daredevil, and a highly acclaimed run of the series Hawkeye....
by Rick Coste | Dec 22, 2020 | Illustrators, Modern Age, Writers
Sarah Andersen When Sarah Andersen started publishing her webcomic Fangs on Tapas, she couldn’t have known at the time it would lead to a spot on the New York Times Bestseller list under the graphic books category in October 2020. She shouldn’t be surprised. Her...
