by Rick Coste | Dec 21, 2020 | Modern Age, Writers
Fiona Avery Fans of Spider-Man are well aware that in this multiverse of characters, many bear the “spider” moniker. One that rises to the top is Anya Corazon, otherwise known as Araña, and later as Spider-Girl. Anya is the creation of writer Fiona Avery and artist...
by Rick Coste | Dec 21, 2020 | Colorist, Illustrators, Modern Age, Writers
Laura Allred Writer, artist, colorist… Laura Allred can do it all. She is arguably best known for her work as a colorist on some of the most popular titles in the Marvel and DC universes. In 2012 Allred was recognized with the “Best Coloring” Eisner...
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 | Golden Age, Writers
Ruth Roche Long before Kamala Khan and Simon Baz, there was another Muslim superhero. The first, in fact. His name was Kismet, Man of Fate, and he appeared in Bomber Comics in 1944. His creator was quite a powerhouse in her own right – her name was Ruth Ann...
by Rick Coste | Dec 19, 2020 | Golden Age, Writers
Joye Hummel In 1943 Joye Hummel was a psychology student at Katherine Gibbs School. It was well known that one of the professors, William Moulton Marston, had created the character of Wonder Woman. Only a couple of years old, the character was already well-known...
by Rick Coste | Dec 19, 2020 | Golden Age, Illustrators, Writers
Tarpé Mills One of the most popular female characters in comics at the start of World War II was Miss Fury. The character, a socialite named Maria Drake, who donned a skintight panther suit to fight crime, was so popular that her name appeared on the nose of three...
