Alcott reimagines such hits as the famous stars classic 1969 space oddity as a scifi comic book cover from 1960, bowies glam alter ego ziggy stardusts 1972 starman which tells planet stories in scifi pulp magazine or the legendary collaboration of queen and bowies under pressure as a comic cover of a deepsea adventure novel from 1950s. Figure is built on a vintage 9 inch articulated body. Frank frazetta the serpent aka aros paperback novel cover. Starman is a name used by several different dc comics superheroes, most prominently ted.
Here you can find over 23,000 scans of vintage comic book covers, all unwatermarked and yours for the taking. Er brand on covers editora racana for the majority of the issues. Published june 10th 2008 by dc comics first published january 1st 2008. Art by carmine infantino and murphy anderson 1967 59. Both are love letters to the golden age without feeling trite or overly nostalgic, though starmans whole early premise is nostalgia and what it means to people. Index status cover scan status 84 covers for 83 issues available. But these andrew robinson painted covers are even more awesome, and theres more where these came from. Most comic fans know that superman actually began life in action comics.
Even a poor copy, however, can be sought by readers and even collectors when better condition copies are not available at affordable prices. The classic superhero series starman, starring a genx superhero, returns in this massive omnibus hardcover edition by. Custom 9 inch starman famous covers mego action figure. When i started adding starman covers to the list, i thought i was going to add a bunch of tony harris covers. His earliest comic book work came in the late 1980s, but he became best known for his revitalization of the character starman for dc comics in the 1990s. This page contains all cover art images in the database for this particular comic series. Jun 14, 2019 celebrating comic art featuring starman.
Written by roger stern, with art by new regular penciller dave hoover and guest inker carlos garzon. See more ideas about comic art, comics and justice society of america. Starman jack knight is fictional character, a comic book superhero in the dc comics. Volume one volume two annuals see also textless covers. Starman 1994 comic book by dc 83 issues, 83 covers oct 1994 to mar 2010. Starman and the demon, after following seperate leads, prevent the nazis from using an arcane book to enact a ritual to enlist demons against the allies. Another major family member that we meet in this book is mikaal tomas, a blueskinned space alien who was billed as starman in an obscure issue of an obscure comic series called first issue special. One of the reasons that i chose a time frame instead of going for the best of all time is because the art of the covers, the methods of creating them, and the role that covers play has changed drastically over the history of the comic book industry. Art by jose luis garcialopez and dick giordano 1980 61. Theres one starman too many as the son of the original starman turns up to claim his fathers title, forcing will to either fight or give up the right to use the name. Starman volume 2 textless covers, starman volume 2 textless covers, comic volumes.
Robinson was firing on all cylinders along with the phenomenal paul smith. Starman cbr cbr the worlds top destination for comic. Western gunfighters 1956, western outlaws, and western outlaws and sheriffs. In the opening scene of the tale, mikaal claims that the people of earth gave him the name due to the similarities between his own life and bowies song. Dc comic books, comic book covers, comic art, justice society of america, better books, comic poster, fantasy concept art, book posters, dc comics characters. Creating an attractive comic book cover is necessary to draw people into your comics and capture their interest.
Mikes brings you a wide range of features which catalog and index comics from a variety of publishers. When we first meet him, mikaal has been kidnapped as part of an odd carnival in the outskirts of the knight familys beloved opal city. The best design for your cover art will incorporate elements of composition, psychology, and. This page lists prices for the first 100 issues of supermans appearances in his solo series, which began in 1939. A click on the cover leads to the large cover view, a click on the issue number to the issue. David bowie graphic novel biography brings the starman to. How to design a comic book cover with pictures wikihow. Before anyone cries outrage at why george perez and walt simonson are not on this list, despite continuing to produce amazing work, please remember that were just talking about seminal works from the last 25 years. You can find out values of action issues by clicking here. This is my list of the 100 best comic book covers from the period 1980present. Bleeding cool covers comic book news, rumors and info from every angle. Jun 11, 2019 to celebrate the last 25 years in comics, were looking back at the greatest comic book artists from the last quarter century.
New dc comics omnibuses for 2020, include starman, year of. A click on the cover leads to the large cover view, a click on the issue number to the issue data. Writer james robinsons starman comic book series featured a story about an alien named mikaal tomas, who went by the alias of starman while living on earth. Jan 01, 2008 his earliest comic book work came in the late 1980s, but he became best known for his revitalization of the character starman for dc comics in the 1990s.
The adventures of starman and flasher coppell historical society. Dc comic books, comic book covers, comic art, justice society of america, better books, comic poster, fantasy. David bowie songs turned into old pulp fiction book covers by. In addition, he has written james robinson is a british writer, best known for his work in comic books and screenplays. The 1950s began an era known as the silver age of comic books. He is best known for his work on dc comics black lightning, and various moonstone books comics and covers, which include art for the werewolf the. David bowie graphic novel biography brings the starman to comics. Comics in this condition have an aggregate of defects so extensive as to render them all but uncollectible in most cases. Here he uses paint to create some great surfaces with more realism and weight than typical drawn comic book art. Cover for starman dc, 1994 series dc comic books, comic book covers. This week we feature the marvelatlas western titles. Index status cover scan status 1198 covers for 715 issues available.
The classic superhero series starman, starring a genx superhero, returns. Starman volume 1 starman volume 2, starman volume 1, starman volume 2. There were variant covers, gimmick covers, stunt storylines out the ass, and everything. Superhero comic book cover posters wall art museum outlets. Starman 1994 comic read starman 1994 comic online in. The 25 greatest comic book artists from the last 25 years. Don winslow of the navy dennis the menace giant best of dc coleccion vertigo spain factorx spanish buzzy daffy duck a date with judy fawcetts funny animals crazy magazine flintstones dutch.