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Among the icons of the Golden Age, Basil Wolverton is unique A creator who had a knack for imagining the unimaginable in comic books and beyond, Wolverton left an indelible mark on Golden Age history with one of his most memorable creations: Spacehawk This superhuman science fiction enforcer made his debut in Target Comics #5,[...]

In an industry with a history full of ridiculously creative artists and writers, Basil Wolverton still stands out.  With an output that spans from Spacehawk to Powerhouse Pepper, Brain Bats of Venus to the most infamously weird caricatures ever created, Wolverton's imagination seemed limitless I like to seek out undiscovered country for these posts, and[...]

(and see the end for an updated write-up of the panel). Recreations of the original art for Sam Kieth's Maxx… Mike Mignola's Hellboy… Walt Simonson's Star Slammers… Classic Marvel Covers, a very thick volume recreating the original cover art for Marvel in the sixties and seventies. More John Romita Spider-Man Artist Editions… Not only the Basil Wolverton Weird Worlds Artist Edition[...]

Chris Thompson tells us: IDW's first ever Artist's Edition with DC Comics will be MAD comics (the pre-cursor to the magazine) featuring art by Basil Wolverton, Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder, Wally Wood, etc Scott Dunbier says this is the most exciting one for him after the Wally Wood book (which had the same dimensions as this[...]

It just wouldn't be the same without Basil Wolverton covers, among other things Still, as Jim Lee also reminded us tonite, they do have Mad. But the point of today's trend is this — that scorecard is pretty full now  Not many things left to guess But is it really complete?  We should know soon. [blackbirdpie url="https://twitter.com/#!/jimlee00/status/78976713417179138"] Most-Read[...]