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Hero Initiative's Giant-Size X-Men #100 Sketch Offered To Comic Shops

Hero Initiative's Giant-Size X-Men #100 Sketch Offered To Comic Shops

With all of Hero Initiative's 100+ original covers to Marvel Comics' Giant-Size X-Men are on display with art by… (take a deep breath in….) Arthur Adams, Chris Bachalo, Alan Davis, Walt Simonson, Howard Chaykin, Adam Kubert, Ed McGuinness, Frank Quitely, Charlie Adlard, Kristin Allen, Grey Allison, Kaare Andrews, Darryl Banks, Sweeney Boo, Brett Breeding, Jeffrey[...]
Fred Hembeck's Variant Covers For The Avengefuls

Fred Hembeck's Variant Covers For The Avengefuls

And they should be very silly indeed. But one thing I'm really proud of is that Boom have commissioned Fred Hembeck to draw four variant covers of the books I grew up on early Fred Hembeck, his strips reprinted in Marvel UK news stand comics, and was blown away by the Assistant Editor's Month where he[...]
Fred Hembeck To Draw Strips For IDW Books From February

Fred Hembeck To Draw Strips For IDW Books From February

A number of us older types grew up reading American comics with a running commentary from cartoonist Fred Hembeck Whether appearing in the trade press or the comics themselves (my favourite was the Fantastic Four Roast that Marvel published), Fred Hembeck specialised in a pun-heavy, continuity-heavy, knock knee-heavy approach that enriched the comics, made them[...]
And Finally… Fred Hembeck Draws Marvel Circa 1964

And Finally… Fred Hembeck Draws Marvel Circa 1964

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Swipe File: Justice League Dark And Fred Hembeck

Swipe File: Justice League Dark And Fred Hembeck

On the left, a commission by Fred Hembeck from a fair few years ago now, itself based on the classic Justice League #1 cover And the cover to the new Justice League Dark #1, part of the DC Relaunch. In Swipe File we present two or more images that resemble each other to some degree[...]
From Batgirl To Zatanna, Fred Hembeck Sells 32 DCU Women

From Batgirl To Zatanna, Fred Hembeck Sells 32 DCU Women

32 DC female characters in one drawing, from the true master of comic book industry satire, Fred Hembeck I count him as one of my greatest influences in comics, and he… well, he keeps on drawing them Place your bids, ladies and gentlemen. And here they all are 32 DC female characters in one drawing,[...]