In the early 1980s, grant and zeck proposed creating a punisher miniseries. Daredevil black and white by mike zeck original comic art titled back issue mag cover, located in philippes mike zeck comic art gallery captain america watches over new york. The punisher is a five issue comic book limited series published by marvel comics in 1986, starring the fictional vigilante the punisher. Dematteis and mike zeck published in 1987, featuring the final battle between marvel comics characters kraven the hunter and spiderman. Zeck born september 6, 1949, is an american comics artist. Eclipse began publishing the title soon after the cancellation of alien worlds, a similar sciencefiction themed anthology. In 1977, zeck started working for marvel comics on master of kung fu with writer.
The punisher was named the 19th greatest comic book character of all time by movie magazine empire, saying that he is the grimmest and most compelling of characters and praising the punisher max series. It became clear that marvel comics was just resting on past laurels and churning out to get comics on the newsstand quickly. The punisher is a fiveissue comic book limited series published by marvel comics in 1986, starring the fictional vigilante the punisher. Mike zecks classic marvel stories artists edition hc.
A young mike zeck as black bolt at the july 1971 new york comic art festival. He also wrote the metal men backup story in the new doom patrol and returned to marvel comics for a number of new spiderman stories. Steven grant born october 22, 1953 is an american comic book writer best known for his 19851986 marvel comics miniseries the punisher with artist mike. Stan lee was the former head writer, editorial and art director, publisher, and chairman of marvel comics, where he created or cocreated enduring characters including spiderman, the xmen, the incredible hulk, the fantastic four and many others. This unique artists edition showcases some of zecks finest worksthe first two issues of the initial punisher miniseries, the first issue of secret wars, a classic twopart captain america story featuring deathlok, nick fury and spiderman, and the first. He is depicted as an enemy of the punisher and spiderman.
Top five mike zeck captain america covers comics should be good. Once in a while i still use the checklist galleries from my previous site for reference and ive heard from a few folks that you would still like to have that referencing ability as well. He attended the ringling school of art in 1967, and after graduation worked at the migrant education center in fort lauderdale, florida career. Barr mike zeck nel yomtov paris cullins paul becton paul gulacy paul mounts paul neary peter b. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and. Mike began his career at charlton comics and moved across to marvel and the master of kung fu in 1977.
The series was written by jim shooter with art by mike zeck and bob layton. In 1987, mcfarlane originally penciled the issue but larry hama rejected his art and marshall rogers was brought in to redraw the issue. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Spiderman 2099 second edition1st printing 200 mint condition frank millers roninbook 6. The name al milgrom signifies the decline of the american comic book.
Batman portfolio by mike zeck includes 6 beautiful fullpage art prints with art by mike zeck and featuring the dark knight detectives harrowing showdown with one of his most dangerous adversaries the kgbeast. September 6, 1949 is an american comic book artist and occasional writer. Punisher portfolio one by mike zeck 1990 comic books. No conventions this goround, so im planning a store appearance instead. Batman portfolio by mike zeck dc comics ten nights of the beast 1988 kgbeast in comic books copper age 198491. Steven grant born october 22, 1953 is an american comic book writer best known for his 19851986 marvel comics miniseries the punisher with artist mike zeck and for his creatorowned character whisper. Mike zeck born september 6, 1949 is an american born september 6, 1949 is an american. A new adventure for the punisher begins with this mike.
Joe run in 1995, mcfarlane was a superstar and marvel decided to release the story with mcfarlanes unpublished art. As the defining editorial voice for marvel he introduced a generation to a new, more humanized approach to superheroes. A gallery and index of my work on the secret wars 12 issue maxi series. This unique artists edition showcases some of zecks finest worksthe first two issues of the initial punisher miniseries, the first issue of secret wars, a classic twopart captain america story. Charlton comics all new monster hunters 6 mike zeck steve ditko july 1976 c mike zeck on. Mike began his career at charlton comics and moved across to. Note that my previous mike zeck checklist with more images is now on my adobe portfolio site. The player of the month is mike zeck, veteran comic artist and at the time. Jesse black crow has a vision of captain americas recent troubles and assumes his mystic crow form to fly to his aid. The punisher by mike zeck the punisher, punisher comic book, punisher comics. Mike zeck comic art community gallery of comic art. Most storylines and art were devoid of any integrity or talent. The punisher francis frank castle, born castiglione is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Al milgrom comics general cgc comic book collectors.
I will be accepting requests for books to be signed and cgced by mr. Marvel super heroes secret wars, commonly known simply as secret wars, is a twelve issue comic book crossover limited series published from may 1984 to april 1985 by marvel comics. Charlton comics all new monster hunters 6 mike zeck. Comics vol 1 14 marvel database fandom powered by wikia. The last time i vacationed in the philippines, i timed it so that i could make a guest appearance at the 2016 asia pop comic con in manila before returning to the states. Mike zeck was born in greenville, pennsylvania, 1 to michael and kathryn jean zeck. Click on a thumbnail to view an expanded lightbox image. Legends by stan lee, marvel comics group, mike zeck. In 2009, he wrote a five issue comic book limited series, illustrated by mike cavallaro, the life and times of savior 28, which was released by idw publishing in 2009.
Spiderman 2099 second edition1st printing 200 mint condition frank millers ronin book 6. The comic debuted with fantaco in 1981, and in 1985 was revived by eclipse, where starting over from issue 1 it ran for fourteen issues until 1987. He is best known for his work for marvel comics on such series as captain america, marvel superheroes secret wars, master of kungfu, and the punisher as well as the kravens last hunt storyline in the spiderman titles. Batman portfolio by mike zeck dc comics ten nights of. Mike does not attend conventions and as far as i know this is the first sign. A young mike zeck as black bolt at the july 1971 new. He began his career in 1974 working for marvel comics imprint curtis magazines on the title the. Mike zecks cover for captain america marvel 1968 serie direct edition april. Browse the marvel comics issue the punisher learn where to read it, and. Charlton comics all new monster hunters 6 mike zeck steve. Amazing spiderman 293 a, oct 1987 comic book by marvel. Mike zeck born september 6, 1949 is an american comic book illustrator. Batman portfolio by mike zeck dc comics the comic book. Marvel comics of the 1989 mike zecks punisher portfolio one the punisher mike zeck zec.
Jigsaw william billy russo, also known as the beaut before his disfigurement is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Pt2 crawling kraven has become spiderman marvel comic book amazing spiderman 293 a. The series was conceived by marvel comics editorinchief jim shooter. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Al milgrom comics general cgc comic book collectors chat. Kravens last hunt also known as fearful symmetry is a comic book storyline by j.
Mike zeck born september 6, 1949 is an artist who has worked for charlton, marvel, dc and devils due among others. Alphabetical by title if youre looking for a particular issue. July 1976 by charlton comics i have a full size scan of the cover so that you can see the condition of this comic. Zeck began his comics career in 1974, doing illustration assignments for the text stories in charlton comics animated line of comics, which led to work on their horror titles. Edited by joe claro who wrote lots of quickie childrens books for. Daredevil by neal adams comic artist, comic book characters. Mike zeck signing cgc ss cgc comic book collectors chat. Even though the skull reveals the poison in both of them has no antidote, cap stops himself from delivering the killing strike.
Dc is home to the worlds greatest super heroes, including superman, batman, wonder woman, green lantern, the flash, aquaman and more. Data search comic artists database comic art archive popular keyword searches search member want lists. It was written by steven grant, and illustrated by mike zeck and mike vosburg. Back issues are pretty easy to come by if your comic shop has them, theyre. Weve put together a special reunion for kravens last hunt that you dont want to miss. Official website mike zeck at the comic book db archived from the original. Alien encounters is a science fiction anthology comic book published by fantaco enterprises and then eclipse comics.
Mike mignola is one of the most popular comic book artists of the past thirty years. Spiderman punisher original mike zeck cover original hand sketched art. Browse the marvel comics issue xmen learn where to read it, and check. He got his first experience with comics in 1953, recovering from a tonsillectomy in a.
Mike zeck signing cgc ss cgc comic book collectors chat boards. Mike zeck comic artist north texas comic book show. The next stop on the dollar bin 10 year anniversary world tour will be at the td convention center in greenville, sc march 25 and 26 for sc comicon we are excited to be set up selling our comics and zines and we are more excited to be debuting comic stars. Mike zeck was born on september 6, 1949 in greenville, pennsylvania to michael and kathryn jean zeck. Mike zeck is one of the classic artists of the 1980s, at the forefront of many of the best books and in demand by fans and editors alike. Charlton comics all new monster hunters 6 mike zeck steve ditko july 1976 c. Aug 31, 2017 in 1987, mcfarlane originally penciled the issue but larry hama rejected his art and marshall rogers was brought in to redraw the issue. Top five mike zeck captain america covers comics should be. The comics adaptation created by mike mignola and based on the film from columbia pictures sony and zoetrope studios returns to print after a decadeslong absence. The character was created by writer gerry conway and artists john romita sr. Mike zeck comic artist the most popular comic art by mike zeck. Subscribed members are first to receive email notification when the site is updated and when new items or art are added to the shop page. Mike zeck is easily one of the best artists to ever draw cap.