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A LOOK BACK AT WONDERCON 2007WONDERCON SPECIAL GUEST |
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WonderCon continues its tradition of shining the spotlight on some of the best and brightest comics talent, with one of the leading architects of the fabled EC Comics line, a newspaper strip superstar, the creator of one of the most popular indy comics, and seven major talents from the world of mainstream comics, plus the return of the world’s fastest cartoonist! And get this: there's more to come!
A fan-favorite artist of the Golden and Silver Age, Nick Cardy's career started
with work for Will Eisner and Quality Comics. He also worked on the Tarzan
newspaper strip before moving over to DC (National) in the late 40s, where he
worked on titles such as Mr. District Attorney, Daniel Boone and
House of Mystery. During the super hero boom in the 60s, Nick did memorable
art on Teen Titans, Aquaman and the seminal Western hero, Bat Lash.
In the 70s, Cardy was DC's go-to artist, illustrating hundreds of covers for the company.
Gene Colan started his career at Marvel's precursor, Timely Comics.
From the 60s into the 80s, Colan was one of the top artists at Marvel,
penciling titles such as Iron Man, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Sub-Mariner
and Howard the Duck. His moody, shadowy and evocative pencils were
perfect for titles like Tomb of Dracula, and some of his best work
appeared on that title. In the 80s, he moved over to DC and penciled titles
such as Batman, Wonder Woman and Night Force.
One of the guiding forces behind EC Comics (along with publisher William
M. Gaines), Al Feldstein served as editor, writer, and artist and brought
to life one of the most vivid and highly regarded comics lines of all time.
When the line folded in the mid-1950s, Feldstein went on to replace Harvey
Kurtzman as editor of Mad magazine, a post he held for almost 30 years.
Upon retirement, Feldstein returned to his first love, painting, and is a
renowned painter working from his ranch in Wyoming.
One of America's most popular comic strip artists comes to WonderCon for the
first time! Patrick McDonnell entertains us daily with the cartoon adventures of
Mutts, featuring Earl, Mooch, and the whole gang. McDonnell is also a
comics enthusiast and historian, and his work includes a major book on George
Herriman's classic strip, Krazy Kat.
The writer/artist behind Mage, Trinity, Batman and the Mad Monk,
among others, comes to WonderCon to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his
signature creation, Grendel. Matt Wagner’s anti-hero has been
thrilling comics fans for two and a half decades and both Matt and
Dark Horse have big plans for him in 2007!
Best known for his work in the animation field on such diverse properties as
Darkwing Duck, and Aladdin the Series, Greg Weisman and his team
created and developed the Disney animated series Gargoyles. He returned
to Gargoyles in 2005, with new stories for SLG Publishing's series.
Courtesy of SLG Publishing
Courtesy of SLG Publishing
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