Author: Comic-Con International
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Maggie Thompson: A Four-Color Life, Part One
THE TOUCAN INTERVIEW Maggie Thompson: A Four-Color Life, Part One Maggie Thompson is one of the legendary founders of comics fandom. Without her and her late husband, Don Thompson—along with a small number of other comics-loving pioneers—we might not be reading blogs like Toucan or have the ability to enjoy fan-oriented magazines like Comics Buyer’s Guide. We talked to…
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Friday Flashback 003: Cover Story
FROM SKETCH TO COVER! Friday Flashback 003: Cover Story For this installment of Friday Flashback, we’re going to go back just about six months or so to Comic-Con International 2012 and the show’s Souvenir Book. This year’s giant book had an amazing cover penciled by John Romita Jr., inked by Klaus Janson, and colored by Dean White.…
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Mark Waid: A Banner Year Part Two
THE TOUCAN INTERVIEW Mark Waid: A Banner Year Part Two Click here for Part One of the Toucan Interview with Mark Waid! Toucan: So let’s shift gears a little bit and talk about collaborators. Your new steady collaborator seems to be Chris Samnee on both Daredevil and Rocketeer, and you continue to work with artist Peter Kraus on Insufferable after a long…
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Friday Flashback 001: Comic-Con Team-Up!
RARE PHOTOS AND ART FROM THE COMIC-CON ARCHIVES Friday Flashback 001: Comic-Con Team-Up! Jim Steranko and Jack Kirby (early 1970s) Steranko (left) and Kirby take the stage during a live sketch event at Comic-Con in the early 1970s. Both known for their work on Captain America (Kirby for his co-creation and repeated stories on Cap;…
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Mark Waid: A Banner Year Part One
THE TOUCAN INTERVIEW Mark Waid: A Banner year Part One 2012 was a “Banner Year” for Mark Waid in more ways than one. The writer celebrated his 25th year working in comics (as writer, associate editor, editor, editor-in-chief, colorist, and probably a few other job titles we’re forgetting). In addition to his continuing work on fan-favorite Daredevil at Marvel,…