Nick Cardy (October 16, 1920-November 23, 2013) died today after an illness. He was placed in hospice care over the weekend and leaves behind an enduring legacy of memorable artwork.
Born Nicholas Viscardi in New York City, he was raised on the Lower East Side and was already dabbling with art by the time he was six years old. He was painting and having his work published during his early teen years, taking free classes at the Boys Club of America. Raised in an era of gorgeous magazine illustration, he found inspiration in the works of Charles Dana Gibson, Arthur Petty, Al Dorne, and John Gannon among others. He continued his studies at the School of Industrial Art where he met and befriended Al Plastino.
In 1937, he went to work for an ad agency but two years later joined the Eisner/Iger Studio and drew stories for a variety of publications, notably Quality Comics.
Born Nicholas Viscardi in New York City, he was raised on the Lower East Side and was already dabbling with art by the time he was six years old. He was painting and having his work published during his early teen years, taking free classes at the Boys Club of America. Raised in an era of gorgeous magazine illustration, he found inspiration in the works of Charles Dana Gibson, Arthur Petty, Al Dorne, and John Gannon among others. He continued his studies at the School of Industrial Art where he met and befriended Al Plastino.
In 1937, he went to work for an ad agency but two years later joined the Eisner/Iger Studio and drew stories for a variety of publications, notably Quality Comics.
- 11/3/2013
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
One of the last of the Golden Age greats, artist Sheldon “Shelly” Moldoff, died today at the age of 91.
Best known for his work on the Batman titles between 1953 and 1967, Shelly first visualized such canonical characters as the original Batwoman, the original Bat-Girl, Bat-Mite, Clayface (Matt Hagen), Poison Ivy, and Ace the Bat Hound.
Shelly was a major contributor the DC / AA Comics lines, starting with the sports cartoon “Odds ‘N Ends” published in Action Comics #1. He took over Hawkman shortly after its creation. He also drew Blackhawk, the Black Pirate, Space Ranger, the Legion of Super-Heroes, the Batman and Robin team-ups in World’s Finest, an occasional Superman story, Gang Busters, a multitude of Jack Schiff’s public service pages during the 1950s, and the covers for the first appearances of The Flash (Flash Comics #1) and Green Lantern (All-American Comics #16).
During his long and bountiful career, Shelly also drew Kid Eternity for Quality Comics,...
Best known for his work on the Batman titles between 1953 and 1967, Shelly first visualized such canonical characters as the original Batwoman, the original Bat-Girl, Bat-Mite, Clayface (Matt Hagen), Poison Ivy, and Ace the Bat Hound.
Shelly was a major contributor the DC / AA Comics lines, starting with the sports cartoon “Odds ‘N Ends” published in Action Comics #1. He took over Hawkman shortly after its creation. He also drew Blackhawk, the Black Pirate, Space Ranger, the Legion of Super-Heroes, the Batman and Robin team-ups in World’s Finest, an occasional Superman story, Gang Busters, a multitude of Jack Schiff’s public service pages during the 1950s, and the covers for the first appearances of The Flash (Flash Comics #1) and Green Lantern (All-American Comics #16).
During his long and bountiful career, Shelly also drew Kid Eternity for Quality Comics,...
- 3/3/2012
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
Hands up: how many fans of Fox’s Human Target know the series was based on a comic book?
How many of you knew that the comic book returned this year as a result of the series?
Die-hard Human Target fans (like myself, I admit) will be aware that Christopher Chance actually made his debut in the pages of a little-known comic called Gang Busters in 1958. He then disappeared for more than a decade before he made what is widely regarded as his first appearance in DC Comics’ Action Comics in 1972. Subsequently, Chance made appearances in The Brave and the Bold and Detective Comics.
In 1999, writer Peter Milligan and artist Edwin Bukovic tried reviving the character for DC’s grittier Vertigo imprint. They produced a four-issue miniseries, then a trade paperback called Human Target: Final Cut (both of which have been combined into Human Target: Chance Meetings, re-released...
How many of you knew that the comic book returned this year as a result of the series?
Die-hard Human Target fans (like myself, I admit) will be aware that Christopher Chance actually made his debut in the pages of a little-known comic called Gang Busters in 1958. He then disappeared for more than a decade before he made what is widely regarded as his first appearance in DC Comics’ Action Comics in 1972. Subsequently, Chance made appearances in The Brave and the Bold and Detective Comics.
In 1999, writer Peter Milligan and artist Edwin Bukovic tried reviving the character for DC’s grittier Vertigo imprint. They produced a four-issue miniseries, then a trade paperback called Human Target: Final Cut (both of which have been combined into Human Target: Chance Meetings, re-released...
- 10/8/2010
- by Brittany Frederick
- TVovermind.com
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