His legendary run on xmen with collaborator chris claremont stands as one of the most influential of all time. Valiant 4001 ad 1 ssalefish exclusive variant juan jose ryp art rai 1 of 500. American comic book artist sam glanzman passed away on july 12th, following a fall. John byrne fantastic four artist select deluxe signed. Paul ryan passes away at 66 newsarama comic book news. Get the jump on new items at anthonys comic book art.
Mort drucker comic artist the most popular comic art. Bob layton is a very popular artist to commission cover recreations from, especially iron man covers. Iron man may be invincible, tony stark may be the cool exec everyone wants to know, but he isnt quite as invincible. Item as described bear in mind the highlow grading system i use. This is our collection of comic issues where the cover was drawn by bob layton. Iron man writer believes marvel and dc will stop making comics. See more ideas about comic art, comic books art and comics. The duo combined to create some of the most memorable stories in the characters 51year history. Quadcity times obituaries and death notices for davenport iowa area.
Bob layton our reality earth1218 alternate reality versions. This category is for comics with cover art by bob layton. And artist bob layton provided a couple of covers to the effort, drawing a. Book of death 2015 armor hunters 2014 harbinger wars 20 the chaos effect 1994. My brother commissioned a silver centurion sketch from him and he said he got carried away in the hotel room working on it and did a fully inked piece that i wish i could show you.
He is best known for his work on marvel comics titles such as iron man and hercules, and for cofounding valiant comics with jim shooter. Hercules has never been a favorite of mine but writer and artist bob layton really brings him to life in the issues reprinted here. Bob layton shows off unpublished rom sketches and more. Bob layton born 1953 is an american comic book artist, writer, and editor. Iron man for which he is best known, hercules, xfactor. The future could be one that sees marvel and dc no longer publishing comics, at least according to one writer. Search more than 125,000 pieces of original comic art, sketches and paintings for sale from over 45 comic art dealers, comic artists, and marketplaces. Two different interviews with artist writer layton, famous for his role on iron man in the bronze age, were published this week. This oversized, limitededition hardcover celebrates the legendary bob layton s time on the invincible iron man with a carefully chosen selection of layton s most impactful issues pulled straight from the marvel archives. Along came writer david michelinie and writer artist bob layton. This oversized and massive 360page limited edition hardcover celebrates john byrnes time on fantastic four, with a carefully chosen selection of.
I have two major legacies in my career, iron man and. Comic art showcase 2 1974 comic art showcase 3 1975 comic art showcase winter supplement 1977 comic art gallery 1 1976. After serving as an artist assistant to bob layton. Dcs sandman creates his own worst enemy in the dreaming.
He is a creator, writer, artist, and designer, as well as an entrepreneur, and also works in other media, including television animation and feature films. This is the official web home for bob layton, one of the comics industrys true visionaries. Bob layton is an american comic book writer, artist, and editor. Md bright and bob layton kill it on the art and david michelinie scripting and coplotting with layton capture the tale well. Quadcity times obituaries davenport, ia quadcity times. Why iron man is an alcoholic as explained by bob layton duration. Spiderman magazine iron manhulk comic books from marvel.
Comics and film are two, separate art forms and they generally dont directly translate from the comic book reader to a filmgoing audience. The seeds are laid out in the earlier stories but the main event here is the 6part stark wars storyline in which tony stark goes to any length to take his tech out of the wrong hands. And now, many of the most beloved stories from both of layton s long stays on the book, curated by bob himself, are collected here in deluxe, oversized fashion. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. Bob layton s two long runs on the invincible iron man, alongside writercoplotter david michelinie and an array of peerless pencillers, remains the series highwater mark for legions of fans. For more than 40 years, john byrne has been one of the most popular artists in comics. This book reprints two four issue mini series from 1982 and 1984 featuring the marvel second string character, and sometime avenger, the olympian demigod hercules.
Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Comic art for sale from comic art dealers, artists, and auctions page 1. Bob cofounded valiant comics and cocreated the original valiant universe with jim shooter. Deathmate was a sixpart comic book crossover between valiant comics and image comics published in 1993 and 1994. Comiclink is the online vintage comic book and comic art auction destination featuring comic book auctions spotlighting the most desirable cgc graded examples of key comics, as well as comic art auctions featuring the biggest names in comic book illustration from the golden age to the present. If you find an issue in the database that is not shown here, please edit that issue adding bob layton as one of the cover artists. Bob layton is best known for his works on iron man and hercules at marvel and for being the editor of valiant comics during its peak. Having hotfooted it away from a riveting seminarworkshop on storytelling in comics with dr who comic book and storyboard artist mike collins, i was already running late to meet up with bob layton.
The marvel artist select series is an exclusive line of limitededition books featuring iconic issues from marvels most legendary artists. Bob layton is the news manager of the corus edmonton group of radio stations, including 630 ched, global news radio 880 edmonton, 92. The walking dead will revisit michonnes past in her final story. One is from the tampa bay times, and i noticed they brought up a change made to the supervillain ghost. Bob layton official website of filmmaker, writer, and. In 2016, idw publishing fulfilled the wishes of longtime comic book fans by finally bring rom back to comics. Bob layton had a vision of the future greek gods, sarcastic robots, transvestite aliens and more and its time to.
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