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Spurrier Aims for Future Western Weirdness With "Six-Gun Gorilla"

The name of the creator of the 1930s pulp character Six-Gun Gorilla -- a vengeance-driven circus gorilla with a gun -- has been lost to history, but the bizarrely awesome creation will live once again this summer. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=44376

USA TODAY Article on "the Reason for Dragons"

Archaia Entertainment A medieval knight and a modern boy share a suburban adventure in the graphic novel "The Reason for Dragons." http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/1691081
http://www.archaia.com/tale-of-sand-captures-two-harvey-awards/

‘Tale of Sand’ Captures Two Harvey Awards | Archaia Entertainment

This past Saturday night at the Harvey Awards ceremony held during Baltimore Comic-Con, it was announced that our hardcover original graphic novel, Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand , scored two awards: Best Original Graphic Album and Best Single Issue or Story!
Jonathan “Swifty” Lang was born in Liege, Belgium. (For my American readers, Belgium is a country in Europe.) Lang was raised in South Florida; specifically in the areas of Hollywood and Kendall.

Interview: Swifty Lang on Comic Books, Archaia, Immigration and Werewolves

http://scifipulse.net/2012/07/interview-swifty-lang-on-comic-books-archaia-immigration-and-werewolves/
Word is out on Twitter that legendary comics artist, innovator and teacher Joe Kubert has passed away at the age of 85. The closest to official confirmation across the web is a Tweet from artist Dave Gibbons which reads: "Reliable source confirms that Joe Kubert had been in hospital and has passed away. So sorry to hear this.

RIP Joe Kubert, Comics Legendary Artist, Teacher & Father

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40404

Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing , a fictional character , is a humanoid/ plant creature elemental in the DC Comics Universe , created by writer Len Wein and artist Berni Wrightson . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_Thing

Bernie Wrightson

Bernard Albert "Berni(e)" Wrightson (born October 27, 1948, Baltimore , Maryland , U.S. ) is an American artist known for his horror illustrations and comic books . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Wrightson
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1946 to 1985, having begun under a different name ( T.W.O. Charles Company ) in 1944. It was based in Derby , Connecticut . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlton_Comics

Charlton Comics

Captain Atom

Captain Atom is a fictional character, a comic book superhero that has existed in three basic incarnations. Created by writer Joe Gill and artist/co-writer Steve Ditko , he first appeared in Space Adventures #33 (March 1960). [ 1 ] Captain Atom was created for Charlton Comics but was later acquired by DC Comics and revised for DC’s post-Crisis continuity .
Blue Beetle is the name of four fictional superheroes that appear in American comic books published by a variety of companies since 1939. [ edit ] Publication history

Blue Beetle

Judomaster is the name given to three fictional superheroes published by DC Comics . The first Judomaster debuted in Special War Series #4 (November 1965 ) published by Charlton Comics , and was created by Joe Gill and Frank McLaughlin .

Judomaster

The Peacemaker is the name of a series of superheroes originally owned by Charlton Comics and later acquired by DC Comics . The original Peacemaker first appeared in Fightin' 5 #40 (Nov. 1966), and was created by writer Joe Gill and artist Pat Boyette . Publication history [ edit ]

Peacemaker (comics)

E-Man

E-Man is a fictional comic book superhero created by writer Nicola Cuti and artist Joe Staton for Charlton Comics in 1973. Though the character's original series was short-lived, the lightly humorous hero has become a cult-classic sporadically revived by various independent comics publishers.

Superhero Collection | Indochino

This is shaping up to be a body-sculptor's "amazing fantasy:" heroic threads for the office comic-fiend. by laughitupfuzzball Jul 8