Comic Book Character by David A. Zimmerman

Nostalgic Choice: Batman: Holy Terror (1991) by Norm Breyfogle (DC Comics) One lives in hope, as they continue to be my favorite comics of all time… especially those that feature the Bissette / Totleben team.

I hear that these might soon be collected by DC. Still later, I was shocked to find out there was a partial reprinting of the original black and white versions of the series, Essential Vertigo: Swamp Thing, that were released as single issues… and then subsequently cancelled. I was too young to find these the first time around, but the welcome trade paperbacks (colored to perfection by Tatjana Wood) found their way into my hands in high school. But put the two together? A team unparalleled. But Bissette always felt a little loose and Totleben always felt a little rigid to me when those still welcome issues were released. It’s an extraordinary piece, without a wasted line, filled with passion, promise and personality.īoth Bissette and Totleben are incredible artists in their own right, proof positive when they handled sole art chores in Swamp Thing from time to time. And then there’s Totleben’s details: the shadows, the enhanced texture, the gravitas. First, there’s Bissette’s energetic and unbridled pencils, creating the illusion that the plant that thought it was a man is JUST about to spring to life, heaven help those who would get in his – its – way. I settled on this issue because it’s a singular, focused image. Bissette and John Totleben? Not in my book! Their collaboration is so profoundly perfect that any single cover I could have picked out from their extraordinary Swamp Thing run would be appropriate. Has there ever been a better penciler / inker partnership than Stephen R. Īnd stop by our Top Picks (Updated 04.30.10) to see what God looks at on the Internet.Īnd don't forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to get dick jokes sent straight to your news feed.Aesthetic Choice: Swamp Thing #49 (1986) by Stephen R. You can sign up for David's newsletter at Do have an idea in mind that would make a great article? Then sign up for our writers workshop! Know way to much about a random topic? Create a topic page and you could be on the front page of tomorrow!įor more offensiveness in comic books, check out The 6 Creepiest Comic Book Characters of All Time and The 5 Creepiest Sex Scenes in Comics. And even so, it couldn't have turned out that Sam was, in a past life, a cop or accountant or, frigging, anything he had to be a thug. It couldn't have turned out that Sam was just an ordinary guy, or a hero like Cap who just wanted to do the right thing he had to be under mind control.

Comic Book Character by David A. Zimmerman