nated VERTIGO series Y, The Last Man, Brian K. Vaughn took some time with Comic-Con Update to discuss his career. You can read about it on page 30. *Jim Warren Starting off as the publisher of Famous Monsters of Filmland in the late 1950s, Jim Warren jumped
*J. Michael Straczynski Best known as the creator/writer/executive producer for Babylon 5, J. Michael Straczynski currently writes The Amazing Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, Supreme Power, and The Book of Lost Souls for Marvel Comics, as well as the maxiseries Silver Surfer: Requiem and Dream Police. His new radio drama series, The Adventures of Apocalypse Al, debuts on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation this summer. *Dave Stevens Fan-favorite artist and creator of The Rocketeer Dave Stevens is known for his incredible attention to detail and design, as well as his wonderful renderings of women (particularly Bettie Page). His work, including portfolios and limited-edition prints, is highly sought after by collectors around the world. Dexter Taylor Besides Bob Bolling, Dexter Taylor is the other artist associated most with the Little Archie series. This year marks both Little Archie’s 50th anniversary and Taylor’s first appearance at Comic-Con. Michael Turner One of the most popular writer/artists working in comics today, Michael Turner helped create and launch the Witchblade series for Top Cow in 1995. In 2002 he started his own publishing company, Aspen, which featured his hit creations Fathom and Soulfire. He most recently completed his critically and commercially acclaimed run on DC’s Superman/ Batman series, which featured the return of the one true Supergirl. Brian K. Vaughan Currently writing Ultimate X-Men, the new WildStorm hit Ex Machina, and the Eisner Award–nomi-
headfirst into the comics world in 1964 with the publication of Creepy. He began utilizing a stable of outstanding artists, essentially resurrecting the horror comics genre, and eventually went on to add Eerie and Vampirella to his line, as well as bringing Will Eisner’s The Spirit back into active publication.
Marv Wolfman This year marks the 25th anniversary of the beloved New Teen Titans comics series and the 20th anniversary of Crisis on Infinite Earths, the groundbreaking maxiseries that revamped the entire DC Universe. What do they have in common? Both were written by fan-turnedpro Marv Wolfman. Wolfman has had a long and glorious career writing for both Marvel and DC; his credits include co-creating the character of Blade for Marvel while writing/ editing the Tomb of Dracula series. Mr. Wolfman, what are you currently reading? I just finished reading The Big Bad Wolf: A Novel by James Patterson My Anecdotal Life by Carl Reiner Men Of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book by Gerard Jones A History of Israel by Howard M. Sachar as well as a dozen other history books on Israel for a graphic album I’m writing.
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