May 24, 2019 may 24, 2019 joshua winchester comic books, comic creators, conventions, interview comments off on interview writerartist mike grell at motor city comic con since superhero comics became popular during the 1940s, there has always been an emphasis on other genre types in the decades leading up to the modern age. In 1987, mike grell wrote and drew the 3issue prestige format limited series green arrow. Mike grell arrived almost stealthlike onto the comics scene in the early 70s, and after working on numerous dc superhero strips, the artist established a longstanding niche as creatorwriterartist of warlord. A celebration of 75 years is a compilation of stories from throughout the emerald archers history. These scans are from the trade paperback, which came out in 1989. Sep 16, 2016 mike grell, creator of jon sable, warlord, and writer artist of green arrow longbow hunter speaks about his process, predicting trends, and why spandex is a poor fabric choice. Life is drawing without an eraser by jeff messer and dewey cassell is nominated for an eisner award at san diego comiccon international. Mike grell is an american comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as green. Mike grell born 1947 is a comic book writer and artist. Comic book writer and artist mike grell will be a featured guest at the event. Mike grell was born september, 1947 and is an american comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as green lanterngreen arrow, the warlord, and jon sable freelance.
Mike grell, creator of jon sable, warlord, and writerartist of green arrow longbow hunter speaks about his process, predicting trends, and why spandex is a. In this threeissue prestige format limited series, a routine adventure against a group of drug runners led to tragedy as the black canary was captured and brutally tortured. Esad ribic arrived, is very very incredible now i find another artwork, michele m. Grell studied at the university of wisconsingreen bay, the chicago academy of fine art, and took the famous artists school correspondence course in cartooning. Mike grell is a legendary artist who has worked on many titles including legion of superheroes, green arrow, green lantern, warlord, and his own jon sable. The longbow hunters, a threepart series chronicling the rebirth of the green arrow character in the dc universe, and the first appearance of shado and edward fyers. Anthonys comic book art original comic art mike grell. Mike grell comic artist the most popular comic art by mike grell. Todays artist is mike grell, and the issue is green arrow. With a threeissue miniseries, grell turned a onceobscure batman.
Enter the lost world of green arrow dc comic book green arrow 27 a. Mar 10, 2016 the show is based largely on the work of comic book writer and artist mike grell, who reinvented green arrow 30 years ago. See also the legion, green lantern, warlord and christmas art gallery rooms. Mike grell, freelance jon sables creator on his days of independence conducted by jon b. The longbow hunters 1987 writerartist mike grell took green arrow back to being an urban hunter, getting rid of the trick arrows, the supervillains and almost everything else around ollie even injuring black canary to take her away from him for a bit. Voting is open to any comic industry profession until june 14 at vote for the eisner awards.
Mike grell born september, 1947 is an american comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as green lanterngreen arrow, the. Dc comics windsup mike grells 80issue run on green arrow. Scott kress at catskill comics is the exclusive agent for mike grell commissioned art. Michael jon mike grell is an american comic book artist and writer he wrote and drew green arrow. Written and illustrated by mike grell, the revamp was launched with green arrow.
Life is drawing without an eraser nominated for eisner award at san diego comiccon. Every day this year, i will be examining the artwork on a single comic book story. You can view a few samples of mikes work at the bottom of this page. But his greatest contribution to the comics industry was in pioneering creatorowned properties like jon sable, starslayer, and shamans tears.
The dark knight returns, with grells green arrow series kids and adults were given a completely new, equally brilliant and exciting view of comic books. Interview writerartist mike grell at motor city comic. Many more will recollect his work on the internationally acclaimed green arrow. Mike grell, who spoke with earlier this week about his creation, eddie fyres, will provide art on the first chapter of a new digital comic based on the cw series arrow, according to. Long bow hunters, which won him the comic industrys coveted inkpot award for outstanding achievement in comic art. Mike grell comic artist the most popular comic art by. With the ninth circle crippled by green arrow and the justice league, the emerald archer returns to a star city ripe for a resistance. In 1987, dc comics launched the character into a new ongoing title as part of their mature audience comic line. Mike entered the comics industry as an assistant to dale messick on the brenda starr comic strip in 1972 but in 1973 he moved to new york city and began his. Mike grell born september, 1947 is an american comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as green lanterngreen arrow, the warlord, and jon sable. See more ideas about comics, legion of superheroes and comic art. An interview with mike grell champion of the human.
Mike grell born september, 1947 is an american comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as green lanterngreen arrow, the warlord, and jon sable freelance. Michael jon mike grell is an american comic book artist and writer. A celebration of 75 years is a crash course in the history of the battling bowman from origin to death to rebirth, featuring an allstar cast of comic talent including mike grell, dennis oneil, neal adams, jack kirby, alan moore, kevin smith, phil hester, brad meltzer, amanda conner, jeff lemire and. An interview with mike grell champion of the human heroes. He worked for dc on action comics, adventure comics, batman, detective comics, superboy and warlord. Jun 27, 2018 mike grell born september, 1947 is an american comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as green lanterngreen arrow, the warlord, and jon sable. Mike grell s long association with dc comics began in 1973 when he took over artistic duties on superboy and the legion of superheroes.
Mike grell born september, 1947 is an american comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as. Mike entered the comics industry as an assistant to dale messick on the brenda starr comic strip in 1972 but in 1973 he moved to new york city and began his long relationship with dc comics. Mike grell is a legendary comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as green lanterngreen arrow, warlord and jon sable freelance. Jul 23, 2014 knowing that the series is based on the comics, you might even know that artist. The series is stepping into the world that mike grell built. Fans looking for comic art originals or wishing to commission a special piece for their wall can contact scott at. See more ideas about comic art, comics and comic books art. Mike grell tarzan strip tryout posted by brad burch 6730 views, 3 comments green arrow.
But ollies world collides with one of unspeakable violence involving the beautiful and mysterious archer known as shado. Mike grell 1 is an american comic book writer and artist, known for his work on books such as green lanterngreen arrow, the warlord, and jon sable. Artist grell, mike dewey cassells original comic art. Once grell left the series, dc almost immediately began restoring green arrow to the mainstream dc universe. Sable was adapted into a shortlived television series and the characters origin tale, a storm over eden, from the comic book, was expanded and novelized by grell under the title sable, which was published in 2000 by tor books. Heres a look at anther creator testimonials, this time from wellknown writerartist mike grell green arrow, warlord, jon sable. The artist who made blist hero green arrow a celebrity. Mike grell makes oliver queen a relatable man and a superb hero as green arrow. Green arrow artist mike grell headed for free comic book day.
This is definitely up the alley of daily grail readers. His entry into the comics industry was in 1972, as an assistant to dale messick on the brenda starr comic strip. In the late 1980s, writerartist mike grell took green arrow in a bold new direction, starting when oliver queen gives up his trick arrows and settles down in seattle with dinah lance. Grell studied at the university of wisconsingreen bay, the chicago academy of fine art, and took the famous artists school correspondence course. A satellite bearing a radioactive biological weapon with untold destructive powers crashes to earth and ga is contacted by the russians to retrieve it before the chinese send in their own man to retrieve the deadly substance. A celebration of 75 years is a crash course in the history of the battling bowman from origin to death to rebirth, featuring an allstar cast of comic talent including mike grell, dennis oneil, neal adams, jack kirby, alan moore, kevin smith, phil hester, brad meltzer, amanda conner, jeff lemire and more. Earlier this week, reported that iconic green arrow artist mike grell, creator of dc comicss longrunning swordandsorcery comic the warlord, had been admitted to the hospital with. Interview writerartist mike grell at motor city comic con. Year one, on which the first season of arrow is largely based. Original comic art by artist mike grell daniel just wanted to let you know i received the art yesterday, and already have it up and framed. Comic book writerartist mike grell talks about when he first heard about the show arrow, and the process of creating the iconic wanted poster sketch. Mike grells long association with dc comics began in 1973 when he took over artistic duties on superboy and the legion of superheroes.
You can view a few samples of mike s work at the bottom of this page. Grell recently returned to the comic book series as a writerartist for the homecoming story arc issues 5162. I wrote a book about mike, which was published by twomorrows in september 2018. May 24, 2019 joshua winchester comic books, comic creators, conventions, interview comments off on interview writerartist mike grell at motor city comic con since superhero comics became popular during the 1940s, there has always been an emphasis on other genre types in the decades leading up to the modern age. Heres a look at anther creator testimonials, this time from wellknown writer artist mike grell green arrow, warlord, jon sable. Mike grell interview part 8 the wanted poster youtube. Green arrow artist mike grell headed for free comic book. Mike grell arrived almost stealthlike onto the comics scene in the early 70s, and. Colorist, writer, cover painter, finisher, layout, inker, penciller, artist, variant cover, cover, introduction. The arrow will hit the mark saturday for free comic book day at the maryvillebased comic shop the golden age, 1942. In these tales, green arrow hunts down a child killer, races to find a lost biological. The champions part 1 starring green arrow, script by mike grell, pencils by ed hannigan, inks by dick giordano and frank mclaughlin.
He studied at the university of wisconsingreen bay, the chicago academy of fine art, and took the famous artists school correspondence course in cartooning. Jul 30, 2014 with the 3issue miniseries green arrow. Longbow hunters tbp painted cover by mike grell comic art. He is known for his work on titles such as green arrow. Real human emotions, street crime, cocaine trafficking, arrow shooting, and love making all come together in this brilliant graphic novel. The longbow hunters, green lanterngreen arrow, superboy. The show is based largely on the work of comic book writer and artist mike grell, who reinvented green arrow 30 years ago. Green arrow pinup comic art for sale by artist mike grell at. Freelance, published in its entirety courtesy of the hero. From a seminal turn on superboy and the legion of superheroes and creating the lost world of the warlord, to his work on green arrow, mike grell made an indelible mark at dc comics in the 1970s and 80s. There give a very good sense of how the character has changed over the years and how his origin has been modified. The longbow hunters 1987 writer artist mike grell took green arrow back to being an urban hunter, getting rid of the trick arrows, the supervillains and almost everything else around ollie even injuring black canary to take her away from him for a bit. Green arrow pinup comic art for sale by artist mike grell. Batman and green arrow by mike grell the team that takes down superman.
435 991 620 705 841 795 1019 1515 581 1210 89 1501 1282 626 526 1050 791 453 1065 949 1435 630 641 1064 962 298 490 1184 647 1024 821 434 1212 375 262 1398 758 762 840 513