Werner roth comic book artists

Werner roth was the main artist for a large portion of the silver age run of xmen, filling in the years between jack kirbys early issues and jim sterankos and neal adams later issues. While their art was never flashy or overly decorative, they could tell a story clearly and with an understanding of how a page flows. Werner roth january 27, 1921 june 1973 was an american comic book artist, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics the xmen roths work began appearing in marvel comics, then known as atlas comics, in 1953. Hey anthony, im glad to let you know that the package is here safe and sound. One thing about comic book covers that is as true today as it was back in the 1960s was that there were certain artists who have always been seen as having greater appeal to consumers, so their covers are used more often than the actual artists who are drawing the interior of the comic book. This is our collection of comic issues where the cover was drawn by werner roth. The cover is also by don heck and highlights the werner roth story, not the story heck illustrated. Browse marvels comprehensive list of johnny storm comics. You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the. Why did some artists working for marvel in the sixties. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art.

His dc work mostly focused on romance anthologies, though he was among the most memorable lois lane artists. Atlas editor stan lee has described being impressed with roth. Oct 03, 2015 girls romances 101120 artists this is jack millers first run on girls romances. Adams lavish and dynamic visuals and thomas challenging and contemporary stories combined in a book. Oct 19, 2011 while i technically know werner roth jay gavin was, there is surprisingly little out there about him and it all reads just like the wikipedia entry on him.

Don heck and werner roth, both former dc comics romance artists themselves well, roth. All comic art shown is owned or created by our gallery owners at. Mandrake the magician by heck, don roth, werner leblanc. Their epic evolution of the xmen defines the team to this day. Werner roth january 27, 1921 june 1973 was an american comic book artist, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics the xmen. Johnny storm comics johnny storm comic book list marvel. Comic art newspaper strip art childrens book art news about.

A cartoonist also comic strip creator, comic book artist, graphic novel artist, or comic book illustrator is a visual artist who specializes in drawing cartoons individual images or comics sequential images. Apr 20, 2017 the emotional connection between reader and comic book will trump the artist every time commercially. Original comic art for sale by artist werner roth at. Learn the real story of marvels xmen during their first full decade and the social and political movements that inspired them in this feature length documentary by comic book girl 19 and. To show how wacky the lois lane stories were in dc comic s silver age. I think that that part of his personality shines through in much of his comic book work. The situation with the artists on the book becomes strange, because werner roth draws ten issues by himself, draws eight jointly with don heck, teams up once with george tuska to do the pencils and three times with him to do hecks layouts. Kurt schaffenberger is the definitive lois lane artist.

Comic art showcase 1 1974 comic art showcase 2 1974 comic art showcase 3 1975 comic art showcase winter supplement 1977 comic art gallery 1 1976 comic art gallery 2 1976 original art gallery 1978 roger mcclannen mailer 1979. That part of his personality shines through in much of his comic book work. Lorna was created by writer don rico the sorceress of zoom, daredevil and artist werner roth apache kid, xmen. June 1969 by werner roth and linda fite i think weve come a long way. Art collectors by submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from. Werner roth footballer, born 1925 19252011, german football player and coach. I suggested we should use werner, even create a comic for him. A list of key comic books written by werner roth provided by key collector comics. The best comic book panels best comic books, comic books art, book art. In some dell westerns, how hats or horses are drawn are helpful tips in distinguishing some artists apart or so claim some indexers on the gcd. This first volume of the complete comic book run of mandrake the magician presents the first five comics in the series together with all of the backup stories printed in king features flash gordon title. You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us, or by contacting us.

Werner roth sequential crush the blog sequential crush. Stories in booksnot to be confused with our modern world. Werner roth comics 19211973, american comic book artist werner roth soccer born 1948, american soccer player william m. Also included in addition to the comic book reprint of the story is the complete original art to one of the backup stories. They played with us like toys, took our lives and sabotaged our love. He was active as an artist for marvels 1950s iteration, atlas comics, drawing many of the apache kid stories, among other characters. Sep 01, 2019 after he left lois lane, a succession of artists took up his mantle, but for most readers schaffenbergers work was the best. Werner roth began working for martin goodmans line in 1950. With the title on the verge of cancellation, writer roy thomas and artist neal adams suddenly clicked and the rest is history.

Werner roth january 27, 1921 june 1973 was an american comic book artist, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics the xmen roth s work began appearing in marvel comics, then known as atlas comics, in 1953. Werner roth comic art member gallery results page 1. Comicartads the online archive of original comic art ads. Nostalgic investments, po box 31, north marshfield, ma, 02059, u. Werner roth comic artist the most popular comic art by. Beginning the complete collection of atlas actionpacked 1950s jungle adventure comics, the marvel masterworks venture into the oh, so attractive heart of darkness to meet lorna, the jungle queen.

Gavin was a very capable amateur artist and became a professional artist, though if he did comics i am unaware of it. Graphic collectibles comic art original comic art by. She was at her prettiest and most human when mr schaffenberger drew her. Initially on that title, roth used the pseudonym jay gavin, taken from the names of his two sons. Xmen vol 1 renamed as uncanny xmen the xmen nov marvel for sale online highest grade on the census only 2 copies at beautiful cbcs nm example white pages with excellent gloss quality. Before fredric wertham and the seduction of the innocent soti, before the kefauver hearings, and before the infamous comics code the comic book racks at local drug stores and newsstands boasted a plethora of delights highlighted by the good girl adventures of the comic book version of brenda starr. At atlas, werner roth s work is distinctive from the shape of the characters faces slightly elongated. My tale starts with a once upon a time a long time ago, beings lived who could control the elements, immortality, and time. I always thought he was just a clunky xmen artist, but i was wrong. Neal adams work is a great example of what i am talking about.

Werner roth january 27, 1921 june 1973 1 2 was an american comic book artist, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics the xmen roths work began appearing in marvel comics, then known as atlas comics, in 1953. Werner roth soccer, born 1948, american soccer player. A versatile artist, roth produced quality work in many genres, including crime, war, western, romance and adventure. Comicartads is proud to be publishing the upcoming book dave hunt. Werner roth was an artist for timelyatlasmarvel from the 1950s to the 1970s. Kevin sydney is a fictional character that has been a member of the xmen in comic book stories published by marvel comics. 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. Who created the comic books girls romances 101120 artists. Sequential crush is a blog devoted to preserving the memory of romance comic books and the creative teams that published them throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Created by writer roy thomas and artist werner roth, the character first. Werner roth was an american comic book artistpenciler, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics uncanny xmen. Werner roth was an american comic book artist, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics.

An artists life and is offering original comic art by dave hunt for sale. Werner roth january 27, 1921 june 1973 was an american comic book artist, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics. Comics people, and they didnt like to see their artists drawing in that style for other publishers. He couldnt save the xmen i dont think vincent van gough could have either, moved on to a critically lauded green lantern run that also ended in comic cancellation. His straightforward superhero artwork follows in the tradition of the legends that have come before and sets a new standard to challenge those that will come after. Dieter roth april 21, 1930 june 5, 1998 was a swiss artist best known for his artists books, editioned prints, sculptures, and works made of found materials, including rotting food stuffs. Mar 01, 2016 volume one also contains tons of extras including extensive essays on lee falks mandrake the magician and the artists who created the comic book series.

Some of the characters and features he was associated with include apache kid, matt slade, venus, jet dixon and lorna, jungle girl. Werner roth january 27 1921 june 1973 was an american comic book artist perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics the xmen. Rico stayed with her as long as she lasted, but roth stayed only a couple of years. Perhaps five years ago i was engaged in communication much like this where i was told that gavin had just passed away. Once romita broke free in the pages of marvels most popular title and things went okay, then suddenly this sort of thing began to pop up more and more in marvel comics throughout 1968. Allred and writer matt fraction crafted a fantastic four spinoff series, ff, in 20. In addition, i was almost certainly influenced in my decision to pass on xmen at least for the time being, by my lack of enthusiasm for the competent but underwhelming art that then filled the titles pages, by the likes of don heck and werner roth. Allied forces hatch a plan to break captured british and american airmen out of a pow camp. This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. Werner roth was an american comic book artist penciler, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics uncanny xmen. Anthonys comic book art original comic art werner roth. Cartoonists include the artists who handle all aspects of the work and those who contribute only part of the production. If you find an issue in the database that is not shown here, please edit that issue adding werner roth as one of the cover artists. Werner roth was among the key artists of 1950s marvel comics atlas, responsible for most stories involving apache kid and.

Nov 30, 20 i think that that part of his personality shines through in much of his comic book work. I picked this run because much of john rosenbergers work at this point on dcs romance books gets mistaken for gene colans, and frank bolle gets no recognition at all. Nov 27, 20 i think that that part of his personality shines through in much of his comic book work. Jun 12, 2015 learn the real story of marvels xmen during their first full decade and the social and political movements that inspired them in this feature length documentary by comic book girl 19 and. Werner roth was among the key artists of 1950s marvel comics atlas, responsible for most stories involving apache kid and lorna the jungle queen. Roth s work began appearing in marvel comics, then known as atlas comics. Don heck cocreator of ironman and werner roth who did a run on the early xmen. One way of learning the marvel style of dynamics was inking other artists, and trimpe was soon. Atlas editor stan lee has described being impressed with roths portfolio, particularly his drawings of women, so i took his samples to show thenpublisher martin goodman. Werner roth is an american comic book artist, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics x men.

Initially using the pseudonym jay gavin, he drew various romance, war, mystery and western titles, including apache kid, kid colt and lorna the jungle girl, before he succeeded jack kirby on the uncanny xmen comic. Xmen fnvf please check out the high resolution scans before purchasing this comic. Most dc editors didnt look too carefully at the marvel books. Marvel girl superheroesmarvel girlsmarvel comicsmake a comic bookbest comic.

Jean grey of the xmen by werner roth comic book artwork. Werner roth and herb trimpe were from two different eras of comics, yet both were backbones of the industry. Initially using the pseudonym jay gavin, he drew various romance, war, mystery and western titles, including apache kid, kid colt and lorna the jungle girl, before he succeeded jack kirby on the uncanny xmen comic 196569. Subscribe to marvel unlimited to read johnny storm comic lists by marvel experts. I know that he worked on xmen for several years and did some work at dc as well. Werner roth comics 19211973, american comic book artist. Werner roth with jim mooney trade paperbacks instocktrades. Lois lane gallery parrys lois lane comic book website. These stories feature artwork by such silver age luminaries as don heck, werner roth, and andre leblanc with scripts by dick wood. In the 1960s he worked both dc and marvel t the same time.

Comic art for sale from romitaman original art, kid colt outlaw cover large art 1967 by comic artists herb trimpe, werner roth. Original comic art by werner roth nostalgic investments. For sale marvel comics xmen 23 stan lee silver age comic book emorys memories. While not a star by any stretch, his art looks like was a s. The incredible hulk marvel comics original art ske. Werner roth is an american comic book artist penciler, perhaps best known for immediately succeeding jack kirby on marvel comics uncanny xmen. Jim lee is one of the greatest comic book artists of this era. Werner roth was an american comic book artistpenciler, perhaps best known for immediately. Why marvel comics characters got sexier in the 60s cbr.

Roths work began appearing in marvel comics, then known as atlas comics, in 1953. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to. We will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide updates and marketing via email. His comic book series izombie, which ran from 2010 to 2012, was adapted into a 2015 television series of the same name. His ability to show expression in the faces he drew was peerless.