Comments on: Paolo Rivera

By: David Clemons

David Clemons — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:31:10 +0000

Thanks a bunch, Charlie.

By the way, the artist on many of those Gold Key covers was George Wilson. Magnus, The Phantom, etc. He also worked for Classics Illustrated. Great stuff.

By: Dan Pollock

Dan Pollock — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:02:09 +0000

You can trace painted comics back beyond Will Elder’s Anny Fanny in the ’60s for Hugh Hefner. In the late ’50s Hefner put out 2 issues of Trump magazine with a lot of Mad alumns and defectors, including Elder and Jack Davis. Jack Davis’ watercolor renditions of a spoof of the movie “Giant” (Liz Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean) blew me away as a kid, and still remain vivid in memory. Don’t know if they are anywhere on the web, but there was a Trump coffee table book collection.

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:53:53 +0000

Right you are, David, and your second comment caught me right in the middle of replying back about the Turok covers (which, according to reader Dan Varner were by Mo Gollub). Here is my post on Richard Powers, and on Cover Browser, an amazing resource where you can browse thousands of old comics, magazine, pulp and book covers. Other readers can see David Blaine Clemons' portfolio of paintings and drawings here.

By: David Clemons

David Clemons — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:41:11 +0000

…oh, and Dell had their own comics too using painted covers back in the 50s, like Turok.

By: David Clemons

David Clemons — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:25:13 +0000

There were great painted covers on the old Gold Key/Whitman comics back in the early 60s. Magnus, Robot Fighter and Dr. Solar, for example. I believe the Dr. Solar covers were by Richard Powers who did many paperback covers for Dell.

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:00:48 +0000

Thanks, Pedro. I certainly agree that Rivera's pencil and ink work is terrific, though I like his painted work so much that I don't want to see him abandon it. Hopefully he can keep a balance between the two (or maybe a clone..., naw, that trick never works). Other readers can check out Funnybook Babylon, a comics oriented blog with input from several writers, including Pedro Tejeda (and a great comics board paste-up layout design).

By: Pedro Tejeda

Pedro Tejeda — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:50:25 +0000

I think it's a shame to just put up Rivera's painted work without showing some of his recent pencil and ink work. Here is one of my favorite shots from his Amazing Spider-Man #577. Here is the bottom shot with color. I was a fan of his painted work, but now, I kind of wish he just stuck to penciling. My friend David goes into more detail about how much he likes both here.

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:28:52 +0000

Thanks, Kris. Other readers can see Kris Hardy's current work here .