When I was a teenager reading Marvel comics in the late 70s and early 80s, a handful of names formed a pantheon in my mind. One of those names was Jim Shooter, editor-in-chief. We met at Pro/Con in 1993 where I stepped into a conversation with Jim and it ended with me being invited to submit work samples. Sooner than I expected, I was hired to freelance for his company on their flagship title, Warriors of Plasm.
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GOING TURBO! The last time we checked in on Max Steel, he was the star of a clunky CG-animated TV series that ran from 2000 to 2002. Toy sales were tepid in the US, but overwhelming in Mexico and Brazil, which motivated Mattel to GO TURBO! with a series of movies. Starting in 2004, these became annual projects. I was invited to GO TURBO! and storyboard the fifth of these films, and I stayed on for several more. See the movie and background info here!
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In November 1983, a significant event shifted my path: I bought the first "import" issue of Judge Dredd and gradually became hooked on a massive body of science-fiction comics that started in 1977 and continues to this day. If you're pursuing a 2000AD collection of your own, or just want to look at some wild and crazy art guaranteed to entertain, you'll find a lot here to like.
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A deep dive into the opening animation made by fans for fans in 1981 for Daicon III. This film was a statement. This was anime fandom saying, "We're not only here among you SF fans, we are claiming part of this turf that was once all yours." The gatekeepers scoffed, "That's not SF." But deep down, they knew change was coming.
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Read THE LAST BLUE EAGLE, my new and original SF adventure webcomic created just for this site! In the world of the future, Earth is one of six planets united in a bond of mutual prosperity. Linked by Quantum Gates that allow for FTL travel, the gifts they shared with each other brought tremendous evolution to technology, culture, trade…and crime.
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