Original color comic book cover art by comic book artist neil vokes. The eagle comic originally ran from 19501969 and was reprinted in 19821994. Written by neil vokes, robert tinnell, jack herman and james kuhoric. Neil vokes has been active in the comics field since the mid1980s, drawing his first comic, the. It was founded by marcus morris, an anglican vicar from lancashire.
Get all good price and hot deals of reading eagle comic strips here. Neil vokes director of development london borough of. Eagle crystal comic books from crystal atomic avenue. I started at comico comics penciling a series based on the japanese cartoon robotech masters. This led to inking buddy rich rankin and myself cocreating eagle, which we selfpublished for several years. Eagle richard eagle eagle is a blackandwhite indie comic book series which originated in 1986 by artists neil vokes and rich rankin. Crystal comics with the sole purpose of selfpublishing their own title, eagle. Im here at garden state comic fest with artist neil vokes, best known for cocreating eagle and his work on superman adventures, tarzan the warrior, untold tales of spiderman. Neil vokes got his start drawing comics 25 years ago in the early days of comico, one of the leading independent publishers of the 1980s.
This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Bio ive been telling stories in comic books for 20 years now. Neil vokes has been the artist on superman adventures, dr. Eagle was a british childrens comics periodical, first published from 1950 to 1969, and then in a relaunched format from 1982 to 1994. The original adventures by neil vokes, rich rankin and jack herman i have a long history with eagle really, it came out during the big black and white comics boom and instantly caught my eye because it had so many elements i enjoyed. Neil vokes is an american writer and artist who worked on nine issues of the. We dont share your credit card details with thirdparty sellers, and we dont sell your information to others. After many moons of waiting i was rewarded with the arrival of the first volume of eagle. This is the official facebook page of the martial artsscience fantasycrime comic eagle, created by neil vokes and rich rankin.
He worked with his inking partner rich rankin on the japanese cartoonbased robotech masters. Turtles and watchmen were redefining what comic books could be. To the historian it is an open book about morals, ethos, religion christian and respect. Neil vokes is best known for cocreating eagle and his work on superman adventures, tarzan the warrior, untold tales of spiderman. What do you do when you tire of big comic conglomerates.
Neil vokes unpublished original color comic book cover. Wulfgar sends his street gang warriors into the city streets, heading for a showdown against acacia. Described as lone wolf and cub meets blade runner, the series follows the supernaturallaced adventure of a man seeking justice along the edge of a sword. Krag comes to crystal city to personally deal with eagle. I started working with him on vampirella, and when he was fired from the book by knownothing bean counters, i called him up to tell him not to take it personally, its not as if they had any taste or judgment. Morris edited a southport parish magazine called the anvil, but felt that the church was not communicating its message effectively. The supernatural laced adventures of a man seeking justice at the end of a sword are back with a powerful new chapter. A few years later the family moved to new jersey, where he still resides. Our guest is neil d volks who is a artist and has worked in the comic book industry for more than 30 years. Running a total of 23 issues before coming to an end in 1989, eagle began its run under crystal publications crystal comics, a company started by. Neil d vokes nj, united states neil vokes is a true original creative, cantankerous, enthusiastic and an allaround great guy. Its been over twenty years since neil vokes cult classic hero eagle has graced the paneled pages of new comics. Within days of being launched, the comic, which consisted of 20 pages, 8 of which were in full stunning colour, was selling nearly 1 million copies per week. Neil vokes the eagle and deaths dark angel return bleeding cool.
Its an audiozine for your mind, a nerd exploration of a nerd world, coming to you from across the vastness of suburban new jersey via skype. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Vokes and rich rankin following the vigilante richard eagle. Neil vokes,rich rankin and jack hermans mid 80s hit is finally back in print with exciting extras. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission.
Now at long last, we present this essential character to new generations of fans with eagle resurgent. All comic art shown is owned or created by our gallery owners at. Neil vokes was born in fort lauderdale, fl in 1954. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover neils connections and jobs at similar companies. Eagle resurgent one shot cover b variant neil vokes remastered flashback subscription cover. This means war eagle is a captive of the red dragons. Well known comic book writer kurt busiek describes neil vokes as a true original creative, cantankerous, enthusiastic and an allaround great guy. Results for eagle resurgent one shot cover b variant neil vokes remastered flashback subscription cover. Neil vokes has been illustrating comic book nightmares for over three decades. Neil vokes comic art member gallery results page 1.
It will have enough minor defects that it is in clearly worse condition than a brand new freshly published comic, magazine, or book. Podcast the glenn walker and ray cornwall weekly podcast where they talk unrehearsed about whatever happens to come to mind. Additionally, american mythology has cocreator neil vokes on board as. Marvel untold stories of spiderman and dc superman adventures.
It also acts as a social comparison of post war expectation, and reading ability in the uk. Ive been telling stories in comic books professionally now for just over 32 years. In 1984, i was assigned the japanese cartoon based robotech series for comico comics. Running a total of 23 issues before coming to an end in 1989, eagle began its run under crystal publications crystal comics, a company started by vokes and rankin specifically so they could selfpublish eagle. Neil vokes is an american writer and artist who worked on nine issues of the fright night comic book series as penciller, writer and cover artist. Most issues were written by jack herman, although some were written by herman, vokes and rankin. American mythology productions is bringing back the indie sensation with brand new chapters to the martial arts master detectives ongoing saga. Art by adam hughes, neil vokes, tom poston, and rich rankin. He has worked for several companies in various genres since. American mythology brings the 80s indie comic superhero, eagle, back to comic shops this may. Ten questions with comic book artist neil vokes dread. American mythology reboots indie comic in eagle resurgent.
Every comic book from this level will be signed by neil vokes. Neil vokes has been active in the comics field since the mid1980s, drawing his first comic, the key eternal, at comico in 1984. The original pioneering artwork by frank hampson was simply superb. His work was published by the two major comic book publishers. To commemorate the impending 10th anniversary of superman the animated series, toon zone news and the worlds finest online have teamed up for an interview series with an assortment of people associated with the show or the tiein superman adventures comic book series. Robert black forest tinnell, todd wicked west livingston, jack eagle herman, james freddy vs jason vs ash kuhoric, james r. A series started in 1986 that was published originally by crystal comics then apple comics and created by neil d. Eagle is a blackandwhite indie comic book series which originated in 1986 by artists neil vokes and rich rankin.
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