One of the first artists to be hired when Dale Quick financed the resurrection of the Silverwolf line under the name ‘Greater Mercury Comics’ was Brian James Riedel. Brian was the artist for Edge, a vigilante hero who had an unusual ability to improvise almost anything at his disposal for offense or defense.
This second volume lasted for 11 issues, with Mr. Riedel as the artist for the entire run, making him the SW/GMC artist with the longest run on any title. Continue reading »
I was blown away when Greater Mercury Comics artist Brian James Riedel shared these images with us during an email interview recently. Along with several unpublished pages and such, Brian also dug out and scanned a couple of his tryout pieces that landed him the job as the artist on Edge! Continue reading »
I stated in an earlier post that “If you were not there and did not see it yourself, I imagine it is hard to imagine but for a few years almost anything in B&W and/or a #1 issue would just sell, period.”
Now, it is fair to say that a lot of the art used in many Silverwolf books was not up to par with Marvel or DC Comics, and some would wonder why would anyone buy this stuff. This post tries to mine the information online about Silverwolf to explain why.
The truth is we can all blame the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tim Vigil, and Grips. Continue reading »
Here we have another Silverwolf original cover by Dane McCart, this one from Eradicators #4. The big secret on this one, according to McCart, is that none other than Sam Kieth himself inked the three characters. Continue reading »
The title character from the unpublished “The Last Wild Bitch” by Morganza
I met Kris Silver at and Orange County Comic Con in California around 1992. I was showing my artwork to all the publishers there hoping to get hired. Kris Silver took a look and hired me on the spot for a project, my ego shot up several levels, I was excited to be working as a professional artist.
The project turned out to be an adult comic called “The Last Wild Bitch”. I love that title, this was my very first experience as a comic book artist.“ – Morganza
