Elfquest, Max Steel, Martian Manhunter, Sonic the Hedgehog, Tailspin, Tim Tyler's Luck, Tarzan, Babylon 5: Thirdspace.

One birthday boy today is Richard Pini who created Elfquest. I was lucky enough to meet both Richard and Wendy in Chicago one year.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Jamal Igle 1972, comic book artist, editor, art director and animation storyboard artist, Igle spent several months as a storyboard artist for several CGI animated series such as Max Steel and Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles. Iglel has worked in books ranging from The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the all-ages action miniseries Race Against Time as well as fill-in issues in mainstream titles such as Green Lantern, G.I.Joe, Martian Manhunter and Supergirl. With writer Jay Faerber has done several works: a four issue run on New Warriors and a Iron Fist/Wolverine miniseries for Marvel Comics, and Venture, a short-lived creator-owned series for Image Comics. He became the regular artist of DC Comics' ongoing Firestorm series, beginning with issue #8 (December 2004). In November 2006, DC Comics announced that Igle would be taking over as series artist of Nightwing.

Richard Pini 1950, part of the husband-and-wife team responsible for creating the well-known Elfquest series of comics, graphic novels and prose works.

Tracy Yardley 1979, comic book artist, best known for his work with the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series, published by Archie Comics. He currently is still working on the same series since 2005 and was occasionly working in Archie Comics' now-ended side-series Sonic X. He is also serving as the main artist for the new side-series Sonic Universe. Yardley is also known to be the main penciler/inker of an original manga-like series known as Riding Shotgun, published by Tokyopop.

Douglas Price 1964, actor, Khitomer Flag Bearer - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), T'Lani Soldier - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "Armageddon Game", 1994).

Andrew Kavovit 1971, actor, Kirby - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, "...Nor the Battle to the Strong", 1996).

R.J. Williams 1978, actor, Tommy Waterford - A Chipmunk Christmas (1981) (TV) (voice), Kenny Fenderman - The Real Ghost Busters (1 episode, "Masquerade", 1987)(voice), Ian Andrew Troi - Star Trek: The Next Generation (1 episode, "The Child",1988), Cavin - Adventures of the Gummi Bears (13 episodes, 1990-1991), Kit Cloudkicker - Tailspin (5 episodes, 1990-1991).

Events

1931, Tim Tyler's Luck Sunday page begins.

1965, Filming begins on TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before".

1981, Mike Grell takes over writing and drawing the Tarzan comic strip, finishing Febr. 27, 1983.

1998, Babylon 5: Thirdspace TV movie airs.