Madame Xanadu, Flash Gordon, The Sandman, The Shadow, Pogo, Walt Kelley, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Michael Kaluta, Dan Parent, Archie.

Today is another great day for birthdays of comic book artists, including, Dan Parent who I got to finally meet in person in San Diego this year. Dan will be attending the 2012 Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo. My wife and I are both fans of his work.


Enjoy !!!



Birthdays

Bob Fingerman 1964, comic book artist and writer, Best known for his comic series Minimum Wage (Fantagraphics Books)

Amy Reeder Hadley 1980, comic artist, most known for her comic Fool's Gold. She is currently working, together with writer Matt Wagner, on the comic Madame Xanadu, published under DC comic's Vertigo.

Michael William Kaluta 1947, comic book artist, His early work included a Flash Gordon story for Charlton Comics and an adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs's Venus novels for DC. He is known for his work on the series Starstruck and The Shadow. He co-created Eve, the horror host turned The Sandman supporting character. He was one of the four comic book artists/fine illustrator/painters who formed the artists' commune The Studio in a loft in Manhattan's Chelsea district from 1975 to 1979. His Studio colleagues were Barry Windsor-Smith, Jeff Jones, and Bernie Wrightson.

Walt Kelley 1913, animator and cartoonist, best known for the classic funny animal comic strip, Pogo. Kelly worked for Disney from January 6, 1936 to September 12, 1941, contributing to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Fantasia, Dumbo and The Reluctant Dragon.

Michael Rennie 1909, actor, Klaatu - The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Lord John Roxton - The Lost World (1960), Garth A7 - Cyborg 2087 (1966), The Keeper - Lost in Space (2 episodes, "The Keeper: Part 1 & 2", 1966), Capt. Malcolm Smith - The Time Tunnel (1 episode, "Rendezvous with Yesterday", 1966), The Sandman - Batman (2 episodes, "The Sandman Cometh", "The Catwoman Goeth", 1966), Magnus / Vice Chancellor Pierre Alquist - The Invaders (3 episodes, 1967).

Van Johnson 1916, actor, The Minstrel - Batman (2 episodes, 1966).

Dan Parent 1964, comic book artist and writer, best known for his work for Archie Comics. Dan began working for Archie immediately after graduation. His writing of the Love Showdown series from 1994 received widespread attention. Dan has also illustrated Felix the Cat, Barbie, Disney Adventures, and a wide variety of other titles. Dan is credited with giving Archie Comics a relevance with contemporary artwork and innovative story lines that wouldn't have been seen in years past. This includes a modern, fashion magazine-style revamp of the long-running Betty & Veronica Spectacular comic. Most notable were changes in 2010, when Dan wrote the first bi-racial storyline featuring Archie, teaming him with Valerie from Josie and the Pussycats. Reviews were glowing for the storyline. Archie then stepped into uncharted territory by introducing their first openly gay character, Kevin Keller, in Veronica #202. The story was written and drawn by Dan. Despite minor backlash from a few conservative groups, the character received national attention, positive reviews and became the first Archie comic book to sell out in its 69-year history, prompting the company to announce a four-part solo series featuring Kevin Keller in 2011. 2010 ended with Dan's design and creation of a bunch of new students introduced in a six issue storyline called "New Kids Off the Wall".

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