The book covers gulacys mercurial career starting with his getting assigned to master of kung fu at the age of twenty, along with writer doug moench. His first work for dc comics was in 1986 in the title batman. Paul gulacy born august 15, 1953 is an american comics artist best known for his work for dc comics and marvel comics, and for drawing one of the first graphic novels, eclipse enterprises 1978 sabre. Gulacy s returning to a marvel title that began as an attempt to cash in on the kung fu craze of the 70s and turned it into a comic book phenomena under his pen master of kung fu. Indispensable book for comic book drawers begginers or prefessional. Number one, it beat working in a steel mill in my hometown. The baroness tries to get back into cobras good gracesand its up to scarlett to assemble a team to take the villainess down. Slow fade of an endangered species, written by don mcgregor for eclipse enterprises in august 1978.
We agreed and again, paul with colors by jesus merino hit it out of the park. The eerie anthology of horror, fantasy, and science fiction overflows. Created by chad boston dark horse comics dc comics max comics marvel comics homage comics valiant comics. If it was a list of comic artists, id probably go with one of many comic strip artists, before id pick a comic book artist. Gulacy and moench innovative visual storytelling in master of kung fu part 2 by joe linton this is the second in my threepart series geeking out on the wonderfulness of writer doug moench and artist paul gulacys 1970s run on the marvel comic book master of.
Paul gulacy and terry austin draw catwoman in batman. Working in collaboration with writers like doug moench, paul gulacy produced work on books like shangchi, master of kung fu, james bond 007, six from sirius and batman. Best picture for comic book decorations for your taste you are looking for something, and it is going to tell you exactly what you are looking for, and you didnt find that picture. Paul gulacy inks paul gulacy letters typeset indexer notes. See more ideas about kung fu, marvel comic character and comic books. Pablo uatu on in 2020 comic art, comic book artists, comic. He made his initial mark on the art world while at marvel comics during the kung fu craze of the 1970s. Its the first in line in the production of a comic after the script, and everything is built on top of the pencillers groundwork. The bristol board a virtual gallery celebrating the greatness of the comics medium, past and present. Great artists such as paul gulacy and steranko among others are included in it.
His later work on the title master of kung fu earned him and writer doug moench an award for favourite continued comic story in the eagle awards in 1977. Sabre, the first graphic novel created for the direct market with writer don mcgregor, which inspired many independent publishing companies to follow suit. To see also scanned pages of inside art, take a look at my list pages. Paul gulacy is best known for reenergizing quentin tarantinos favorite comic book, master of kung fu, along with writer doug moench. Original comic art for sale by artist paul gulacy at. Born 1953 paul gulacy is activelives in oregon, ohio. Gulacy has done justice to the elder mans style, without simply aping it. But limiting it just to comic books and americans, then id pick harvey kurtzman out of your list as the greatest american comic book artist. Hakes spiderman 2 comic book artist portfolio original. Created by writer don mcgregor and artist paul gulacy, it was published by eclipse enterprises, whose eventual division eclipse comics would publish a spinoff comicbook series. Among those who fell under his sway and understood the reasons behind it are paul gulacy and jim starlin. Comic was hand signed by paul gulacy at the annual connecticut comiccon 2019.
In my not so humble opinion posted on january 27, 2016 january 27, 2016 categories comic books, science fiction tags comic books, dark horse, h. Paul gulacy for more info visit the official website. Original and final cover art by paul gulacy from black diamond. Mile high comics caught up with the artist as he was still forming his ideas for bringing shang chi back with the help of his longtime collaborator, writer doug. See more ideas about comic art, artwork and comics.
Craig russell and paul gulacy, i thought it might be cool to include interviews with val mayerik another adkins alumni and hopefully big dan himself, and make a adkins. Gulacy is currently illustrating the rook, a new dark horse series with steven grant. Also, working in pencil is the most fundamental way of doing artwork. Anthonys comic book art original comic art paul gulacy. Paul gulacy has proven one of the most highly regarded comic book. The great masters of comic book reveals its secrets. His best known work was on the marvel comics title shangchi, the master of. Aug 22, 2011 shangchi master of kung fu, panel from mokf no. Headlining this potpourri special is the art of arthur adams, featuring an indepth interview, tons of rarely seen stuff, and a complete checklist of the monkeyman artist s work.
Created by writer don mcgregor and artist paul gulacy, it was published by eclipse enterprises, whose eventual division eclipse comics would publish a spinoff comic book series. Trained at the art institute of pittsburgh and pratt institute in nyc, gulacy has also worked in magazine illustration, in animation, and for highprofile advertising agencies. Last september, after i had already spoken to dan adkins proteges p. Paul gulacy comic art community gallery of comic art. Paul gulacy, mike zeck, and the late gene day were three of the great talents whose images supported moenchs often spiritual, zenlike dialogue. Pablo uatu on in 2020 comic art, comic book artists.
He made his initial mark on the art world while at marvel comics during the kung fu craze of the 1970s with master of. Slow fade of an endangered species, with writer don mcgregor. You can always find pauls original art for sale on rogers web site click. Paul gulacy artist, fine art prices, auction records for. Paul gulacy scifi fantasy art, science fiction artwork. Comic book artists, comic book characters, marvel characters, comic artist, marvel heroes, comic character, comic books art, marvel comics, alex ross. Its the first in line in the production of a comic after the script, and everything is built on.
These pictures are trademarked or tm and ed 2004 by paul gulacy. His wiry, angular figures have been as much a hallmark as. Atlas comics presents the top 100 artists of american comic books. He began his career in 1974 working for marvel comics in the title fear. Paul gulacy is best known for his work on marvels 1970s title master of. A descriptive listing and ranking of the 100 greatest american comic book artists of all time. Gaines used this medium to fight against racism and antisemitism in stories like judgment day, master race and the regular series of preachies which appeared in. Gulacy and moench innovative visual storytelling in master. Working in collaboration with writers like doug moench, paul gulacy produced work on books like shangchi, master of. He drew blackandwhite comic stories for the warren magazines. Original and final cover art by paul gulacy from black diamond published by americomics ac march vintage geek culture pencil art for paul gulacys covers of the. Paul gulacy comic artist the most popular comic art by.
Paul gulacy is like a rock and roll star both off the page and in real life. He is most associated with the 1970s martialarts and espionage series, marvels master of kung fu. Mar 04, 2017 jeff vaughn of the overstreet guide to comic book prices suggested captain action, as rendered by paul, might make a cool cover to help celebrate the books 45th anniversary. Thanks to roger clark for providing many of the scans.
A master of comics art artist paul gulacy and his early days at marvel conducted by jon b. Jeff vaughn of the overstreet guide to comic book prices suggested captain action, as rendered by paul, might make a cool cover to help celebrate the books 45th anniversary. Paul gulacy is an american artist who has worked on a host of comic book projects for several different publishers. First, how jews created the comic book in the first place, and then, how crusading publishers like william m.
Paul gulacy comic artist the most popular comic art by paul. Paul gulacy is an internationally acclaimed comic book artist with over forty years in the field. Master of kung fu sabre six from sirius nightmares. Gulacys style was unlike any other artist of the time. The art of paul gulacy is the latest outstanding title from vanguard productions. Thanks to roger clark for providing many of the scans of pauls original art. Sabre subtitled slow fade of an endangered species, published in august 1978, is the title of an american graphic novel.