When Comics were Great!

Man, they don't make 'em like this anymore. Back in the day when there were all kinds of comic books for all kinds of kids. Back in the day when people were still readers. Alas!

My copy of TUROK #8. I simply could not believe this cover when I was a kid. All I could do was stare at it. Looking at that cover stalled me from reading the book for quite a while.

My copy of TUROK #9.

I see this cover reproduced quite often. After this one, the style of art on the cover changed a bit. They were still painting, but they obviously switched to a different artist who wasn't quite as skilled as this guy.

The Talented Mr. Masztal.

Mark Masztal did the following artwork as a pitch for a comic book version of THE FLOCK. Hopefully, we can someday pursue this project. The cover is a total stunner!

A Fantasy Within a Dream Wrapped in Color

One nice thing about my days scripting for various comic book companies is that I still know a few comic book artists from my time in that industry. I met Mark Masztal through our mutual pal Steve Bissette (who tried to get us together many years ago--but just at the time I abandoned comics, unfortunately). Mark bought a copy of my novel, THE FLOCK and, he being a really good comic artist, did a mock cover for a non-existent comics version of my book. Here it is, in all it's wonderful glory, featuring The Scarlet Rogue: