Just found a link, thanks to a friend across the internet, of some images from the first "graphic novel", the adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck. Poor Obadiah keeps trying to woo his ladye-love, but always seems to fail and then try to commit suicide. The good news is that he eventually succeeds. The bad news is that the whole story isn't posted on this website I'm linking to, nor are the images that are posted particularly readable, sadly. The work is by Rudolphe Töpffer, and was first printed in Europe in 1837, and reprinted in the United States in 1842.
I just got a copy of Comic Book Artist #22 (thanks Paige!) in which there is an interview with Aquaman co-creator Paul Norris. The one addition to my Aquaman collection that I would love to have is that man's autograph. According to Paul, in this interview, Whitney Ellsworth (the editor of More Fun) told him to develop a water-based character. He did the visual design, and Ellsworth assigned Mort Weisinger to write the first story. So there we have it, the creation of Aquaman. Norris also has said that he was unaware of Namor at the time Aquaman was created. For those of you who may think that is far-fetched, remember that this was long before the internet and that Norris was probably slaving over a drawing board most of the time. Reading other comics wasn't a priority in his life.
Comic Book Artist is a darn good mag, so I have plenty of other reading material in this book. After all, would I spend $6.95 on just one six page interview?
Naturally, I got comic books today. Ones that I'll be reviewing as soon as I read are Rising Stars #21 (the last one shipped in early October, I hope I remember the storyline!), PS238 #0, Birds of Prey #50, Supergirl #77, JSA #43, and Truth #2. I took a peek into the sneak peek package, and saw the next League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but didn't feel the need to ask if I could take it. I'm just happy it's finally shipping. Anyway, those reviews will be going up later, maybe as soon as tonight.
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