Mark Evanier
Author of Kirby: King of Comics
About the Author
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Works by Mark Evanier
MAD art : a visual celebration of the art of MAD magazine and the idiots who create it (2002) 90 copies
Sergio Aragons Groo : 3 copies
Secret Origins (1986-1990) #12 2 copies
Groo the Wanderer Vol. 2 #85 — Author — 2 copies
Rocky & Bullwinkle #3 2 copies
New DNAgents 02 1 copy
New DNAgents 15 1 copy
New DNAgents 3 Dimensional 0 1 copy
High Adventure #1 1 copy
DNAgents 04 1 copy
DNAgents 23 1 copy
DNAgents 01 1 copy
DNAgents 22 1 copy
DNAgents 21 1 copy
New DNAgents 14 1 copy
DNAgents 14 1 copy
DNAgents 08 1 copy
New DNAgents 03 1 copy
Fantasy Illustrated #1 — Author — 1 copy
DNAgents 13 1 copy
DNAgents 11 1 copy
DNAgents 09 1 copy
DNAgents 07 1 copy
New DNAgents 13 1 copy
DNAgents 06 1 copy
DNAgents 15 1 copy
New DNAgents 04 1 copy
New DNAgents 07 1 copy
New DNAgents 08 1 copy
New DNAgents 09 1 copy
DNAgents 20 1 copy
New DNAgents 11 1 copy
New DNAgents 12 1 copy
New DNAgents 10 1 copy
FCBD 2026: Garfield 1 copy
Tarzan Monthly No. 1 1 copy
The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera [19770101] #1, 1977 (The Flintstone's Christmas Party) (1977) 1 copy
Eclipse #7 1 copy
The New DNAgents 1 copy
Welcome Back, Kotter No. 4 1 copy
Garfield Book One 1 copy
Hollywood Superstars #s 1-2 1 copy
New Gods (1989-1991) #18 1 copy
New Gods (1989-1991) #8 1 copy
New Gods (1989-1991) #5 1 copy
Groo: Gods Against Groo #1 1 copy
Fanboy, 6-issue miniseries 1 copy
DNAgents #s 4,12 1 copy
1. MASSA RES MARVEL 1 copy
Associated Works
Pogo: The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips, Vol. 4: Under the Bamboozle Bush (2018) — Editor — 65 copies
Strip AIDS U.S.A.: A Collection of Cartoon Art to Benefit People With AIDS (1988) — Contributor — 65 copies
Pogo: The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips, Vol. 5: Out of this World at Home (2018) — Editor — 59 copies
Boom Studios Ten Year Anniversary Celebration (Free Comic Book Day 2015) (2015) — Contributor — 10 copies
Spirit World #1 2 copies
Usagi Yojimbo [1996] #100 — Author — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Evanier, Mark Stephen
- Birthdate
- 1952-03-02
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University High School, Los Angeles, California, USA
University of California, Los Angeles (no degree) - Occupations
- comic book writer
comic book and artist historian
television writer - Short biography
- [excerpted from Wikipedia]
Mark Stephen Evanier is an American comic book and television writer, known for his work on the animated TV series Garfield and Friends and wordplay for the comic book Groo the Wanderer.
Evanier was president of a Los Angeles comic book club from 1966 to 1969. In 1969, he was taken on as a production assistant to Jack Kirby. Several years later, Evanier began writing foreign comic books for the Walt Disney Studio Program, then from 1972 to 1976 wrote scripts for Gold Key Comics. In 1974, he teamed with writer Dennis Palumbo and wrote for a number of television series. In 1977, Evanier wrote for and eventually ran the Hanna-Barbera comic book division. He also wrote a number of variety shows and specials, and he began writing for animated cartoon shows. - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Santa Monica, California, USA
- Places of residence
- California, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- California, USA
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I enjoyed the other two POV collections so much, my wife kindly bought me this one for Christmas last month.
Mark Evanier continues to appeal to the comic fanboy in me, sharing stories about being a comic book collector and writer, digging into the history of the industry, and providing reverent and informative obituaries for Golden Age creators who were passing away back when he wrote these columns for Comics Buyer's Guide back in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
I think I've read all the show more collections of his essays that were published now, but I continue to check in on his blog ever day at www.newsfromme.com.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents: Introduction -- Tracy -- Who Is Your Superman -- My First Pro -- A Column about Fanzines -- By the Numbers -- This and That -- Hey, Kids! No Comics! -- The Real Dynamic Duo -- That and This -- Comic-cons and Ribs -- The Batman Man -- The Boys' Club -- An Artist and a Gentleman -- This and This -- Sparky -- The Search for O.J. -- The Rules -- That and That -- Looking for Mr. Goodcard -- Buying All the Marvels -- Hurry! There's Still Time to Call! -- This, That, and the Other Thing -- Wertham Was Right! -- Two More Pages to Fill . . . show less
Mark Evanier continues to appeal to the comic fanboy in me, sharing stories about being a comic book collector and writer, digging into the history of the industry, and providing reverent and informative obituaries for Golden Age creators who were passing away back when he wrote these columns for Comics Buyer's Guide back in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
I think I've read all the show more collections of his essays that were published now, but I continue to check in on his blog ever day at www.newsfromme.com.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents: Introduction -- Tracy -- Who Is Your Superman -- My First Pro -- A Column about Fanzines -- By the Numbers -- This and That -- Hey, Kids! No Comics! -- The Real Dynamic Duo -- That and This -- Comic-cons and Ribs -- The Batman Man -- The Boys' Club -- An Artist and a Gentleman -- This and This -- Sparky -- The Search for O.J. -- The Rules -- That and That -- Looking for Mr. Goodcard -- Buying All the Marvels -- Hurry! There's Still Time to Call! -- This, That, and the Other Thing -- Wertham Was Right! -- Two More Pages to Fill . . . show less
Another collection of columns about the comic book industry and collectors from Evanier's old columns in Comics Buyer's Guide. I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first as it is tainted by the extended presence of Julius Schwartz and Evanier's repeated pooh-poohing of Schwartz's dirty old man reputation. It's hard to read about Schwartz's lecherous treatment of waitresses and convention staff in a humorous light given the accusations of sexual harassment and assault that came out show more following his death.
But I still liked the rest of the book quite a lot and am currently making my way through a third book from the POV series.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents: Introduction -- The Absolutely True Accept-No-Substitutes Origin of Groo the Wanderer -- Julius Schwartz (Part One of Many) -- Julius Schwartz (Part Two of I Don't Know How Many Yet) -- Julius Schwartz (Part Three of It Looks Like Five) -- Julius Schwartz (Part Four of It's Gonna Be Five) -- Julius Schwartz (Part Five of Five) -- Table for Fourteen -- My 1996 Convention Report -- From Walden Pond -- The Happiest Place on Earth -- The Superman Man -- Still the Happiest Place on Earth -- Duck Man Detour -- A Stupefyin' Evening -- Unfinanced Entrepreneurs (Part One of Three) -- Unfinanced Entrepreneurs (Part Two of Three) -- Faster Than a Speeding Sergio -- Unfinanced Entrepreneurs (Part Three of Three) -- Pat Boyette -- Your Truly, Dopey -- The Wheels of Justice -- Changing Minds -- When Things Go Wrong -- When Things Go Wrong . . . Again -- A Never-Ending Battle -- Bad Convention Panels -- Superheroes in My Pants -- The Last Julius Schwartz Column show less
But I still liked the rest of the book quite a lot and am currently making my way through a third book from the POV series.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents: Introduction -- The Absolutely True Accept-No-Substitutes Origin of Groo the Wanderer -- Julius Schwartz (Part One of Many) -- Julius Schwartz (Part Two of I Don't Know How Many Yet) -- Julius Schwartz (Part Three of It Looks Like Five) -- Julius Schwartz (Part Four of It's Gonna Be Five) -- Julius Schwartz (Part Five of Five) -- Table for Fourteen -- My 1996 Convention Report -- From Walden Pond -- The Happiest Place on Earth -- The Superman Man -- Still the Happiest Place on Earth -- Duck Man Detour -- A Stupefyin' Evening -- Unfinanced Entrepreneurs (Part One of Three) -- Unfinanced Entrepreneurs (Part Two of Three) -- Faster Than a Speeding Sergio -- Unfinanced Entrepreneurs (Part Three of Three) -- Pat Boyette -- Your Truly, Dopey -- The Wheels of Justice -- Changing Minds -- When Things Go Wrong -- When Things Go Wrong . . . Again -- A Never-Ending Battle -- Bad Convention Panels -- Superheroes in My Pants -- The Last Julius Schwartz Column show less
I have a lot of Mark Evanier comic books stashed in the pile of boxes in my basement, but as much as I may have enjoyed, say, his run on Blackhawk or his original series Crossfire and whatever the heck it is he does on Groo, I really prefer his nonfiction, especially these essays he wrote for his regular column in The Comics Buyer's Guide back in the day. I actually bought this book when it first came out in 2002, but the columns from the late 1990s seemed too fresh in my memory, so I set it show more aside to age a little bit. Twenty-two years seems about right.
Evanier writes about his decades-long journey from comics fan to industry professional, from his teenage fan club meetings to interning for Jack Kirby to writing a large chunk of Western Publishing's funny animal comics for a few years. He really shines in writing profiles and, alas, obituaries for comic book artists, writers, and editors from the Golden and Silver age.
And hey, he's still chugging along today on his blog at www.newsfromme.com, which I visit every day.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents: Introduction -- Comics That Didn't Really Happen -- Big Mike -- A Real Comic Book Super-Hero -- Crime Comics -- Little Shops of Wonder -- One of the Good Guys -- Every Tuesday and Thursday -- When It Absolutely, Positively Has to Be There -- A Model Criminal -- It's Not Fannish, It's Cheap! -- Our Sick Little Club -- And Here's Me with the News -- Free Neal Adams Original Art! -- Defining the Golden Age -- The Meeting Will Come to Order (Not) -- The Cruelest Thing I Ever Did -- The Power of Attorneys -- Several Super Women -- The Comics Code, Part 1 of 3 -- The Comics Code, Part 2 of 3 -- The Comics Code, Part 3 of 3 (Collect the Set!) -- Cease Fire -- Faster Than a Speeding Plothole -- Don't Believe Everything You Read (Including This Column) -- The Duck Man -- A Marginal Talent -- Super-Heroics -- We Are All Clark Kent -- How I Became Dave Stevens -- By the Numbers -- Chase Craig -- And the Winner Is -- Big John -- Roz show less
Evanier writes about his decades-long journey from comics fan to industry professional, from his teenage fan club meetings to interning for Jack Kirby to writing a large chunk of Western Publishing's funny animal comics for a few years. He really shines in writing profiles and, alas, obituaries for comic book artists, writers, and editors from the Golden and Silver age.
And hey, he's still chugging along today on his blog at www.newsfromme.com, which I visit every day.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents: Introduction -- Comics That Didn't Really Happen -- Big Mike -- A Real Comic Book Super-Hero -- Crime Comics -- Little Shops of Wonder -- One of the Good Guys -- Every Tuesday and Thursday -- When It Absolutely, Positively Has to Be There -- A Model Criminal -- It's Not Fannish, It's Cheap! -- Our Sick Little Club -- And Here's Me with the News -- Free Neal Adams Original Art! -- Defining the Golden Age -- The Meeting Will Come to Order (Not) -- The Cruelest Thing I Ever Did -- The Power of Attorneys -- Several Super Women -- The Comics Code, Part 1 of 3 -- The Comics Code, Part 2 of 3 -- The Comics Code, Part 3 of 3 (Collect the Set!) -- Cease Fire -- Faster Than a Speeding Plothole -- Don't Believe Everything You Read (Including This Column) -- The Duck Man -- A Marginal Talent -- Super-Heroics -- We Are All Clark Kent -- How I Became Dave Stevens -- By the Numbers -- Chase Craig -- And the Winner Is -- Big John -- Roz show less
When I was a kid, I used to rush home from school to watch Rocky & Bullwinkle. I loved the characters, the animation, but especially I loved the humour. It was a marvelous combination of slapstick comedy with tongue-in-cheek satire. There was none of that Disney sweetness and it never seemed ‘dumbed down’ - it was kind of a wink-&-a-nod to us kids that we were a lot smarter than adults gave us credit for. It was a cartoon show for all ages and it was hilarious.
This graphic novel consists show more of four new adventures or episodes in Frostbite Falls with Rocky the Flying squirrel and his partner, Bullwinkle the Moose as they tangle with their evil nemeses, Boris Badenov and Natasha, that fiendish pair of Pottsylvanian spies. Each episode is interrupted by a tale of Dudley-Do-Right with his faithful horse and the lovely Nell.
This graphic novel was beautifully drawn by Roger Langridge and written by Mark Evanier. Although the stories are new and the humour was brought up to date, this was a definite walk down memory lane for me. It’s a whole lot of fun and silliness and should appeal to a young audience as well as those old enough to remember it in its original form. show less
This graphic novel consists show more of four new adventures or episodes in Frostbite Falls with Rocky the Flying squirrel and his partner, Bullwinkle the Moose as they tangle with their evil nemeses, Boris Badenov and Natasha, that fiendish pair of Pottsylvanian spies. Each episode is interrupted by a tale of Dudley-Do-Right with his faithful horse and the lovely Nell.
This graphic novel was beautifully drawn by Roger Langridge and written by Mark Evanier. Although the stories are new and the humour was brought up to date, this was a definite walk down memory lane for me. It’s a whole lot of fun and silliness and should appeal to a young audience as well as those old enough to remember it in its original form. show less
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- Members
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- Popularity
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- Rating
- 4.1
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