Crusty Bunkers
| Crusty Bunker | |
|---|---|
| Area(s) | Inkers |
| Collaborators | Neal Adams, Dick Giordano |
Crusty Bunker, or the Crusty Bunkers, was the collective pseudonym of a group of
History
According to former member Alan Weiss, the name "Crusty Bunker" was first coined by Adams in relation to his children: "It was like calling someone a name that wasn't really dirty. ... It didn't really mean anything, it just sounded good".[2]
There were over 60 artists who at one time or another were Crusty Bunker members.
Former Crusty Bunker Larry Hama recounted: "If a job was incredibly late, then the Crusty Bunkers would gather together half-a-dozen to a dozen inkers and... turn out a whole book in a day or two, all under the supervision of Neal [Adams]. It was a whirl. Guys would be passing pages back and forth. Guys would be standing over boards filling in blacks upside down while somebody was rendering a face at the bottom of the page".[4]
This period was one of transition in the comics industry, as DC Comics had been toppled from comics dominance by Marvel Comics. In an attempt to revitalize its brand, DC made a concerted effort to entice young artists,[citation needed] including from this talent pool. As many of the Crusty Bunkers began getting regular comics work, they discontinued working in the group's collaborative fashion. The collective was effectively disbanded in 1977,[citation needed] although Adams resurrected the name for some of the comics put out by his own publishing company, Continuity Comics, from 1985 to 1993.
Art style
Although directed (and often worked on directly) by Adams, the Crusty Bunkers inking style was not a clone of Adams' individual work. Their early published work showed a herky-jerky, jumble of styles that revealed the work of multiple hands.[citation needed] Within about a year, however (in response to the demand from publishers for a homogenous look), the Crusty Bunkers had developed a true "house style", with only hints of the individual styles that the respective artists later became known for. This house style was more rough-hewn than similar work by Adams.[citation needed]
Members included
Source:[1]
- Neal Adams – principal
- Dick Giordano – principal
- Jack Abel
- Vicente Alcazar
- Sal Amendola
- Steven Austin
- Terry Austin
- Joe Barney
- Rick Basile
- Pat Bastienne
- Pat Broderick
- Joe Brozowski[a] / Brosowski[6]
- Frank Brunner
- Rick Bryant
- Rich Buckler
- Howard Chaykin
- Frank Cirocco
- Dave Cockrum
- Denys Cowan
- Joe D'Esposito
- Ed Davis
- Karin Dougherty[b]
- Steve Englehart
- John Fuller
- Dan Green
- Darrell Goza
- Larry Hama[4]
- Steve Harper
- Russ Heath
- Klaus Janson
- Jeffrey Catherine Jones
- Paul Kirchner
- Alan Kupperberg
- Carl Lundgren
- Esteban Maroto
- Gary Martin
- Bob McLeod
- Al Milgrom
- Steve Mitchell[7]
- Yong Montano
- Tim Moriarty
- Gray Morrow
- Michael Netzer (Nasser)
- Bruce Patterson
- Carl Potts
- Ralph Reese
- Mark Rice
- Marshall Rogers
- Josef Rubinstein
- James Sherman
- Mary Skrenes[c]
- Bob Smith (comics)
- Jim Starlin
- Greg Theakston
- Trevor Von Eeden
- Alan Weiss
- Bob Wiacek
- Gary Winnick
- Berni Wrightson
Bibliography
Source unless otherwise noted:[1][8]
1970s incarnation
Atlas/Seaboard
- Wulf the Barbarian #2 (1975)
Charlton
- Emergency! (1976)
- Six Million Dollar Man(1976)
DC
- Mr. Miracle(1977)
- Sword of Sorcery #1–2 (1973)
- Weird Worlds #2–3 (1972–73), credited as "C. Bunker"
Marvel
- Conan the Barbarian #44–45, Annual #3 (1974–77)
- Crazy Magazine #2 (1974)
- Deadly Hands of Kung-FuSpecial Album #1 (1974)
- Doctor Strange #4 (1974) – uncredited[9]
- Dracula Lives#3, 10, Annual #1 (Curtis/Marvel, 1973–1975)
- Haunt of Horror #4 (1974)
- Iron Man #91 (1976)[6]
- Ka-Zar (1974–75)
- Marvel Premiere #10, 12–13 (1973–74)
- Marvel Preview #1 (1975)
- Marvel Treasury Edition #6 (1975)
- Monsters Unleashed #3, Annual #1 (1973–75)
- Power Man #31 (1976)
- Savage Sword of Conan #2–3 (1974)
- Savage Tales #7, 10 (1974–75)
1980s and 1990s
Continuity
- Armor #1 (1985)
- The Basics (1985)
- Hybrids: The Origin #4–5 (1993)
- Ms. Mystic #5 (1990)
- Ms. Mystic (vol. 2) #1, 3 (1993)
- Revengers Featuring Armor and Silver Streak #1 (1985)
- Urth 4 (1989–1993)
See also
Notes
References
- ^ a b c Theakston, Greg and Nowlan, Kevin, et al., at Bails, Jerry; Ware, Hames. "Crusty Bunkers". Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928–1999. Archived from the original on May 11, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
- ^ Alan Weiss in Cooke, Jon B., ed. (2000). Comic Book Artist Collection One. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 184.
- ^ a b Netzer, Michael. "The Lives and Time of Crusty Bunker", Michael Netzer Online, September 17, 2007 Archived June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
- ^ Fictioneer Books. pp. 36–45.
- ^ "Joe Brozowski". Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–19999. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-893905-40-5.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ Stroud, Bryan (January 2, 2019). "An Interview With Steve Mitchell - Invasion of the Blue Jean Generation". Nerd Team 30.
- ^ Crusty Bunkers at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ Doctor Strange #4 (Oct. 1974) at the Grand Comics Database. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
External links
- Netzer, Michael. The Lives and Time of Crusty Bunker, Michael Netzer Online, September 17, 2007
- Rozakis, Bob. You Too Can Be the Answer Man, Comics Bulletin, April 23, 2001
- Crusty Bunkers at the Comic Book DB