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Adam Strange: The Man of Two Worlds #1
Adam Strange: Libro Uno
Libro 1 de 3.
- GenresComics
48 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1991
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Richard Bruning
26 books2 followersRichard Bruning is an American graphic designer and comics creator who is currently the Senior Vice-President-Creative Director of DC Comics.
In 1979 he opened a design firm in Madison, Wisconsin called Abraxas Studios. In the early 1980s, he was a key part of Capital Comics' staff, acting as Editor-In-Chief and Art Director over such publications as Nexus, The Badger and Whisper until they ceased operation in 1984.
After a year of freelancing in San Francisco, he moved to New York City in 1985 to become DC Comics’ Design Director. For the next five years he supervised and/or contributed to the design of titles including the landmark series' Watchmen (by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons) and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (by Frank Miller), as well as editing the DC-produced official sequel to the ITC TV series The Prisoner, Shattered Visage (by Dean Motter and Mark Askwith).
In 1990, he left DC to form Brainstorm Unlimited, Inc. a freelance graphic design and corporate communications firm in New York. The company’s client list included HBO, Fine Line Films, Xerox, Children’s Television Workshop and others. He also wrote the Flash Gordon Sunday newspaper strip for King Features. Of particular note was his branding of and logo design for the new Vertigo Comics mature readers comics line for DC Comics, and overseeing "the development and packaging of the upscale graphic novel and prestige format as well as the development of DC's first collected editions".
He returned to DC full-time in 1996 as VP-Creative Director responsible for overseeing the creative efforts of the entire company. He was promoted to Senior Vice-President in 2002/2003.[2] He was instrumental in the creation of DC Comics’ new company logo in 2005.
Bruning has also written comics, as well as acting in a behind-the-scenes role, writing in 1990 the Prestige format miniseries Adam Strange: The Man of Two Worlds, which revived the titular classic DC Sci-Fi character. The three issues were illustrated by the brothers Kubert, Andy (pencils) and Adam (colors). He also wrote and lettered (with versatile fellow-editor, and all-round artist Mark Chiarello pencilling and coloring) the Eisner-nominated short story "Electric China Death" for Gangland #4.
Bruning is married to fellow-DC employee Karen Berger.
In 1979 he opened a design firm in Madison, Wisconsin called Abraxas Studios. In the early 1980s, he was a key part of Capital Comics' staff, acting as Editor-In-Chief and Art Director over such publications as Nexus, The Badger and Whisper until they ceased operation in 1984.
After a year of freelancing in San Francisco, he moved to New York City in 1985 to become DC Comics’ Design Director. For the next five years he supervised and/or contributed to the design of titles including the landmark series' Watchmen (by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons) and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (by Frank Miller), as well as editing the DC-produced official sequel to the ITC TV series The Prisoner, Shattered Visage (by Dean Motter and Mark Askwith).
In 1990, he left DC to form Brainstorm Unlimited, Inc. a freelance graphic design and corporate communications firm in New York. The company’s client list included HBO, Fine Line Films, Xerox, Children’s Television Workshop and others. He also wrote the Flash Gordon Sunday newspaper strip for King Features. Of particular note was his branding of and logo design for the new Vertigo Comics mature readers comics line for DC Comics, and overseeing "the development and packaging of the upscale graphic novel and prestige format as well as the development of DC's first collected editions".
He returned to DC full-time in 1996 as VP-Creative Director responsible for overseeing the creative efforts of the entire company. He was promoted to Senior Vice-President in 2002/2003.[2] He was instrumental in the creation of DC Comics’ new company logo in 2005.
Bruning has also written comics, as well as acting in a behind-the-scenes role, writing in 1990 the Prestige format miniseries Adam Strange: The Man of Two Worlds, which revived the titular classic DC Sci-Fi character. The three issues were illustrated by the brothers Kubert, Andy (pencils) and Adam (colors). He also wrote and lettered (with versatile fellow-editor, and all-round artist Mark Chiarello pencilling and coloring) the Eisner-nominated short story "Electric China Death" for Gangland #4.
Bruning is married to fellow-DC employee Karen Berger.
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July 24, 2014
Score for graphic novels based on art, author's story, and values. The Kuberts are Joe Kubert relationships, fabulous and right at his line. Story seems right straight off DC history of Strange, so solid content. Values seems nihilistic, though. This is straight for Strange's character, but a bit depressing.
Let's talk, shall we? Joe Kubert did work for DC on Tarzan, Hawkman, Strange and Sgt. Rock. Each was like Odysseus adrift, or Hercules kicked out of the house. And Burroughs ' Tarzan was written in that arena originally. So Kubert as dad constantly had pouty -faced unhappy struggling heroes, and this was an inherited talent by Andy and Adam. Joe fit sixties; these two fit economically pouting nineties.
Balance your DC character selections by their life situations and the time published. This graphic novel is decent education for us all. All three volumes of this Adam Strange are created by same crew.
Let's talk, shall we? Joe Kubert did work for DC on Tarzan, Hawkman, Strange and Sgt. Rock. Each was like Odysseus adrift, or Hercules kicked out of the house. And Burroughs ' Tarzan was written in that arena originally. So Kubert as dad constantly had pouty -faced unhappy struggling heroes, and this was an inherited talent by Andy and Adam. Joe fit sixties; these two fit economically pouting nineties.
Balance your DC character selections by their life situations and the time published. This graphic novel is decent education for us all. All three volumes of this Adam Strange are created by same crew.
July 9, 2016
Me pareció una space opera muy diferente y eso que no he leído mucho del universo espacial del universo DC, considerando que al igual que la casa de las ideas, el universo cósmico presenta ideas muy innovadoras a pesar del tiempo que ha pasado desde la creación de Adam Strange o del Captain Comet; es más dado el tema que toca, un mundo futurista con población esteril que recuerda mucho a Brave New World (Un Mundo feliz).
Quiero ahora leer un poco más al personaje, a ver que puede ofrecer
Quiero ahora leer un poco más al personaje, a ver que puede ofrecer
October 13, 2015
Great: Old style science fiction, with a interesting story at a slow pace.
Not so great: Unexplained, strange events driving the story forward.
Adam Strange does not have any superpowers, only high-technology and the mindset of a hero.
Not so great: Unexplained, strange events driving the story forward.
Adam Strange does not have any superpowers, only high-technology and the mindset of a hero.
December 20, 2016
Thank goodness this "grim and gritty" Adam Strange didn't stick around.
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