Get email alerts when new art for sale matches mike ploog. Finally, theres a comprehensive art book on mike ploog. Russell manning january 5, 1929december 1, 1981 was an american comic book artist who created the series magnus, robot fighter and illustrated such newspaper comic strips as tarzan and star wars. Included is the work he did for marvel comics on titles such as frankenstein, ghost rider, planet. Mike ploog is a comic book artist from the 1970s who later turned to the more lucrative designing movie characters and doing story boards. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Ghost rider cocreator mike ploog retires newsarama.
Mike ploog in 2020 fantastic art, comic books art, frank. Frank frazetta fantasy science fiction illustrator new york city sword and sorcery. Thanks so much for 2 glorious mike zeck captain america pages. This book has deep rich color and very sharp eyeappeal. Mike ploog does a onepage gag involving a woman walking into a bar with her goose. Mike ploog at work with images artist workspace, comic. This is a page from the full color adventures of tom sawyer, classics illustrated, 1990.
This very exclusive, padded, deluxe, hardcover edition of the art of ploog will include one original storyboard from mikes work on various films throughout his career. This new book will give an even more indepth look at mikes career. He was born michael george ploog in mankato, minnesota in 1940 or 1942. Mike ploog came to my attention with his debut as artist on marvel spotlights the ghost rider. Though already well established in the fields of magazine illustration and animation, ploog endeared himself to comics fans with his creepy yet beautiful artwork on such titles as werewolf by night, ghost rider, and manthing. Cave man and woman by mike ploog comic art, comic artist.
Mike ploog comic artist the most popular comic art by. See more ideas about art, comic art and comic books art. Mike was not sure whether he had been leasing it, but they subleased it from will, and they took over the book. Michael george ploog born july, 1940 or 1942, united states is an american storyboard and comic book artist, and a visual designer for movies in comics, ploog is best known for his work on marvel comics 1970s manthing and the monster of frankenstein series, and as the initial artist on the features ghost rider and werewolf by night. Ploog was a devotee of the late great will eisner, but at the time, i had not really seen any of eisners best work and so i got a glimpse through his influence on ploog. Wrightson, jones, smith, adams, ploog and more portfolio madness collectors society message boards. Moench was approved for a singleissue 60page story by magazine editor richard marschall. Roger langridge stepping away from the muppet show comic book. Anthony, i recieved the ghost rider page today and man, that was fast. All comic art shown is owned or created by our gallery owners at. Get the jump on new items at anthonys comic book art. Mike ploog is an american comic book and storyboard artist, bestknown in comics as the original artist of ghost rider. I wanted to be a cowboy, that was my big aim in life. I am a freelance cartoonist residing in south mississippi.
Mike ploog comics checklist by pencil ink, a blog on comics and comic book artists of the past. Benaka, lee all original comic art by artist mike ploog at. Apr 11, 2019 three years ago we proudly brought you the first, massive collection of mike ploog art. Then we are treated to a plethora of the most diverse and imaginative art ever. Lee, todd mcfarlane, mike mignola, shelly moldoff, win mortimer, bob oksner, joe orlando, george papp, george perez, mike ploog, keith pollard, eric powell, bruno premiani. Acclaimed comic book artist mike ploog manthing, ghost rider, werewolf by night are some of the titles he worked on for marvel had an earlier career working on films like ralph bakshis the lord of the rings, superman ii, little shop of horrors and many others.
Original comic art for sale by artist mike ploog at. Cooke in comic book artist, i had a disagreement with jim shooter. Then it just got to be too much, because its not that. However, mike ploog spent most of his career as a designer and storyboard artist in hollywood.
The black cauldron taran concept art by mike ploog group. The only one i kinda got wrapped up in was the old roy rogers comic book. Its pretty rare that anyone has a ploog page and i was fortunate. I have worked for numerous comic book companies since 1990 illustrating a. Mike ploog comic art member gallery results page 1. Marvels monster master mike ploog just celebrated his birthday on the so ol groove thought all you grooveophiles out there would di. The jungle book limited edition variant mark schultz.
Comiclink is the online vintage comic book and comic art auction destination featuring comic book auctions spotlighting the most desirable cgc graded examples of key comics, as well as comic art auctions featuring the biggest names in comic book illustration from the golden age to the present. His style, combining realism with a deft cartoonists touch, just knocked me out. Legendary comicbook artist mike ploogs concept art for. Michael golden is a commercial artist, writer and comic book creator. Comics, animation and illustration by mike cavallaro. August 21, 1943 august 29, 2018 was an american comic book writer best known for his silver age stories for marvel comics sgt. A 320page career retrospective art book on the work of mike ploog. This 352page retrospective covers almost every aspect of mikes career, from his earliest days of working with leatherneck magazine, while he was still in the marines, right up through his latest work on goliath. Were also searching on the following alternative names and common misspellings to come up with the results on this page. My copy of the where we live anthology to benefit the victims of the october 2017 las vegas shooting arrived today, and its a beautiful book. Brief as it is, the artist draws the scenes with care. Ghost rider, american comic strip superhero whose bestknown incarnation was created for marvel comics by writer gary friedrich and artist mike ploog. She lives in san francisco and was interviewed by mike friedrich, bills friend, former marvel scribe, and artist representative.
Fury and his howling commandos, and, in the following era, for the series the monster of frankenstein and for cocreating the supernatural motorcyclist the ghost rider and the supernatural hero the son of satan. Ploog is best known as the cocreator and original artist of marvel comics. During this period, he was a contributor to the corps leatherneck magazine. This is the wizards keep, hall of fame, page, exhibiting the fantastic artwork of artist, writer, extraordinaire, mike ploog. Oct 16, 2014 legendary comic book artist mike ploog s concept art for john carpenters the thing. Congrats on your appearance on comic book men, pricing that tmnt sketch, awesome. He has worked on as diverse comics as weirdworld, ghostrider, werewolf by night, frankenstein, manthing, planet of the apes, and the life and time of santa claus, amongst a whole host of others for marvel comics, dc comics, defiant, 2000ad and a great many more. Eddie s thanks so much for 2 glorious mike zeck captain america pages. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Original comic book art for sale at always buying and trading for any and all comic book art and comic book strip art.
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He began his artistic career in 1969, doing cleanups on. His slick smoothly textured drawing was unlike anything id really seen at the time. Nailbiter 1 phantom variant original comic book art cover by mike henderson hot. In comics, ploog is best known for his work on marvel comics 1970s manthing and the monster of frankenstein series, and as the initial artist on the features ghost rider and werewolf by night. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Frank frazetta figure sketching arte popular high fantasy cool sketches mononoke fantastic art comic artist comic character. Though renowned for his work on dcs supergirl and tommy tomorrow, you may be surprised to learn jim mooneys work for marvel comics began as far back as the early 40s, where he first met lifelong friend stan lee. The original ghost rider was a western antihero created by writer ray krank. Usually the comic books they did sell were donald duck. The character first appeared in marvel spotlight no. Lee benakas comic art gallery all comic art by artist mike. We have given a slight pricebreak for the page quality. He worked on a recent comic series called abadazaad with crossgen and a comic series called stardust kid.
See more ideas about comic art, comic artist and sword and sorcery. It gives a brief where i came from type story which is at the least, inspiring. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Nov 30, 2019 the art of ploog artist select original storyboard edition. Mike has since done extensive work with companies such as wizards of the coast and being commissioned for 90 paintings for a trading card set.
In comics he found fame with werewolf by night and later manthing. Ploog is an american storyboard and comic book artist, and a visual designer for films. The color is rich and vibrant, the three characters even extend beyond the panels right down to the very edge of the bottom of the piece. And now, we are thrilled to be bringing to you a second volume of allploog goodness. Mike ploog is a comic artist and movie animation creator. He was inducted into the comic book hall of fame in 2006. Mike ploog is a comic book artist who contributed material to the planet of the apes magazine for marvel comics. This book features a careerspanning interview and discussion of the artists creative process, complete with both rare and. Mike ploog comic art shop dealer for sale results the largest.
A descriptive listing and ranking of the 100 greatest american comic book artists of all time. Three years ago we proudly brought you the first, massive collection of mike ploog art. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. In 2004, ploog returned to comic books with the wellreceived. Legendary comicbook artist mike ploogs concept art for john. This comprehensive art book is an oversize 9 x 12 retrospective that covers every aspect of ploog s career, from his earliest days of working with leatherneck magazine while still a young man serving in the marines, to his extremely popular work in comics and film, right up through. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no. Ploog was running late so it was divided into two parts but even then, ploog stopped after 31pages and although he told jon b. Included is the work he did for marvel comics on titles such as. Original comic art by mike ploog nostalgic investments. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. He has been working in the graphic novel industry for over 40 years, helping create such characters as ghost rider. Ploog s division of light and shadow maximizes the efect of a one color printing job. Description the black cauldron taran concept art by mike ploog group of 2 walt disney, 1985.
The top 100 artists of american comic books atlas comics. Fpg publishes the longawaited mike ploog retrospective art book, the art of ploog. And just like the first volume, this second volume will reproduce hundreds of pieces of art. Now, rather than fill this page with the history of mike ploog, check out his interviews with comic book artist and the comics jou rna l. Comic book artists comic artist ralph bakshi nature spirits black white art sci fi art cool artwork art girl fantasy art.