| Rich Buckler | |
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 Buckler at the Big Apple Con, November 14, 2008. |
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| Born | February 6, 1949 Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller |
| Pseudonym(s) | Ron Validar |
| Notable works | The Fantastic Four, Deathlok |
| Official website | |
Rich Buckler (born February 6, 1949)[1] is an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four in the mid-1970s and, with writer Doug Moench, co-creating the character Deathlok in Astonishing Tales #25. Buckler has drawn virtually every major character at Marvel and DC, often as a cover artist.
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Career
Buckler broke into comics as a teenager with the four-page historical story "Freedom Fighters: Washington Attacks Trenton" in the King Features comic book Flash Gordon #10, November 1967.
When given the chance in 1974 to draw The Fantastic Four, Buckler fulfilled a decade-long dream;[2] he stayed on the title for two years. During this period, Buckler was known as well for his original creation, Deathlok. Other notable work from this period includes his collaboration with writer Don McGregor on the acclaimed Black Panther series in Jungle Action. Also during this period, Buckler hired the young George Pérez as his studio assistant.[3]
At DC in the early 1980s, he helped Roy Thomas launch All-Star Squadron. In the mid-1980s he returned to the company and had a short but memorable run on the title Spectacular Spider-Man with writer Peter David, where they produced the "Death of Jean DeWolff" storyline. He also served as editor for a short-lived line of comics by Solson Publications, where in 1987 he created Reagan's Raiders.[4] Around that time, Buckler worked for Archie Comics when that publisher briefly revived its superhero line of books.
He is the author of two books: How to Become a Comic Book Artist and How to Draw Superheroes.
Controversy
Buckler has a dubious reputation as one comics' top "swipe" artists,[5] with his early work in particular filled with "homages" to artists like Jack Kirby,[6] John Buscema, and Neal Adams.[7] After being publicly accused of the practice by The Comics Journal in the early 1980s,[8] Buckler denied the charges[9] and sued the magazine for libel;[10] he later dropped the suit.[11]
Bibliography
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DC Comics
- Action Comics (Atom) #447
- All-Star Squadron #1-5, 36
- All-New Collectors Edition (Superman and Shazam) #C-58
- Batman (Batman stories) #265, 267, 329; (Robin) #239-242
- DC Comics Presents #12, 33-34, 45, 49, Annual #1
- DC Special #27 (Captain Comet)
- Detective Comics (Hawkman) #434, 446
- Flash #271-272
- House of Mystery #199
- Jonah Hex #11
- Justice League of America #188-191, 193, 210-212
- Kobra #5
- Lois Lane (Rose and Thorn) #117-121
- New Gods #15
- Secret Society of Super-Villains #5-9
- Superman (Superman) #364, 369; (Fabulous World of Krypton) #246, 251, 352 (Bruce Superman Wayne) #363
- Tales of the New Teen Titans #51-54
- World´s Finest Comics (Superman and Batman) #259-261, 263-264, 266-267, 269-272, 275-276, 278, 280, 285-286; (Hawkman) #257-258
Marvel
- Astonishing Tales (Deathlok) #25-28, #30-36
- Avengers #101-104, 106, 302-304
- Captain America #243, 355
- Conan The Barbarian #40
- Daredevil #101
- Dracula Lives #1
- Fantastic Four #142–144, 147–153, 155–159, 161–163, 168–169, 171, 325, 329–335, Annual #22
- Fear #11 (Man-Thing)
- Incredible Hulk Annual #11
- Iron Man #196-197
- Journey into Mystery (vol. 2) #5
- Jungle Action (vol. 2) (Black Panther) #6-9, 22
- New Mutants #76-77
- Spectacular Spider-Man #107-111
- Thor #227-230
Notes
- ^ Thompson, Maggie and Miller, John Jackson. "Comics Industry Birthdays," CBGXtra Forum, Comic Buyer's Guide (June 10, 2005). Accessed Mar. 19, 2009.
- ^ Thomas, Roy. "Marvel Bullpen Bulletins," Marvel comics cover-dated January 1974.
- ^ O'Neill, Patrick Daniel. "Career Moves" (interview with George Pérez), Wizard Magazine #35 (July 1994).
- ^ Reagan's Raiders at Don Markstein's Toonopedia
- ^ Cooke, Jon B. "Dan Adkins' Strange Tales: The Artist on his Visits to the World of Wood and the House of Ideas," Comic Book Artist Collection (TwoMorrows Publishing, 2005), p. 42.
- ^ O'Neill, Patrick Daniel. "Career Moves" (interview with George Pérez), Wizard Magazine #35 (July 1994):
Question: What did you do as Buckler's assistant?
Pérez: Basically, I helped him with layout. Or I'd go through his swipe file — batches of comics — looking for suitable swipes for the story he was doing. Since at the time he was doing Thor and Fantastic Four, that meant lots of Jack Kirby books. - ^ Gillis, Peter B. Letter about Rich Buckler swipes, The Comics Journal #45 (March 1979), pp. 22.
- ^ "Plagiarism: Rich Buckler Signs his Name to Jack Kirby's Work," The Comics Journal #83 (Aug. 1983), pp. 33-35.
- ^ "Rich Buckler Answers His Critics," The Comics Journal #86 (November 1983), pp. 28-31.
- ^ "Rich Buckler Sues Comics Journal and two of its Writers for Libel," The Comics Journal #88 (Jan. 1984), p. 13.
- ^ "Buckler Drops Comics Journal Libel Suit," The Comics Journal #93 (Sept. 1984), pp. 11-12.
References
- Rich Buckler at the Comic Book DB
- The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
External links
- Official website
- Official website
- An interview with Rich Buckler about his time on The Fantastic Four
- Rich Buckler - Surreal Art Collective
| Preceded by John Buscema |
Fantastic Four artist 1974–1976 |
Succeeded by George Pérez |
| Preceded by Keith Pollard |
Fantastic Four artist 1989 |
Succeeded by Walter Simonson |
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