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Saturday, October 3, 2009

THE MANY ARTISTS OF CAPTAIN MARVEL

I know that Captain Marvel has intrigued readers for many years, and this newer version is certainly creating interest in the comics community. As you know, Captain Marvel has gone through many changes by different artists, ranging from C.C. Beck (the original co-creator), Simon & Kirby, Nick Cardy, Ernie Chan, Kurt Schaffenberger, Tom Mandrake, Don Newton, Rich Buckler and Alan Weiss to newcomers Jeff Smith and Mike Kunkel. Today’s version brings us up to my version of Billy Batson/Captain Marvel. To be continued.......
(Click on artwork for larger, detailed view)

Billy Batson issue #5

ARTIST: Byron Vaughns,
 INKS: Ken Branch,
COLORIST: David Tanguay
Posted by BYRON VAUGHNS at 12:05 AM

27 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 7, 2009 at 10:18 AM

    Great idea Byron. By the way I love Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam. PLease post more artwork when you are able.

    mdtk

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  2. AnonymousOctober 8, 2009 at 11:24 AM

    Hi Byron,

    I'm curious; why no commissions Shazam?

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  3. BYRON VAUGHNSOctober 9, 2009 at 2:11 PM

    Check back later…still working out details. Thanks for asking. Meanwhile, check out my website www.byronvaughs.com to learn more about me.

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  4. BYRON VAUGHNSOctober 9, 2009 at 2:22 PM

    Hi mdtk.
    Thanks for your interest, sorry about the late response. I will certainly post more artwork, so stay tuned!

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  5. AnonymousOctober 9, 2009 at 10:30 PM

    That would be wonderful Byron. Thanks much.

    mdtk

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  6. BYRON VAUGHNSOctober 10, 2009 at 1:58 AM

    Thanks for visiting my blog and taking the time to comment! I thought I recognized you when you first wrote in! Your compliments regarding the cover of Billy Batson #8 made my day. I have followed you and Dadkre1’s comments in the DC Comic boards for some time now. I appreciated all the positive links you post to the boards such as Blake M. Petit’s review of Billy Batson #8 at http://www.comixtreme.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49988 and more.
    I look forward to Blake’s reviews because he has been dead on, honest and unbiased.

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  7. AnonymousOctober 10, 2009 at 10:53 AM

    You are very welcome Bryon. Incidentally, I love your cover to BBMOS 11. I can't wait to see the one to issue 12.

    With best regards,

    mdtk

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  8. AnonymousOctober 12, 2009 at 2:15 PM

    Hi Byron,

    This is just a check to see if I can post to your site.

    With best regards,

    mdtk

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  9. BYRON VAUGHNSOctober 12, 2009 at 9:36 PM

    Hello mdtk,
    Thanks for taking the time out of your schedule to let me know about the problem posting to the blog. I checked the blog settings for comments and they appear to be solid. Obviously, it is now working, I see your posting. I humbly thank you for trying again. The last thing I want is to have anyone having trouble posting to this blog; I am very open and interested in what everyone has to say.
    Sincerely, Byron Vaughns

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  10. AnonymousOctober 13, 2009 at 10:36 AM

    Hi Byron,

    You are very welcome and thanks so much for your concern.

    All the best,

    mdtk

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  11. AnonymousOctober 15, 2009 at 11:01 AM

    Byron,

    I love your slides at the top of the page; may there be at least 1000 more.

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  12. AnonymousOctober 19, 2009 at 5:44 PM

    Byron,

    Your covere to BBMOS #12 is beautiful. Very well done:

    http://i.newsarama.com/dcnew/jan2010/6/bbmos_cv12.r2.jpg

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  13. BYRON VAUGHNSOctober 19, 2009 at 7:47 PM

    Thanks, glad you like it. Anything in particular you liked about it?

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  14. AnonymousOctober 19, 2009 at 9:12 PM

    Hi Byron,

    I especially enjoyed the face; I feel that you have captured what Captain Marvel should look like with this cover.

    In addition, check this out:

    This just in from Newsarama's 10 questions with DD:
    http://www.newsarama.com/comics/091019-Didio-10-Questions.html

    "7) vbartilucci wrote:
    Are the Johnny DC titles doing well enough that more titles might be coming down the pike?

    DiDio: We’re always looking at the kids line. We have a certain amount of kids books that we’re trying to put out. If there were a new series introduced on Cartoon Network or anywhere featuring our characters, there’s always a chance of new books in that fashion. And right now, we want to make sure that Billy Batson and Tiny Titans have the best chance of success, and we’re keeping the line as it is, at least for the time being."

    All the best,

    mdtk

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  15. BYRON VAUGHNSOctober 20, 2009 at 2:03 PM

    Thanks for the headsup, but I had already read it because thanks to you I was able to find that interview with Di Dio..."and we’re keeping the line (Billy Batson and Tiny Titans) as it is, at least for the time being".
    Now I only have 999 covers to go, ha ha ha.
    .....we'll see.
    I am glad you liked the Captain Marvel "face", it seems to be more in keeping with the style of writing by Art Baltazar and Franco, not Kunkel. This is what I was trying to achieve with the #12 cover. Again, I thank you.

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  16. AnonymousOctober 20, 2009 at 5:51 PM

    AWWWWW YEAH MAN!

    I'm kinda digging your stuff too sir!

    Franco

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  17. BYRON VAUGHNSOctober 21, 2009 at 1:16 AM

    Hi there, Franco,
    Thanks for the AWWWWWWSOME COMPLIMENT.
    AWWWWW YEAH MAN! I'm kinda digging your stuff too sir!
    Franco
    If you are complimenting me about artwork from Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam issues released so far, I thank you. If you are complimenting me about cover #12, again, I thank you. I especially enjoyed doing the cover for #12. I am curious though, what was it you liked in particular about the cover?

    I also hope you and Art continued success as the writing team of Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam because you two have a nice grasp on how you portray the characters. Your “Shazam” scripts are so different from Tiny Titans. Well, thanks for the comment, what an unexpected surprise hearing from you. This is one of the nice things about having a blog!

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  18. AnonymousOctober 22, 2009 at 8:29 AM

    Hi Byron and all,

    Just to let you know that BBMOS #9 is to be released next Wednesday, October 28th.

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  19. BYRON VAUGHNSOctober 22, 2009 at 9:39 AM

    Thanks for the headsup. I had glanced at the change somewhere earlier, but it somehow failed to register in my head to change the date on my site. So, after your reminder, I double checked and looked on the dc universe site: http://www.dccomics.com/dcu/comics/?cm=13257 and sure enough, there it was, Billy Batson #9, October 28, 2009 release date instead of October 21, 2009. Thanks again!

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  20. AnonymousOctober 22, 2009 at 10:12 AM

    You are very welcome Byron. I can't wait to read it next Wednesday.

    All the best,

    mdtk

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  21. AnonymousOctober 29, 2009 at 11:32 AM

    Hi Byron,

    Both Dadkrel and I enjoyed BBMOS #9. We felt it was a fun read. Keep up the great work.

    All the best,

    mdtk

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  22. AnonymousOctober 29, 2009 at 5:28 PM

    Awww yeah man!

    I think it all looks good sir, I'm a fan!

    Franco

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  23. BYRON VAUGHNSNovember 1, 2009 at 5:07 PM

    Thanks for your support...mdtk, Dakrel and Fanco

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  24. AnonymousNovember 6, 2009 at 11:34 PM

    Hi Byron,

    Here's a great review of BBMOS #9:

    http://comicinsight.blogspot.com/2009/10/billy-batson-and-magic-of-shazam-9-dc.html

    All the best,

    mdtk

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  25. BYRON VAUGHNSNovember 7, 2009 at 10:29 AM

    Hi mdtk,
    Thanks a lot, I read it, good review!
    Byron

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  26. AnonymousNovember 10, 2009 at 1:26 PM

    Hi again Byron,

    I thought you would enjoy this review:

    http://www.comixtreme.com/forums/showthread.php?p=769797#post769797

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  27. AnonymousJuly 15, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    hi

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