Art by Nicola Genzianella. I want to say Madeline Pryor, but there’s a chance she’s just a fantasy character. It’s a Halloween themed illustration that will be available (along with 13 more from other 13 different authors) at this year Lucca Comics & Games festival.
I can’t begin to quantify how much an impact Giffen had on the industry and on me as a reader.
I knew Giffen first as one of the talents on the famed mid-80’s Justice League America and I am the guy who still thinks we all dropped the ball not making The Heckler a top seller.
He’s responsible for so, so many characters and stories that make up the DCU, with amazing runs on Legion of Super-Heroes and innumerable other titles. If Giffen’s name was on it, it was worth checking out. Just last week I was pricing a collection of his Doom Patrol on eBay.
I’ll just drop this wikipedia link here, because it’s just way too much for me to repeat here. The man was a giant, and responsible for countless ideas, many of which are the best at multiple comics publishers. He gave us worlds upon worlds.
I’m finding myself surprisingly shaken by Giffen’s passing. He was one of the pros I always wanted to meet, and he was just in Austin, but I didn’t make it to the Con. I am sure the industry is going to be in deep mourning this week as folks say goodbye to their friend and inspiration.
Y'all take a minute to remember Mr. Giffen and all he brought to these worlds and this medium we love.
Kristian was a mercenary aboard a class-C combat ship called Mother North ever since he was 19 along with his brother Ørjan. The two brothers are founding member of the Mother North crew. Kristian acted as co-pilot for the ship and Ørjan right-hand man and was effectively like an executive officer.
Despite the fact that he was every bit as cold-blooded and ruthless as his crew mates when the situation required it, Kristian was probably the most stable and amicable among the mercenaries from the Mother North. Eventually, Kristian left the crew in 2328 after the death of his brother, among other undisclosed reasons. The split was anything but amicable. At this point he was the only one continuous member, 2 years later he joined the mining company Argos Extractors.
Kristian was additionally mellowed and notably more compassionate somewhat by his experiences following the discovered of the mysterious anomaly to become a member of Constellation, growing far closer to Andreja as a result.
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Italian comic lover, based in Vancouver (BC), who decided to share humble taste in comics with the world!
