Bet you'd like to see all of those cool creations the elite of Marveldom Assembled concocted for FOOM numbers 2-4, wouldn't ya? As ever, Ol' Groove aims to please...
Winner Mike Barreiro had to wait a little longer than expected for his character Humus Sapiens to make his debut...28 years, in fact! Yep, though Humus Sapiens won the 1973 contest, he didn't appear in a Marvel comic until 2001...and even then, it wasn't in X-Men, but Thunderbolts, and as Humus Sapien, sans the "s" at the end of his monicker. Dunno much about the character, but his power must be super-patience...
Did'ja notice there is a character in there by the name of Wolverine? And check out the background depicting his origin. Makes ya go, "hmmm", huh?
And did you catch some of those contestants' names? Are they who we think they are? Steve Rude? Trevor von Eeden? Rich Larson? Grant Miehm? Mike Chen? Dough Hazlewood? Bill Morrison? Steve Saffel? And who did I miss? Any of you Groove-ophiles represented in those pages?
There is also an entry by someone name Tom Lyle (same as the Robin mini series artist?) The character's names looks cutoff and Tom's name is just at the bottom which is how it printed in foom #3.
ReplyDeleteHis entry is the 4th cluster of entries down, bottom left holding the glowing ax.
Good catch! He did the art on DC's Comet revival in the 90s, too, didn't he? And a version of Starman?
DeleteI think so. That was for the Impact line from DC. I think. I first saw his work on Starman in the 80's. I haven't seen much of him lately though.
DeleteYes, for Dc's impact line, I think. I first saw his stuff on Starman in the late 80's. Haven't seen much of anything lately though.
DeleteThere's also Hugh Haynes on page 6, who drew Alpha Flight, Mars Attacks, and Nexus, among others!
ReplyDeleteDidn't know that one at all. Thanks!
DeleteI'm on the same page as you -- top of the 4th column (Hank Bryan). Thanks for posting this -- I had forgotten about it completely.
ReplyDeleteMy character was "The Sentinel". I remember that I drew him, badly, I think, with long blond hair and a costume that was basically Neal Adams' Angel redesign. He fired electric blasts from his hands! Yeah! They never hired me. :(
How cool is that?!
DeleteJerry's a great guy, we both went to the same high school. And had the same art teachers also. I see no one noticed Steve Rude's Kirbyish picture either. Alot of fans who became pros in the 60's & 70's.
ReplyDeleteWho you callin' "no one", Mighty Mike? I named the Dude first in that last paragraph! ;D
DeleteKinda like Anak the Absorber. Not sure what he does, but it looks dramatic. Spotted Fred Hembeck, Jerry Ordway, Carl Potts, "Danny" Didio, Marc Silvestri, Tim Sale and (Mary) Jo Duffy (probably) in there as well.
ReplyDeleteI'm Bill Morrison (Mostly associated with Bongo and The Simpsons) and that is my entry in issue #2, "The Midnight Stranger." It's a bad swipe of a Sal Buscema pose and a very unimaginative costume (Basically the Black Panther without the ears). The name sounds like a newspaper monicker for a serial killer on the loose. I don't have any idea what I was thinking when I turned that one in. I had several other character ideas with better names and costumes, and poses. Oh well, it was pretty cool to have my drawing printed.
ReplyDeleteHi, Bill! Glad you found this post and kinda/sorta (I hope) enjoyed it. I'm a huge fan of yours--Radioactive Man is the only 90s series I am proud to own! T'was perfect in every way, and I share it with believers and non-believers alike.
DeleteI still think "Midnight Stranger" is a cool name!
man, its been years since I've seen my entry, thanks for publishing this! :)
ReplyDeleteGuy Heath
I LOVE Koga the Squid Man and still want a comic with him in it! Glad you found this page, Guy!
DeleteThat's so nice of you to say, a "Guy" in his teens thanks you! :)
DeleteJust seeing this now. Thank you for this. My 14-year-old self was thrilled to see my original creation, Zenith, published there, as well as one of my comic-making buddies'. (I eventually became a creative director, mostly magazines and books...)
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome, Ed! F.O.O.M.ers Forever!
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