Michael D Hamersky On Comics On...    Warren Kremer - Comic Books Writer & Artist

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3785 -    I was reading one of the back issues of Alter Ego (No. 30 published in November of 2003), yesterday, and came across a name that I wasn't all that familiar with...

That would be Warren Kremer, a comic books writer and artist, (June 26, 1921 - July 24, 2003).

Alter Ego had a two-page write up on him, as a memorial, as he had passed a short time before.

He is best known for best known for his creation of the Harvey Comics characters Richie Rich, Hot Stuff the Little Devil and Stumbo the Giant.   As Harvey Comics didn't publish credits in their comics, his name was not well known outside of the comics industry.

Actually Warren worked for / at Harvey Comics for 35 years... Mostly as an art editor.

Where I knew his name was from his later work.  After Harvey Comics ended publishing in 1982, Warren Kremer created and/or drew several characters for Marvel Comics' Star Comics line, including Count Duckula, Ewoks, Planet Terry, Royal Roy, and Top Dog.

In 1986 Harvey Comics resumed publication under the leadership of Alan Harvey (Alfred Harvey's oldest son), focusing on a few core titles, digests, and reprints.  The story of Harvey Comics since then gets a little messy, so I'll stop at this point.

Warren in 1989, suffered a stroke which left him paralyzed on his left side, which included his drawing hand.  He did not draw professionally after that, and passed away in 2003. 

Checking my favorite search engines, I found more info on Warren, and the fact that there is a Facebook Fan Page for him, (as seen in this link).

There are few photos of Warren, the one I used for this blog shows him at the left, and Joe Simon at the right.

Here is a list of his published credits, as seen at the Grand Comics Database.

I thought I would post a blog about Warren today, while the memorial pages are fresh in my mind.  Because if you read Harvey Comics, like I did back in my early days as a child... You would have been reading some of his works.

 ~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,785 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

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NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Suggests...     Eight Chances For YOU To See Allen Bellman In 2013!     (Eight Different Comic Conventions Ranging From Alabama to Colorado to Florida to Michigan to Missouri to New Jersey to Rhode Island!  Whew!)

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3784 -    I was in contact with Allen Bellman yesterday via e-mail, and he was telling me that he has 8 comic cons that he is scheduled to attend this year!

Well...  I just had to post a blog on this fact, as I'm sure you or your friends would love to meet him in person.  BTW... Allen will be celebrating his 89th birthday in June of this year!

First, here's a link to the blogs that I have already mentioned him in.

Second, here's the list of comic cons Allen will be at in 2013:

Feb. 14th       VisionCon  Springfield, Mo

March 15th     Mega-Con Orlando Florida
 
March 30th     Asbury Park Comic Con     Asbury Park N.J.
 
May 24th        Alabama Phoenix Festival  Birmingham AL

May 31st         Denver Comic Con   Denver CO

July 4th           Florida Super Con Miami FL

Oct 12th          Grand Rapids Comic-Con Grand Rapids MI

Nov 1st            Rhode Island  Comic Con   Providence RI

I'm hoping that YOU will be able to see Allen at one of these comic cons that he is scheduled to attend. You can find more on each con by clicking on the links provided above.

For more on Allen, you can check out his web site at AllenBellman.com, and even order a commission from him, if you can't see him in person!

Oh, and one last thing... Here's a checklist of just some of Allen's credited artwork during his comic book creating period!

 ~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,784 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents...     The First Update On The 2013 San Diego Comic Fest     (Which Is Being Held October 4-6 of 2013 in the Mission Valley Area of San Diego, at the Town and Country Resort!)

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3783 -    Yesterday, I and 11 other Department Heads of the San Diego Comic Fest, met in San Diego for the first planning meeting for the 2013 San Diego Comic Fest, (SDCF)!

Here are just some of the topics that were discussed at the meeting that I can share with you:

01) Volunteer positions are available!  See this link to the page on the web site for more info.

02) The San Diego Comic Fest is filling out the paperwork to become a 501C3 charitable trust. More on that in the months to follow.

03) Why you should stay at the hotel?  There will be packages for this year's Comic Fest. The SDCF will showcase those in the months to follow.

04) Brown Paper Tickets will continue to be our payment method.  This is the link to the registration page. 

05) I brought up the fact that there were several people that wanted to buy single day memberships online before the 2012 SDCF took place.  It was agreed that single day memberships for the 2013 SDCFwill be sold only at the door, if we have not sold out the 3 day memberships, and would be subject to availabilty.

06) Dealer tables are $250 each, with 2 memberships included.

07) Larry Niven is the 'Special Guest of Honor' for the 2013 SDCF.

08) Look for an upcoming 'British Invasion' at the 2013 SDCF.

09) San Diego State University Library has started uploading videos filmed at the 2012 SDCF at their YouTube site.

10) This year's Saturday Night festivities will include a 'Masked Ball' with dancing!

11) The Art Show will be a true 'show', not just an exhibit, with an auction as well.

12) Cafe Frankenstein will have a new theme... 'The Draco Tavern'.

 Whew!   Well that's it for this update report from me!

Besides the links shown above, here are a few more for you to check out:

A)  The Facebook Fan Page for the San Diego Comic Fest.

B)  The web site for the San Diego Comic Fest.

C)  The Town and Country Resort page at the SDCF.

Thanks for reading this blog post.  There will be more updates in the months to follow.

I hope to see you at the 2013 San Diego Comic Fest!

 ~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,783 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com!     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Ponders...    So... JJ Abrams To Take On Star Wars Film Franchise?

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3782 -    Yesterday, my wife, Tina LoSasso, brought to my attention the news that hit earlier that day.

The news that J.J. Abrams has been named as the Director for the upcoming Star Wars VII, which is to be released in the year 2015.

So I re-posted her link from her Facebook Fan Page, Make It So Marketing, to my own Facebook Fan Page.

Tina asked me if I was going to blog on this news... But I kind of paused to think about it, as I had already blogged yesterday morning.

Yet, after thinking about this announcement, I'm kind of excited to see what he can do for Star Wars, especially after seeing the reboot Star Trek film that he directed back in 2009... Whew, has it been that long ago?!

Add to that, the fact that newest Star Trek film is slated to appear at theaters on May 17th of this year.  Titled:  Star Trek Into Darkness, I haven't blogged about that film yet, but will probably see it on the Big Screen and review blog it here.

I'm kind of interested in what JJ does with the Star Wars film franchise... And look forward hopefully to seeing him at this year's San Diego Comic Con International.

How about you?   You can post your thoughts at my Facebook Fan Page, Michael D Hamersky On Comics, where this blog will be posted!

~ Michae!

(with Star Trek Comics & Star Wars Comics & other collectible items at my online comic book shop!)

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,782 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com, including the book 'Gotham City 14 Miles' that I am shown holding to the left. I'm 1 of 14 essayists in that book! !     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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Michael D Hamersky On Comics Presents...    An Update On... At The Drawing Board An Ongoing Photo Album At My Facebook Fan Page!

TODAY'S FEATURE IS BLOG #3781 -    Last year at this time, I shared a special photo album with you here that I had started over at my Facebook Fan Page, Michael D Hamersky On Comics.

The title of the special photo album was:  'At The Drawing Board...' where I presented a photo of the cartoonist / artist, where I had found it, and a link to the special photo album.

At that time, on January 26th of 2012, in blog #3592, I had just started the photo album the week before, and mentioned that I had room for 200 photos.  

Well, as of this morning I have 175 total photos in this special album.  So there's still room for 25 more of you to be in it!

Just message me at my Facebook Fan Page, as to where you can send me a link to your photo to be added.

Oh, and be sure to check out the 175 already pictured that were... At The Drawing Board!

(Pictured above, L-R:  L.D. Warren, Jules Feiffer, and Allen Bellman.)

~ Michael

NOTE FROM Michael D Hamersky On Comics:  My thanks again to all of YOU reading this blog and our archived blog posts, now at 3,781 total posts in number!   I do appreciate your continued reading and support of this Blog!

BTW, You can 'follow' this blog by clicking the 'Follow' Button at this NetworkedBlogs app link!   Thanks to ALL of YOU that have already clicked that button!  And for those of YOU that haven't yet... I would appreciate it if YOU would!!!

Note:  My online 'Local' Comic Book Shop (LCBS), carries many different genres of comics, magazines, graphic novels, and comic con promotional items. Possibly even copies of the item(s) that was mentioned here today...!  If I have it, you'll find under the BIG TOP of Comics, at Comic Books Circus.com, including the book 'Gotham City 14 Miles' that I am shown holding to the left. I'm 1 of 14 essayists in that book! !     

Web Page Note:  This blog post is written per the IE Browser standards.  Chrome, Safari, Netscape, Firefox and the other browsers serve the page up slightly differently, sorry about that!  The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768 on your laptop or desktop computer.  Note:  Your computer's resoulution may be set differently, but the above resolution is the most commonly used resolution at the time of this blog post. 

NOTE: All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.

Comics Creators: If you are breaking into, or already work in the comic book industry or other pop culture productions, you are welcome to email or mail us press releases, news items, and updates that you feel would be of interest to our blog readers. Including YOUR own works! To mail printed items to us for possible review, send to:  Make It So Marketing Inc., PO Box 130653, Carlsbad, CA 92013

 Also, if you are a Facebook member, I would have liked you to send me a 'Friend Request'. However, I have reached the maximum limit of 5,000 Facebook Friends and Fan pages already, so I've added a New 'Facebook Fan Page' so that even more of YOU can 'Like' what I am doing, and be interactive with me and others there.  Here is the link to that 'Facebook Fan Page': Michael D Hamersky On Comics! Please click the 'Like' button on that page!

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In Addition, I started a YouTube Channel just before the 2011 Comic-Con International, where I am slowly uploading videos from conventions or other events that we attend that are also pop culture related.  You are invited to 'subscribe' to that channel also!  As found at 'HamerskyOnComics'!

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