THEY THOUGHT WRONG -- VOID INDIGO !!!

Marvel Comics published Steve Gerber & Val Mayerik's groundbreaking Void Indigo. First a graphic novel, then an all too short lived comic book series, Void Indigo was truly groundbreaking. Hard to believe, the psychologically complex, morally dark story was originally a revamping of DC Comics Golden & Silver Age Hawkman.

By the way, these are the terrific creators of the incredible Howard the Duck, recently revived after a cameo in the outstanding  Guardians of the Galaxy movie! Unfortunately, we lost Steve Gerber far too soon.

First appearance of Howard the Duck in Adventure into Fear #19 with Man-Thing!

In a savage before the dawn of history, four sorcerers committed a heinous crime of torture and murder - and thought got away with it!

They're about to find out they thought wrong! 

Marvel Graphic Novel #11 Void Indigo
Peaceful extraterrestrial Jaghur had been a human in his previous incarnation, and he returns to Earth with a spirit of vengeance against the seven demons who had tortured and killed him in his previous life. He makes his way to Los Angeles.
Continued in Void Indigo #1.

Void Indigo #1
"Spikes and Demons Part One: Killing to be Clever"
Jaghur's adventures in Los Angeles. 
Continued from Marvel Graphic Novel #11. The series had a storyline for six issues but was cancelled early due to very bad reviews. Due to the comic's extreme portrayal of violence, however, distributor reaction to the first issue of the limited series was negative.

Void Indigo #2
"Spikes and Demons Part Two: Rapture and Violence"
Page 27 is a full text page.

Marvel Age #21
Val Mayerik Void Indigo cover.
Steve Gerber and Val Mayerik discuss Void Indigo.

Surprise! For the completest -you can find the Steve Gerber's great outline for the completion of the six issue series @  http://www.hoboes.com/pub/Comics/Comics%20as%20a%20Career/Steve%20Gerber/Void%20Indigo%20Issues%203-6/  (highlight & click on Open Link.) Now we can know how Gerber planned to complete the six issue series, for all of us that didn't like being left hanging.

Val Mayerik has also said he'd like to complete the project, with another talented comic book writer. Now, wouldn't that be the topping on the cake.  

Gerber had also said "By the way, the "message" of Void Indigo wasn't really revenge. What the book said – and people found this disturbing, too – is that the evils, both profound and petty, that we all commit must eventually extract a price. We may think we've gotten away with it, but sooner or later, even if it's 11,000 years and countless incarnations later, the cosmos will bite back."

Original page 38 of Void Indigo GN.

Original page 45 of Void Indigo GN.

 I hope you've read this, or will soon. You're in for a treat.

Recommended Val Mayerik comic book, The Master, written by Chuck Dixon!

Another recommended Val Mayerik comic book, Young Master, written by Larry Hama!

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THE INVISIBLE MAN TERRORIZES COUNTRYSIDE !!!

H.G. Wells' The Invisible Man was a brilliant, thought-provoking, yet tragic novel. Originally a serialized, it was quickly collected into a novel the same year. This time, Wells gives a name to the lead character and writes in the third person objective point of view.

Griffin was an albino scientist who developed a process to make a person invisible by altering their refractive index. Always an unstable man, Griffin grew more megalomaniacal as the process which he had used provedirreversible. He began to commit a series of crimes in order to finance his research into the nature of his newfound and unwanted powers.

Illustration from one of the hardcover novels!

Chased from his laboratory refuge by the townsfolk who were victimized by him, he travelled to the town of Burdock where he reveals to an old medical school friend that he intends to start a Reign of Terror, the First Year of the Invisible Man the First. The old friend, realizing Griffin's obvious and dangerous insanity, attempts to call the police, forcing Griffin out onto the street. There, he is cornered and supposedly beaten to death by an enraged mob, his body slowly becoming visible as he dies.

Classics Illustrated #153 The Invisible Man
Griffin makes himself invisible and goes about terrorizing the countryside.
Norman (Green Lantern) Nodel artwork with painted cover by Geoffrey Biggs.
Includes a biography of the author, H. G. Wells text article.

Pendulum Press published The Invisible Man
Adapted by Otto (Avengers Battle the Earth Wrecker) Binder with magnificent art by Alex (DC's Thriller) Nino!
Includes an article about H.G. Wells.

Fantastic Adventures #18 The Invisible Man
One of the more obscure adaptations I discovered.
Art by Pete (Thunderbolt) Morisi with a Ross (Metal Men) Andru cover.
A reprint from Golden Age comic book Superior Stories #1. 

Supernatural Thrillers #2  The Invisible Man comic book was from Marvel Comics
First of all, fantastic Jim (Nick Fury) Steranko cover! Several art spotters detect the influence of assistants, in particular Bernie (Swamp Thing) Wrightson.
Ron (Challengers of the Unknown novel) Goulart adaption with art by Dan (Doctor Strange) Adkins & Val (Void Indigo) Mayerik.

Masters of Terror #2 The Invisible Man magazine
Reprints adaptation by Ron Goulart with art by Dan Adkins (layouts & inks) & Val Mayerik (pencils.)
Dan Adkins recreates the Jim Steranko cover. 
This story is not reprinted in order, page 13 should follow page 10, then come pages 11 & 12, then pages 14 and on.

Marvel Classics Comics #25 The Invisible Man
Adapted by Doug (Master of Kung Fu) Moench with art by Dino Castrillo & Rudy Mesina.
Dynamic cover by Pablo (Kobra) Marcus & Frank Giacoia.

First Comics published Classics Illustrated #20 The Invisible Man 
Adapted by Rick Geary.
Nice cover.

Classics Illustrated #42 The Invisible Man came from Acclaim Comics. 
It sported a great Tony Harris cover.

Masterful actor Claude Rains played the original Invisible Man in the motion pictures. Later, The Invisible Man was featured in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. 

What I really need to do, is reread this novel, it's been far too long.I do so enjoy the story.

Otto Binder's Bantam Books Avenger's novel!

DC Comics' Thriller illustrated by Alex Nino!

Charlton Comics' Thunderbolt by Pete Morisi!

DC Comics' Metal Men by Ross Andru!

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Ron Goulart's Challengers of the Unknown novel!

Classic Jim Steranko cover to Marvel Comics' Nick Fury!

Tony Harris worked on Millennium Comics' Doc Savage!

MORE THAN HOWARD THE DUCK'S COMIC BOOK ARTIST VAL MAYERIK !!!

Val Mayerik, a comic book and commercial artist, is probably most remembered for co-creating Howard the Duck (with writer Steve Gerber.) He worked as an assistant to Dan Atkins along with P. Craig Russell (Killraven.)
 

 

With Marvel Comics, Mayerik's first full job was on Creatures on the Loose #22 featuring Lin Carter's Thongor. 

 

 Howard the Duck spun off his job on Man-Thing. With Doug Moench, Val worked on Sherlock Holmes' Hound of the Baskervilles in Marvel Preview #6.

 

 

  Along with that, Mayerik worked on Ka-Zar and a back-up feature for Zabu.

Val went on to work for Warren, on Creepy, Eerie and Vampirella & Heavy Metal. 

Mayerik worked with Larry Hama on Young Master for New Comics Group. 

Val continued to draw comic books for Now, Pacific, Eclipse & First Comics. He even went on to illustrate with Harvey Pekar on American Splendor. As well, he worked on a Magic: The Gathering: The Shadow Mage mini-series for Acclaim Comics.

Mayerik has not worked in the comics field for some time and is now a commercial artist in advertising for Coca Cola & Microsoft and in the games industry working for such companies as TSR, Inc and Wizards of the Coast.

I remember Val mainly for Sensei, Young Master & Void Indigo. I miss his raw, eastern flair in comic book art.


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