One of those other "lost artists" that I had so much faith in back in the early days of Black Tower was Robert Perris.
I liked his style. It was a bit raw but showed a lot of promise. Robert had gotten in touch as he had a strip titled Hanley's Garage. It was a series so I published the first part. It could be called "typical slice-of-life" but I could see the potential.
I wanted to re-present certain strips I had drawn and Robert re-drew the origin of Prentiss aka The Mummy (you have read D-Gruppe?) and I liked it and then he drew the second part of Pete Forrest & Geni and I loved it. In fact key characters to later stories were introduced -though back in 1987 they were merely one-offs.
One is Simon LeCorbeau -a French multi-millionaire at that time and just about to become the multi-billionaire philanthropist who financed the Special Globe Guard, Task Force Europe, South Asian Task Force, Task Force Deutschland and much more. Of course, back then he was younger and a good few pounds lighter. A little piece of Black Tower history.
Now, the crimson Guardian. Well, he later pops up in Krakos: Sands Of Terror though I was never asked about his inclusion. I was drawing the book and it came to a poinbt where a villain with Egyptian connections was needed and I just drew in old CG. In fact, I had to check WHY I had included him. Yes, he was acceptable. I'm glad my subconscious keeps track of these things because I don't!
Though the character's origins are not gone into they will (I hope) as the last time he was seen (at the end of The Cross Earths Caper) he was confronting a much older Pete Forrest.
Robert Perris then simply vanished. No response to letters and Hanley's never got past issue 1....I know, it gets to look worse and worse for me-artists appear. Work for me and then vanish. I will not be defending myself in court on this matter!
But, as part of Black Tower's 31st Anniversary celebration here is that Pete Forrest & Geni story but you can see a better quality version when it appears in Black Tower Super Heroes No. 2....whenever that appears.
Enjoy!
I liked his style. It was a bit raw but showed a lot of promise. Robert had gotten in touch as he had a strip titled Hanley's Garage. It was a series so I published the first part. It could be called "typical slice-of-life" but I could see the potential.
I wanted to re-present certain strips I had drawn and Robert re-drew the origin of Prentiss aka The Mummy (you have read D-Gruppe?) and I liked it and then he drew the second part of Pete Forrest & Geni and I loved it. In fact key characters to later stories were introduced -though back in 1987 they were merely one-offs.
One is Simon LeCorbeau -a French multi-millionaire at that time and just about to become the multi-billionaire philanthropist who financed the Special Globe Guard, Task Force Europe, South Asian Task Force, Task Force Deutschland and much more. Of course, back then he was younger and a good few pounds lighter. A little piece of Black Tower history.
Now, the crimson Guardian. Well, he later pops up in Krakos: Sands Of Terror though I was never asked about his inclusion. I was drawing the book and it came to a poinbt where a villain with Egyptian connections was needed and I just drew in old CG. In fact, I had to check WHY I had included him. Yes, he was acceptable. I'm glad my subconscious keeps track of these things because I don't!
Though the character's origins are not gone into they will (I hope) as the last time he was seen (at the end of The Cross Earths Caper) he was confronting a much older Pete Forrest.
Robert Perris then simply vanished. No response to letters and Hanley's never got past issue 1....I know, it gets to look worse and worse for me-artists appear. Work for me and then vanish. I will not be defending myself in court on this matter!
But, as part of Black Tower's 31st Anniversary celebration here is that Pete Forrest & Geni story but you can see a better quality version when it appears in Black Tower Super Heroes No. 2....whenever that appears.
Enjoy!
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