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Robert A.
08-27-2006, 09:16 AM
I just listened to the Wordballoon interview with him, and he seemed like an interesting guy. The only thing of his i read was the first 2 issues of Bite Club, but i didn't care for it.

I have about 70 bucks store credit on mycomicshop.com and i was thinking of checking out some of his other work, they have Black Kiss and American Flagg for pretty good prices. Any other recommendation.
Mr. E!
08-27-2006, 09:19 AM
I just listened to the Wordballoon interview with him, and he seemed like an interesting guy. The only thing of his i read was the first 2 issues of Bite Club, but i didn't care for it.

I have about 70 bucks store credit on mycomicshop.com and i was thinking of checking out some of his other work, they have Black Kiss and American Flagg for pretty good prices. Any other recommendation.

American Flagg 1-12
His Shadow mini-series from 86.
Robert A.
08-27-2006, 09:23 AM
American Flagg 1-12
His Shadow mini-series from 86.
How many issues is The Shadow series?
Ashton
08-27-2006, 09:24 AM
I love his artwork on Hawkgirl right now.
twigglet
08-27-2006, 09:24 AM
From recent examples of his art, I have to admit, I don't think this guys style is for me
John Drake
08-27-2006, 09:24 AM
You could always check out the recent New Avengers #21
John Drake
08-27-2006, 09:25 AM
From recent examples of his art, I have to admit, I don't think this guys style is for me

He is an acquired taste, I must say. At first I didn't care much for his art, but now I love it.
Robert A.
08-27-2006, 09:26 AM
You could always check out the recent New Avengers #21
Yeah i got that one, that is what made me download the interview.
YouStayClassy
08-27-2006, 09:30 AM
I love his artwork on Hawkgirl right now.
The only reason I'm still buying the book.
Mr. E!
08-27-2006, 09:31 AM
How many issues is The Shadow series?

4 issues. It is faithful to the originial mythos, while updating things for the 80's. And it is very much a product of the 80's.
Robert A.
08-27-2006, 09:32 AM
I love his artwork on Hawkgirl right now.
Not a big DC fan, who's writing it?
Mr. E!
08-27-2006, 09:32 AM
Oh, also, try out American Century, which DC put out for a few years. Good stuff, and most of the run is in trades.
YouStayClassy
08-27-2006, 09:36 AM
Not a big DC fan, who's writing it?
Walter Simonson, BUT..... he's not doing a very good job. :sad:
Robert A.
08-27-2006, 09:38 AM
Oh, also, try out American Century, which DC put out for a few years. Good stuff, and most of the run is in trades.
I've heard of that. I didn't realise that was a Chaykin book.
Artie Pink
08-27-2006, 09:39 AM
Definitely grab the first few American Flag issues, and start there!

Then his four issue Shadow mini.

He's got a fun short story in Batman: Black & White #1. (That whole series is swell, by the way.)

He's also got a Batman Elseworlds, called Batman: Dark Allegiances.


I'd say that's a good start for some Chaykin superguy fun!
Robert A.
08-27-2006, 09:41 AM
I've already decided on the first twelve issues of American Flagg.
How many issue of that did he write?
Thudpucker
08-27-2006, 09:42 AM
I liked his Angel and the Ape mini alot, the Bond art was fantastic.
twigglet
08-27-2006, 09:46 AM
He is an acquired taste, I must say. At first I didn't care much for his art, but now I love it.

Perhaps I'll eventually grow to like it then, at the moment I probably don't fully "appreciate" it
Robert A.
08-27-2006, 09:48 AM
Ok i got all 12 Black Kiss issues, the first 12 American Flagg issues, and the Shadow series and i still have ten bucks left. :D
Andrew Bassler
08-27-2006, 09:51 AM
He did the some early starwars books from marvel. Perhaps not the best Chaykin stuff but still really fun.
Robert A.
08-27-2006, 09:55 AM
I might give Bite Club a second chance.
Mr. E!
08-27-2006, 10:01 AM
I've already decided on the first twelve issues of American Flagg.
How many issue of that did he write?

He wrote and did most of the art for issues 1-26. Alan Moore wrote a back-up feature in issues 21-26, and wrote all of 27 (It may well be the single worst thing Moore ever wrote). Chaykin was back with issues 28-31. Steven Grant co-wrote issue 31, and took over the title with issue 32. J.M. DeMatteis co wrote for a while,a nd then took over the title. Chaykin returned to end the series with issues 47-50.
He then relaunched the title as Howard Chaykin's American Flagg, wich ran for 12 issues.

The first 12 issues of AF rank right up there with Dark Knight and Watchmen as one of the best sereis of the 80's.
Damian696
08-27-2006, 12:58 PM
In 2005 he did "City of Tomorrow" for Wildstorm. Storywise very close to his American Flagg, IMHO.
Andreas
08-27-2006, 01:25 PM
His issue of the DC anthology title SOLO (#4) is also very good.

http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/12180/200/12180_2_004.jpg (http://www.comics.org/details.lasso?id=229929)

Andreas
Andy Kuhn
08-27-2006, 01:25 PM
you were correct to get american flagg 1-12. one of the best mainstream comic series ever. another great story that chaykin wrote is called TWILIGHT. it's a 3 issue prestige format mini drawn by jose luis garcia lopez. it involves all of DCs sci-fi characters from the 50s and 60s at the end of the universe.
saymama
08-27-2006, 01:34 PM
he's gonna be in baltimore. jeffery is so excited. i have no idea what he writes, so i'm not help!
Robert A.
08-27-2006, 01:51 PM
I ended up geting City Of Tomorrow as well.
Robert A.
08-27-2006, 01:53 PM
you were correct to get american flagg 1-12. one of the best mainstream comic series ever. another great story that chaykin wrote is called TWILIGHT. it's a 3 issue prestige format mini drawn by jose luis garcia lopez. it involves all of DCs sci-fi characters from the 50s and 60s at the end of the universe.
Are you the Andy Kuhn that drew Firebreather?