|
Mike Curtis (b. 1953)〔(Curtis entry ), ''Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999''. Accessed May 11, 2015.〕 is an American writer who scripts the ''Dick Tracy'' comic strip, with Joe Staton as artist. He has been working professionally in comic books as a writer since the mid-1980s. He has also been a newspaper editor, deputy sheriff, comic book publisher, movie theater manager, TV horror movie host, Santa Claus for 39 years in the family tradition, and is a Baptist minister. Curtis is currently best known for ''Dick Tracy'', but he is also the third largest collector of Superman memorabilia in the United States. He has been exhibiting and writing about Superman since 1973. == Biography == Curtis grew up in Tennessee.〔Boucher, Geoff. ("Dick Tracy: Is there a fedora future for the 80-year-old icon?" ) ''Los Angeles Times'' (Feb. 21, 2011).〕 In the 1970s he was a horror movie TV host on Channel 6 in Jackson, Tennessee, as ''Count Basil'' on ''Shock Theater''. He brought back the character in 2010 as horror host guest at the ''Sivads of March'' event in Memphis, Tennessee honoring that city's horror host. In the 1980s, Curtis entered the comic book field by writing ''Richie Rich'', ''Casper The Friendly Ghost'', and ''New Kids on the Block'' for Harvey Comics. While there, he also designed the Harvey Enchanted Forest map (based on Irish Bayou in Louisiana) and scripted several pilots for Casper TV series and specials. In the 1990s, Curtis teamed up with artist Mike Sagara to produce his own comic, ''Shanda the Panda'', an anthropomorphic or "furry" comic about a theater manager. With the first comic published by MU Press, the title moved to Antarctic Press for the second issue. There it ran for 14 issues, while Curtis' wife Carole produced a Native American cat adventure comic called ''Katmandu'' with artist Terrie Smith. Later the Curtises took their titles to Vision Comics, while also beginning their own imprint, Shanda Fantasy Arts. Eventually. both flagship titles were reclaimed under the SFA Banner. SFA has published dozens of comic series and specials, including ''Extinctioners'', ''Albedo Anthropomorphics'', and the non-furry ''Last Kiss''. Curtis has also written a short story and novella dealing with the adventures of George Reeves as Superman. ''Shanda'' and ''Katmandu'' are still being published by the Curtises, but both series ended in 2012. They expect to publish an occasional comic or comic story, but the main focus is now on Dick Tracy. When not at fan conventions, the Curtises live on a farm in Greenbrier, Arkansas. Mrs. Curtis makes jewelry, does costume work, and is active in the local Society for Creative Anachronism. Curtis is now working on several novels and other projects with various projected print dates, including an alternate history novel with friend Richard Thatcher. Curtis plans to donate his Superman collection to the Cleveland City Library for permanent exhibit in 2016. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mike Curtis (writer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|