Gary Carlson self-published and created the black and white
superhero anthology Megaton back in the early '80s, which
introduced many new comic book talents including artists Erik
Larsen, Rob Liefeld and Angel Medina (to name a few) as well as
featuring the work of Butch Guice, Mike Gustovitch, Sam Grainger,
Sam DeLaRosa and the late Gene Day. Gary Carlson co-created
Vanguard with comic book artist Erik Larsen. Carlson later
wrote Vanguard, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Supreme
for Image Comics. He also co-wrote Aquaman and Nova
with Erik Larsen. Carlson is the major creative force behind Big
Bang Comics, serving as editor, writer and publisher. The
series was originally published by Caliber Comics, then Image
Comics, and is now self-published under the Big Bang
Presents title.
Frank Fosco is a penciler/inker who started off with Gary
Carlson's independent comic book Megaton. In the pages of
that anthology, as his first published comic work, it featured his
very own creation, Ethrian. After that he ghosted layouts
for, The Strangers from Malibu comics. The Strangers
gig landed him some work as a fill in artist at DC. He is most
notably known for a 23 issue run on Teenage Mutant Ninja
Turtles from Image comics. He has done work for Marvel on the
Worlds Greatest Comic Magazine and back up stories in Erik
Larsen's Savage Dragon. Along with a couple of projects in
the works he is currently working on a Vanguard series which
appears in Savage Dragon.
"IDW comes to the rescue by reprinting the original run (in color)
and even allowing for an all new story to be created to give the
series the ending it never saw almost 19 years ago." -Biff Bam
Pop
"A good way to rediscover some of the comic history of the turtles
for new audiences and younger fans." -Comic Bastards
"A dark and violent take on the Turtles, but it's well
crafted... If you're an early Image fan, you'll definitely enjoy
this." -Comic Buzz
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