At 2001’s Big Apple Convention in New York City, Ken Gale, with Alan Rosenberg and Jeffrey Lindenblatt, interviewed legendary comic book illustrator Russ Heath.
Hugely admired by his contemporaries, the only criticism of Heath’s work was that the beauty and nobility of his figures belied the grim setting of their sagas.
On the fifth anniversary of Steve Whitaker’s death, we present for the first time the 1989 interview he and Tim Bateman conducted with legendary comics scripter and editor Robert Kanigher.
Getting a collection that is nearly 90% Kubert is a major treat, especially with one of comics’ stronger writers and a good character.
