Human Fly art we love by Frank Bolle

We had several pieces of art commissioned for The New Adventures of The Human Fly, including some pin-ups by artists I loved when I read comics in the 1970s (when THF first appeared.) Bob Layton, Al Milgrom, and Don Perlin where all names I recognized. The geek in me especially loves a pin-up by Gerry Taleoc, who drew some DC's great war comics in the day.

But the one pin-up that blew me away is this one, by a fellow called Frank Bolle. Frank is 89 years old, and has been drawing comics since the 1940s - so he really is a living embodiment of the medium. What strikes me most about this drawing is that it looks like something by Daniel Clowes. So, in fact, even though it is by a veteran of "The Golden Age," it somehow has the sensibility of the alternative comics I got into in the 1990s (by Clowes, Chris Ware, Adrian Tomine, etc...)

Full disclosure - I am not a lifelong comics fan. I mostly stopped reading superhero comics decades ago. However, I did start to pick up the work of the artists mentioned above and published by companies I really admire like Drawn and Quarterly and Fantagraphics.

The Human Fly film we have been developing really reflects this evolution in taste.

Somehow, Frank Bolle captured it all. Enjoy!

For more info on Frank Bolle, go here:

http://www.frankbollestudio.com/home.htm

The Human Fly returns at San Diego Comicon 2013

As you can see by scrolling down on this blog, I am occupied with many other things besides The Human Fly. Nevertheless, the blog will be mostly about THF for the next few postings, because, after years of development, we are finally bringing the Fly back to public life at San Diego Comicon 2013, which begins in only a few days.

THE NEW ADVENTURES OF THE HUMAN FLY has been put together by Michael Aushenker of Cartoon Flophouse, and features stories and art by Michael, and art by contributors Javier Hernandez, Steve Kroziere, Bob Layton, Al Milgrom, and many more. I contributed a story, illustrated by Paul Mason, who stepped in from Australia at the last minute and did a great job.

It is extremely exciting to see this property come back to life. Unfortunately, a scheduling conflict means I won't actually be in San Diego to watch it happen. My stalwart partner Alan Brewer will hold down the fort, along with the always early rising Joel Eisenberg, and, of course, Michael, who has contributed so much of his time and heart to this project.