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Crusty Bunkers

October 21, 2023

Crusty Bunker, or the Crusty Bunkers, was the collective pseudonym of a group of comic book inkers clustered around Neal Adams' and Dick Giordano's New York City-based art and design agency Continuity Studios from 1972 to 1977. The group was also occasionally credited as Ilya Hunch, Chuck Bunker, or The Goon Squad.[1] Many Crusty Bunkers team members went on to successful individual careers in the comics industry.

Crusty Bunker
Area(s)Inkers
CollaboratorsNeal Adams, Dick Giordano

History Edit

According to former member Alan Weiss, the name "Crusty Bunker" was first coined by Adams in relation to his children: "It was like calling someone a name that wasn't really dirty. ... It didn't really mean anything, it just sounded good".[2]

There were over 60 artists who at one time or another were Crusty Bunker members.[3] The core group consisted of artists who rented space at Continuity or worked up front in the advertising studio itself. Continuity would get the assignment, someone with experience (usually Adams or Giordano)[3] would ink the faces and main figures, then pass it around for everyone to work on it, until the whole thing was completed. Comic book titles that the collective worked on included Marvel's Red Sonja and Marvel Premiere, the Marvel black-and-white magazine titles Dracula Lives!, Tales of the Zombie, and Monsters Unleashed; and DC's Sword of Sorcery.

Former Crusty Bunker Larry Hama recounted: "If a job was incredibly late, then the Crusty Bunkers would gather together half-a-dozen to a dozen inkers and... turn out a whole book in a day or two, all under the supervision of Neal [Adams]. It was a whirl. Guys would be passing pages back and forth. Guys would be standing over boards filling in blacks upside down while somebody was rendering a face at the bottom of the page".[4]

This period was one of transition in the comics industry, as DC Comics had been toppled from comics dominance by Marvel Comics. In an attempt to revitalize its brand, DC made a concerted effort to entice young artists,[citation needed] including from this talent pool. As many of the Crusty Bunkers began getting regular comics work, they discontinued working in the group's collaborative fashion. The collective was effectively disbanded in 1977,[citation needed] although Adams resurrected the name for some of the comics put out by his own publishing company, Continuity Comics, from 1985 to 1993.

Art style Edit

Although directed (and often worked on directly) by Adams, the Crusty Bunkers inking style was not a clone of Adams' individual work. Their early published work showed a herky-jerky, jumble of styles that revealed the work of multiple hands.[citation needed] Within about a year, however (in response to the demand from publishers for a homogenous look), the Crusty Bunkers had developed a true "house style", with only hints of the individual styles that the respective artists later became known for. This house style was more rough-hewn than similar work by Adams.[citation needed]

Members included Edit

Source:[1]

Bibliography Edit

Source unless otherwise noted:[1][8]

1970s incarnation Edit

Atlas/Seaboard Edit

  • Wulf the Barbarian #2 (1975)

Charlton Edit

DC Edit

Marvel Edit

1980s and 1990s Edit

Continuity Edit

  • Armor #1 (1985)
  • The Basics (1985)
  • Hybrids: The Origin #4–5 (1993)
  • Ms. Mystic #5 (1990)
  • Ms. Mystic (vol. 2) #1, 3 (1993)
  • Revengers Featuring Armor and Silver Streak #1 (1985)
  • Urth 4 (1989–1993)

See also Edit

Notes Edit

  1. ^ Spelling in Who's Who of American Comic Books[5]
  2. ^ Source notes: "Dougherty, Karin [spelling?]"
  3. ^ Included in source, which notes her as writer rather than artist.

References Edit

  1. ^ a b c Theakston, Greg and Nowlan, Kevin, et al., at Bails, Jerry; Ware, Hames. "Crusty Bunkers". . Archived from the original on May 11, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  2. ^ Alan Weiss in Cooke, Jon B., ed. (2000). Comic Book Artist Collection One. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 184.
  3. ^ a b Netzer, Michael. "The Lives and Time of Crusty Bunker", Michael Netzer Online, September 17, 2007 June 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
  4. ^ a b Salicrup, Jim; Zimmerman, Dwight Jon (September 1986). "Larry Hama (part 2)". Comics Interview. No. 38. Fictioneer Books. pp. 36–45.
  5. ^ "Joe Brozowski". Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–19999. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Bob Layton in Cassell, Dewey, with Aaron Sultan and Mike Gartland (2005). The Art of George Tuska. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-893905-40-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Stroud, Bryan (January 2, 2019). "An Interview With Steve Mitchell - Invasion of the Blue Jean Generation". Nerd Team 30.
  8. ^ Crusty Bunkers at the Grand Comics Database
  9. ^ Doctor Strange #4 (Oct. 1974) at the Grand Comics Database. Retrieved September 1, 2008.

External links Edit

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Crusty Bunker or the Crusty Bunkers was the collective pseudonym of a group of comic book inkers clustered around Neal Adams and Dick Giordano s New York City based art and design agency Continuity Studios from 1972 to 1977 The group was also occasionally credited as Ilya Hunch Chuck Bunker or The Goon Squad 1 Many Crusty Bunkers team members went on to successful individual careers in the comics industry Crusty BunkerArea s InkersCollaboratorsNeal Adams Dick Giordano Contents 1 History 2 Art style 3 Members included 4 Bibliography 4 1 1970s incarnation 4 1 1 Atlas Seaboard 4 1 2 Charlton 4 1 3 DC 4 1 4 Marvel 4 2 1980s and 1990s 4 2 1 Continuity 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditAccording to former member Alan Weiss the name Crusty Bunker was first coined by Adams in relation to his children It was like calling someone a name that wasn t really dirty It didn t really mean anything it just sounded good 2 There were over 60 artists who at one time or another were Crusty Bunker members 3 The core group consisted of artists who rented space at Continuity or worked up front in the advertising studio itself Continuity would get the assignment someone with experience usually Adams or Giordano 3 would ink the faces and main figures then pass it around for everyone to work on it until the whole thing was completed Comic book titles that the collective worked on included Marvel s Red Sonja and Marvel Premiere the Marvel black and white magazine titles Dracula Lives Tales of the Zombie and Monsters Unleashed and DC s Sword of Sorcery Former Crusty Bunker Larry Hama recounted If a job was incredibly late then the Crusty Bunkers would gather together half a dozen to a dozen inkers and turn out a whole book in a day or two all under the supervision of Neal Adams It was a whirl Guys would be passing pages back and forth Guys would be standing over boards filling in blacks upside down while somebody was rendering a face at the bottom of the page 4 This period was one of transition in the comics industry as DC Comics had been toppled from comics dominance by Marvel Comics In an attempt to revitalize its brand DC made a concerted effort to entice young artists citation needed including from this talent pool As many of the Crusty Bunkers began getting regular comics work they discontinued working in the group s collaborative fashion The collective was effectively disbanded in 1977 citation needed although Adams resurrected the name for some of the comics put out by his own publishing company Continuity Comics from 1985 to 1993 Art style EditAlthough directed and often worked on directly by Adams the Crusty Bunkers inking style was not a clone of Adams individual work Their early published work showed a herky jerky jumble of styles that revealed the work of multiple hands citation needed Within about a year however in response to the demand from publishers for a homogenous look the Crusty Bunkers had developed a true house style with only hints of the individual styles that the respective artists later became known for This house style was more rough hewn than similar work by Adams citation needed Members included EditSource 1 Neal Adams principal Dick Giordano principal Jack Abel Vicente Alcazar Sal Amendola Steven Austin Terry Austin Joe Barney Rick Basile Pat Bastienne Pat Broderick Joe Brozowski a Brosowski 6 Frank Brunner Rick Bryant Rich Buckler Howard Chaykin Frank Cirocco Dave Cockrum Denys Cowan Joe D Esposito Ed Davis Karin Dougherty b Steve Englehart John Fuller Dan Green Darrell Goza Larry Hama 4 Steve Harper Russ Heath Klaus Janson Jeffrey Catherine Jones Paul Kirchner Alan Kupperberg Carl Lundgren Esteban Maroto Gary Martin Bob McLeod Al Milgrom Steve Mitchell 7 Yong Montano Tim Moriarty Gray Morrow Michael Netzer Nasser Bruce Patterson Carl Potts Ralph Reese Mark Rice Marshall Rogers Josef Rubinstein James Sherman Mary Skrenes c Bob Smith comics Jim Starlin Greg Theakston Trevor Von Eeden Alan Weiss Bob Wiacek Gary Winnick Berni WrightsonBibliography EditSource unless otherwise noted 1 8 1970s incarnation Edit Atlas Seaboard Edit Wulf the Barbarian 2 1975 Charlton Edit Emergency 1976 Six Million Dollar Man 1976 DC Edit Mr Miracle 1977 Sword of Sorcery 1 2 1973 Weird Worlds 2 3 1972 73 credited as C Bunker Marvel Edit Conan the Barbarian 44 45 Annual 3 1974 77 Crazy Magazine 2 1974 Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Special Album 1 1974 Doctor Strange 4 1974 uncredited 9 Dracula Lives 3 10 Annual 1 Curtis Marvel 1973 1975 Haunt of Horror 4 1974 Iron Man 91 1976 6 Ka Zar 1974 75 Marvel Premiere 10 12 13 1973 74 Marvel Preview 1 1975 Marvel Treasury Edition 6 1975 Monsters Unleashed 3 Annual 1 1973 75 Power Man 31 1976 Savage Sword of Conan 2 3 1974 Savage Tales 7 10 1974 75 1980s and 1990s Edit Continuity Edit Armor 1 1985 The Basics 1985 Hybrids The Origin 4 5 1993 Ms Mystic 5 1990 Ms Mystic vol 2 1 3 1993 Revengers Featuring Armor and Silver Streak 1 1985 Urth 4 1989 1993 See also EditHarry A Chesler Eisner amp Iger Funnies Inc Notes Edit Spelling in Who s Who of American Comic Books 5 Source notes Dougherty Karin spelling Included in source which notes her as writer rather than artist References Edit a b c Theakston Greg and Nowlan Kevin et al at Bails Jerry Ware Hames Crusty Bunkers Who s Who of American Comic Books 1928 1999 Archived from the original on May 11 2007 Retrieved June 16 2012 Alan Weiss in Cooke Jon B ed 2000 Comic Book Artist Collection One Raleigh North Carolina TwoMorrows Publishing p 184 a b Netzer Michael The Lives and Time of Crusty Bunker Michael Netzer Online September 17 2007 Archived June 26 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved July 5 2008 a b Salicrup Jim Zimmerman Dwight Jon September 1986 Larry Hama part 2 Comics Interview No 38 Fictioneer Books pp 36 45 Joe Brozowski Who s Who of American Comic Books 1928 19999 Retrieved March 22 2023 a b Bob Layton in Cassell Dewey with Aaron Sultan and Mike Gartland 2005 The Art of George Tuska Raleigh North Carolina TwoMorrows Publishing p 68 ISBN 978 1 893905 40 5 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Stroud Bryan January 2 2019 An Interview With Steve Mitchell Invasion of the Blue Jean Generation Nerd Team 30 Crusty Bunkers at the Grand Comics Database Doctor Strange 4 Oct 1974 at the Grand Comics Database Retrieved September 1 2008 External links EditNetzer Michael The Lives and Time of Crusty Bunker Michael Netzer Online September 17 2007 Rozakis Bob You Too Can Be the Answer Man Comics Bulletin April 23 2001 Crusty Bunkers at the Comic Book DB Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crusty Bunkers amp oldid 1177599066, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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