The classic story gets a brand new collection that’s truly deluxe. Jim Starlin, George Perez, Ron Lim, Josef Rubinstein, Tom Christopher, Bruce B. Solotoff, Christie Scheele, Ian Lughlin, Evelyn Stein, and Jack Morelli get an edition that really feels worthy of such an epic tale.
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It’s Wednesday which means it’s new comic book day with new releases hitting shelves, both physical and digital, all across the world. This week we’ve got Captain America!
The Adventures of Captain America collects issues #1-4 and Captain America: The 1940s Newspaper Strips #1-3 by Fabian Nicieza, Kevin Maguire, Kevin West, Steve Carr, Josef Rubenstein, Terry Austin, Tom Christopher, Paul Mounts, Richard Starkings, Barry Dutter, Mike Rockwitz, Karl Kesel, Ben Dimagmaliw, Jared K. Fletcher, Butch Guice, Rachel Pinnelas, Lauren Sankovitch, Bill Rosemann, Tom Brevoort, Tim Smith 3, Harry Go, and John Cerilli.
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Monday night has come and gone and so has the latest episode of Graphic Policy Radio with guest comic creator Tom Christopher.
As an artist Tom has been involved in Fanzines, Underground Comics and the New Wave comics movement, but he is probably best known for his seven year run as inker on Marvel?’s Silver Surfer. Since then he has worked on a variety of titles from Marvel and DC including Spider-Man, X-Men, Superman and Batman. He is also a writer penning the definitive biography of Beat Generation writer Neal Cassady and documented early comic book history.
As an artist Tom has been involved in Fanzines, Underground Comics and the New Wave comics movement, but he is probably best known for his seven year run as inker on Marvel?’s Silver Surfer. Since then he has worked on a variety of titles from Marvel and DC including Spider-Man, X-Men, Superman and Batman. He is also a writter penning the definitive biography of Beat Generation writer Neal Cassady and documented early comic book history.
Though comics might be known for their spandex and capes, they have a long tradition of being used for political and educational purposes though. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) has turned to comics to tell the story of the hero of the “union men and women who made the American middle class.”
Local union chapter Local 1245 in Vacaville, California earlier this year published First Day. It’s a 20-page comic that goes over the history of Local 1245 and the labor movement. It’s given to all new members in their orientation packets and so far the reaction has been positive.
The comic was created by the communications director of the local union Eric Wolfe and artist Tom Christopher.
“First Day” tells the story of a new employee at California utility PG&E. The worker tells his son about the IBEW and all the good benefits that being a member bring his family, while recounting the struggles that helped create the labor movement and Local 1245.
This was part of an effort to engage younger members in new ways. This is needed as the utility industry, of which the IBEW is involved, shifts it’s demographics as older employees exit the work force and new members join. The goal is to educate this younger generation about Unions, something many have no experience with.
This is a first step though. Wolfe wants to use the comic book format in other literature like training materials.
The IBEW represents approximately 750,000 active members and retirees who work in a wide variety of fields, including utilities, construction, telecommunications, broadcasting, manufacturing, railroads and government. The IBEW has members in both the United States and Canada and is one of the largest organizations within the AFL-CIO.
I wish they had something this cool when I joined a union many years ago and great to see a forward thinking use of the comic medium!
