Rick Veitch
Rick Veitch was part of the the Joe Kubert School's first graduating class in 1978 and began his professional career in mainstream comics contributing short stories to DC's OUR ARMY AT WAR. Rick's work also appeared in Heavy Metal magazine and he contributed regularly to Marvel's Epic Magazine, which published his first collaboration with Alan Moore. Rick was highly active in the 1980's drawing issues of SWAMP THING for DC as well as issues of Nexus, Scout and Miracleman for other companies. He became regular penciller of SWAMP THING and collaborated for a year and a half with Alan Moore on a critically acclaimed run on the title before taking over as writer. In 1989, Veitch launched his own imprint, King Hell Press, which published BRAT PACK, THE MAXIMORTAL and RARE BIT FIENDS. In 1993, Veitch again collaborated with the SWAMP THING team of Alan Moore, Steve Bissette and John Totleben on the Image comic series 1963. In the late 1990's Rick worked with again with Alan Moore on the launch of the AMERICA'S BEST COMICS line creating Greyshirt with Alan Moore. He also wrote and illustrated the critically acclaimed monthly series, ARMY@LOVE with Gary Erskine, and CAN'T GET NO from Vertigo.
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SUPERMAN: TALES FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE
Explore the Phantom Zone with these classics stories! Collects ADVENTURE COMICS #283,300, ACTION COMICS #336, SUPERMAN'S GIRLDFRIEND, LOIS LANE #33, SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #62, SUPERMAN #157,205, SUPERBOY #89,104 and WHO'S WHO #18.
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AQUAMAN: THE WATERBEARER NEW EDITION
Banished from Atlantis and branded a traitor with every denizen of the deep programmed to deliver him a death sentence, Aquaman must cope with life after the Obsidian Age. It’s...
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SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING BOOK 4
In these stories from SWAMP THING #43-50, Swamp Thing’s quest for self-discovery comes to its shattering conclusion. A harbinger of doom awakens an evil beyond...
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SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING BOOK 6
This softcover collection of issues #57-64 of SWAMP THING begins across the galaxy, where the Swamp Thing’s consciousness has been hurled. Trying to find his way back to Earth,...
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JLA VOL. 7
The JLA must make a gut-wrenching decision: to maintain neutrality in a galactic conflict with their old foe Kanjar Ro or interfere in foreign politics by conducting a preemptive...
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HELLBLAZER VOL. 1: ORIGINAL SINS - NEW EDITIONWelcome to the haunted world of black magic, demons, and the ghosts of past mistakes—the world of John Constantine, Hellblazer. Constantine is a hero, of sorts, who manages to come out on top through a combination of luck, trickery, and genuine magical skill.
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SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING BOOK 5
This volume continues Alan Moore’s award-winning run on SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING with issues #51-56! Swamp Thing returns from hell only to learn that Abby...
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SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING BOOK 6
This hardcover collection of issues #57-64 of SWAMP THING begins across the galaxy, where the Swamp Thing's consciousness has been hurled. Trying to find his way back to Earth, Swamp Thing stops over on Thanagar, home of Hawkman; Rann, home of Adam Strange; and encounters the Green Lantern of a world of sentient plants.