https://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/files/original/0dcec5a05305681f441e8a18ff57d028.tif 03fb113a13b6ce19a819e5f74b8be08a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amazing Heroes Subject The topic of the resource Comics Periodical Description An account of the resource A digital project from Fall 2018 ENG 492H course. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Students from ENG 492H Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived MSU Library Special Collections Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Julian C. Chambliss Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Fall 2018 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Some rights apply Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digital Files Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Digital files Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1981-1992 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Students from ENG 492H Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amazing Heroes Issue #177- Cover Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tiffany McIntyre Language A language of the resource English Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Fantagraphic Books, Inc. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Rights Restrictions Apply Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1981-1992 Subject The topic of the resource Periodical comic strips Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cover: Gil Kane Executive Editor: Kim Thompson Managing Editor: Thomas Harrington Art Director: Mark Thompson Assistant Editor: Jason Sacks News Correspondent: George Kaplan Production Assistance: Roberta Gregory Typesetting.Proofreading: Graig Maynard & Jasons Sacks Circulation: Michelle Byrd & Sharon Kingsford Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, Inc. Printed at: Port Publications, WI Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived MSU Special Collection Comic Art, PN6725.A47 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March, 1990 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 6-5/8 & 10-1/4 in. Type The nature or genre of the resource Periodical Description An account of the resource The cover of Amazing Heroes, Issue No. 177 is a full art piece. The title is in yellow and the price, next to the title, is $3.50 ($4.25 in Canada). The remaining text is “Gil Kane” in black bold in a box with a hot pink background. The rest of the text reads “On The Ring, the future of comics, and the end of the age of heroes” and “Also: CAPTAIN AMERICA-the movie.” The illustration on the novel is very dark toned. It is set at night with a bright full moon at the top shining light on fog in a swampy background. In the foreground, a Caucasian, male hero in a mask with wings on the side is riding on a galloping white stallion. The hero has a cape that is flying in the wind. The horse is mid-stride with no feet on the ground. The horse is armed in jewels and has red eyes. The hero has a glow surrounding him. Gil Kane is the artist of the cover which features the main character from The Ring. Kane is a famous artist in the comic book industry, starting from when he drew the new and improved Green Lantern in the late 1950s and officially 1960. He was involved in comics long before that when he started as an inker at Marvel in 1944, but started getting serious into drawing and did major works for DC, notably Green Lantern, Batman, Superman, Conan, and Spider-Man. A lot of his works are in revival superheroes. Amazing Heroes featured many comics from Marvel and DC, so it is no surprise that one of DC’s major artists at the time would be a cover feature. Kane’s professional comic career fluctuated between Marvel and DC. Ending up with DC, he published The Ring, a four-part-mini-series which is an adaptation of Richard Wagner’s Ring, a four-part epic music composition. The Ring became a graphic novel which is discussed in an article in this comic. The reason why Gil Kane is featured in this novel is that Amazing Heroes, like many other publications of this time, saw comics through the lens of the collectible market. To make collectibles, comic publishers would use popular artists, creators, and story features to increase the value of special issues both in the present time it was being sold and for the future. As for the content of the cover itself, the illustration of The Ring is a mythological epic based on a musical composition. It is a German piece originally performed in 1876. Ring is a 15-hour long musical performance presenting actions of an array of mythological creatures. Kane’s rendition was an adaptation of the musical performance in Graphic novel form. It shows the variability of mediums of this piece of art as well as how comics can modernize art. Relation A related resource http://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/items/show/11 http://chambl91.msu.domains/CriticalFanscape/items/show/8 177 action comics Captain America comic comic strips DC Gil Kane Hampton heroes issue March 1990 periodical