I just found out that Eduardo Barreto died yesterday at the age of 57. I loved the work he did on "The Shadow Strikes" and feel that The Shadow community has lost a great talent. Here is a brief obit from The Comic Book Catacombs site.
Born in Uruguay, artist Eduardo Barreto made his name on DC Comics series like The New Teen Titans, Atari Force, The Shadow Strikes, and on specialty issues such as DC Comics Presents Annual #4 (1985). He drew Elvira, Mistress of the Dark for Claypool Comics; and The Long Haul for OniPress; and for Marvel he drew Marvel Knights. In 2006, Barreto took on artist duties for the syndicated comic strip Judge Parker from Harold Ledoux. Shortly afterward, he was involved in a serious car accident and was in the hospital for a few weeks, which left him unable to draw Judge Parker; others took on the responsibilities. He resumed his work, but in 2010, Barreto contracted meningitis, which finally forced him to stop drawing the strip, although he continued working on other projects such as a recent Captain Action Special and on July 31, 2011, Baretto became the artist for the Sunday comic strip, The Phantom. He passed away today at the age of fifty-seven.
Kinda fun cover. This one is rendered better than most of the multiple shooting bad guys covers. I like the angle that was taken in this illustration but not really happy about the fact that this takes place in daylight. Kind of defeats the draped in black thing. The story? Well, check that out here. Seems it's a good one and has some pretty interesting tidbits in it.
Well done, Agent T. It's so hard to fool you. Not that great of a cover but a glimpse of things to come. Once the magazine took hold and it became a product that warranted better attention to detail the covers became the iconic images we have all come to know and love. The story? Well, it's an early one so I have a soft spot for it. If you haven't read it check out this synopsis and see if you want to "Read THE BLACK MASTER".
Great cover. It seems the fate of the bad guy has been carried out by The Shadow. Again with the green background, though. I haven't read this tale (yet) but this review recommends it.
Is the ink starting to disappear before our very eyes? Not one of my favorite covers as it seems to have just been knocked out. The tangents with the pen and nose as well as the right hand and paper create jarring problems for me. But I can't argue with the classic nature of the elements present (minus my favorite one, his ring).
It's wonderful when your wife knows you well enough and indulges you to the point that she adds to your collection. The glass above is one I've wanted for some time (as it sports what I consider one of the greatest, if not THE GREATEST, Batman image of all time) but it always sells out and doesn't come back for another year. This year Stephanie ran down and snatched the last one up before I could. She presented it to me this morning. Happy birthday to me, indeed.
