Comics
A new biography has charted the life of veteran comics artist Bill Everett.
The little known Sub-Mariner and Daredevil creator's professional career will be explored by Blake Bell in his book, Fire & Water: Bill Everett, The Sub-Mariner and the Birth of Marvel Comics.
"In his own way [Everett is] as influential as [Steve] Ditko," Bell told CBR. "Without question, Everett created the anti-hero in superhero comics back in 1939 when he introduced the Sub-Mariner.
"There was no other comic book character like him. Superman, Batman - all these guys were do-gooders and here was this anti-hero who had no interest in being a hero at all. In fact, he wanted to wipe out the human race.
"That has been a thread all the way through comic book history, the notion of heroes with feet of clay that Stan Lee brought into Marvel Comics, the advent of Wolverine and those who always walked a fine line between hero and villain - all that can be traced back to Bill Everett."
Everett died in 1973 at the age of 55.
Bell hinted that he may be working on a separate collection of the artist's work.
Fire & Water: Bill Everett, The Sub-Mariner and the Birth of Marvel Comics is out now.
The little known Sub-Mariner and Daredevil creator's professional career will be explored by Blake Bell in his book, Fire & Water: Bill Everett, The Sub-Mariner and the Birth of Marvel Comics.
"In his own way [Everett is] as influential as [Steve] Ditko," Bell told CBR. "Without question, Everett created the anti-hero in superhero comics back in 1939 when he introduced the Sub-Mariner.
"There was no other comic book character like him. Superman, Batman - all these guys were do-gooders and here was this anti-hero who had no interest in being a hero at all. In fact, he wanted to wipe out the human race.
"That has been a thread all the way through comic book history, the notion of heroes with feet of clay that Stan Lee brought into Marvel Comics, the advent of Wolverine and those who always walked a fine line between hero and villain - all that can be traced back to Bill Everett."
Everett died in 1973 at the age of 55.
Bell hinted that he may be working on a separate collection of the artist's work.
Fire & Water: Bill Everett, The Sub-Mariner and the Birth of Marvel Comics is out now.
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