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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Netzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Away from home and electronic talk for several months now. Traversing summer heat and impending winter at Ein Gedi on the Dead Sea. Preparing for the last leg of a journey in the outdoors. Raising a voice and spirit slumbering in the lost corridors of a bustling world. Resurrecting a will to stand   <a class="more-link" href="http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=6003">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The War Imposed Upon Us</title>
		<link>http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=5461</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:41:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Netzer</dc:creator>
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Recent Battle Skirmishes
I&#8217;m a little behind on putting together some thoughts on recent industry discussion on Jack Kirby, and the situation with Ghost Rider creator Gary Friedrich. The latter has prompted a few changes on this site that have taken some time to put together.  Before we get into   <a class="more-link" href="http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=5461">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>John Severin Portrait</title>
		<link>http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=5514</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Netzer</dc:creator>
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		<title>Have Peace, John Severin</title>
		<link>http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=5485</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Netzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the family&#8230;
Hall of Fame artist John Severin, one of the last of the legendary EC artists, has died at age 90. Severin—whose sister Marie was also a famed artist and colorist for Marvel—was among the greatest draftsmen of the EC crew. He was especially well known for his Western comics, which   <a class="more-link" href="http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=5485">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Marie Severin Portrait</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Netzer</dc:creator>
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		<title>Barry Windsor-Smith Portrait</title>
		<link>http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=4788</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Netzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing the production of new portraits for Portraits of the Creators Sketchbook, whose subjects are largely chosen of late by a need for biographical images in their Wikipedia articles, a new Barry Windsor-Smith portrait now joins the sketchbook.
Sometime during the summer of 1976 I was taking   <a class="more-link" href="http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=4788">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gray Morrow Portrait from 2001</title>
		<link>http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=4662</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Netzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was the turbulent time in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks when Alan Weiss told me over the phone that Gray Morrow was no longer with us. He didn&#8217;t get much into detail other than about his deteriorating illness. Gray had been suffering a severe case of Parkinson&#8217;s disease. He passed away on   <a class="more-link" href="http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=4662">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Trials of Superman</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Netzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Readers who frequent Daniel Best&#8217;s blog, 20th Century Danny Boy, are likely familiar with his coverage of prominent intellectual property rights trials and stories of late, including the Jack Kirby Estate VS. Marvel and the Jerry Siegel Estate VS. Warners/DC Comics. He&#8217;s been able to get his hands   <a class="more-link" href="http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=4654">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mary Blair Portrait</title>
		<link>http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=4619</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Netzer</dc:creator>
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Mary Blair was one of the profound influences on the world of animation, injecting it with an artistic flair and delightful simplicity that also placed her work in the category of fine art. Last year Google celebrated her 100th birthday with a Google Doodle, to honor her career with   <a class="more-link" href="http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=4619">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Galleries</title>
		<link>http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=4598</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Netzer</dc:creator>
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The art galleries have been in a state of migration through the various site incarnations for some time. In an effort to catch up to the present site portal, which seems to have somewhat stabilized of late, new galleries can now be viewed through these links in the main menu.

Covers Gallery: A   <a class="more-link" href="http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=4598">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Al Feldstein Portrait</title>
		<link>http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=4471</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Netzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of the creator portraits for the last couple of years have been chosen by a need for them in biographical articles at Wikipedia. As an active editor for about 5 years now, I&#8217;ve become enamored by the comics project there. A unique synergy of the collaborative encyclopedia and a medium rife   <a class="more-link" href="http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=4471">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Occupy Art</title>
		<link>http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=4438</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Netzer</dc:creator>
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Gan Golan and Erich Origen, creators of The Adventures of Unemployed Man that I illustrated a chapter in, have been visibly active as official Super-Hero representatives of the Occuppy Wall Street movement. Now Gan Golan, true to finest activist tradition, has partnered in an affilliate movement,   <a class="more-link" href="http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=4438">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Israel Cartoon Museum Workshop</title>
		<link>http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=4424</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Netzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During Hanukkah, I conducted a few one-hour workshops with kids ages 10-12 at the Israel Cartoon Museum in the city of Holon. It was originally slated as one session with 30 participants. The holiday apparently left a lot of kids wanting for a Super-Hero drawing fix and demand rose to fill 3   <a class="more-link" href="http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=4424">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Alex Toth at Edge</title>
		<link>http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=4384</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Netzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alex Toth was another artist whose name was a household word at Continuity of the 70&#8242;s.  With a so much seasoned and young talent alike referencing comics art masters, to better evaluate the quality of new work, Toth&#8217;s subtle line and mesmerizing imagery were spoken of and shown around frequently.   <a class="more-link" href="http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=4384">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mike Friedrich Reaches for Stars</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Netzer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I first met Mike Friedrich in early 1977 at Continuity Studios. He came in to New York from his home base in the San Francisco Bay area to make arrangements with writers and artists for production for the 12th issue of his black &#38; white independent comic book anthology, Star*Reach. I had barely   <a class="more-link" href="http://michaelnetzer.com/mnop/?p=4311">More...</a>]]></description>
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