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// July 3rd, 2005 // // Captain Kinetic
I’m a big fan of Chris Giarrusso, and was glad to commission him to do this sketch of CK and Spidey at Comic-Con a few years back. When it came time to pay, I didn’t know how much to give and overpaid by quite a bit, which weirded him out. Oops. (Click to embiggen.)
// July 2nd, 2005 // // Captain Kinetic
…or just stands behind him and wonders why he’s such a gloomy gus. A sketch by Stephen Sadowski. (Click to embiggen.)
// July 1st, 2005 // // Captain Kinetic
No, Astro Boy isn’t the famous Japanese manga character you may have heard of. It’s an early super-hero creation of Tim Fish, of Cavalcade of Boys fame, who has a habit of getting his costume torn off in every adventure. Illustration by Tim Fish. (Click to embiggen.)
// July 1st, 2003 // // Captain Kinetic
Here’s a version of this comic presented on a single page with an easier interface. I might use this instead of the webcomic format for future previews and other stuff.
Just click the first image to start, then navigate by click the “Next” and “Prev” links on the image itself.
// January 19th, 2001 // // Captain Kinetic
Someone wrote to tell me that they saw some of the images from CaptainKinetic.com swiped and used on other sites, so I added a “bug” to make sure people know where the images come from. Sorry if it mars your viewing experience. I guess I should be happy that people are enthusiastic about the good Captain, but hey, let’s be nice to each other, people!
In other, happier news, David Brady sent a scan of a Kinetic Kid (!!) drawing he bought on the cheap at a flea market. Although I’d dearly love to believe it’s a real Kirby, I have to be a little skeptical. But, oh, wouldn’t it be fantastic if it were real? Keep those clippings coming! More Captain Kinetic sites are popping up all the time, and I want to make sure this one stays the best!
Keep those clippings coming!
// January 17th, 2001 // // Captain Kinetic
Haven’t been any site updates in a while because… well, there hasn’t been anything to say. Until now that is! Claire Montano from Minneapolis, MN sent me this panel scan from Kinetic Comics #21! Thanks Claire! I think the art is by Harry P. Geddes, but Claire’s not sure because her copy is missing the credits page. Anyone know for sure? (Overstreet doesn’t even list Kinetic Comics, so they’re no help.)
// August 17th, 2000 // // Captain Kinetic
Dwayne sent me a scan of the cover for Kinetic Comics #3, one of the issues he picked up at the convention in San Diego last summer. (Turns out the reason I couldn’t find any issues was because Dwayne showed up a day early and cleared out the CK stuff! And he said he was only interested in Sugar and Spike!)
Well at least he shares the wealth. I think Kathy learns his secret identity and feels ashamed that she ignored Lyle Holloway all those years. By the end she forgets and everything turns back to normal. Talk about excitement! ;-)
This doesn’t look like a Geddes cover, which is strange because it’s such an early issue and he did all the artwork in the beginning. Then again, I haven’t seen a lot of his close-up stuff, so maybe I’m wrong. (Cap sure looks restrained here, doesn’t he?)
// August 16th, 2000 // // Captain Kinetic
I’ve gotten a lot of traffic since the site redesign launched, and a lot of things in my email box including something new for the Gallery that I’d never even seen before!! In other email news, my pal Dwayne must have felt a little slighted when I made fun of his Sugar and Spike habit, because he posted the following message to a listserv we’re both on.
Well, duh! Who *wouldn’t* go after SUGAR & SPIKE instead of those Golden Age KINETIC COMICS? And it’s not that I *wouldn’t* take that issue #4 out of its triple-sealed Mylar permacoating, it’s that it doesn’t *come* out anymore — keeps the grade from going lower, you know. After losing my Golden Age copies of BLONDE PHANTOM, NAMORA, and ELSIE THE COW, Kevin should understand that I am a wee bit paranoid. Besides, the Black Bat doesn’t really “appear” until the last panel, when CK breaks the door down to confront the mysterious nefarious evil criminal mastermind who has only been seen in silhouette for the whole story.
Of course I know that, since that story has been reprinted like eight-hundred-gazillion times. (I wholeheartedly agree with your decision to keep your comics sealed, though that won’t protect them if you plug in your Captain Kinetic night-light, circa 1947, and then leave to visit your parents for the weekend. Trust me.)
Speaking of webmaster Kevin, he comes across as sort of nerdy, though I hear that he has a taller and cuter buddy who really does most of the work on the website.
A little explanation here: Dwayne and I met through a emailing list we both belonged to (which was not Captain Kinetic related) and met for the first time in San Diego this past summer. If he finds me nerdy, well… that’s his opinion. He is right, though, that I get some help from my friend Charles on the more technical aspects of the site, though I’m learning fast!
I’ve been reading the LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE collections from Fantagraphics, and I believe that Annie could kick the Captain’s butt. And is there any truth to the recent rumor that old sketches from an aborted ad campaign have turned up that show CK with big curly hair and blanked-out eyes?
Given the Captain’s enormous popularity at the time, I highly doubt that. And maybe I’m mistaken, but I was under the impression that Captain Kinetic’s endorsements of Elliptine started long before Annie was selling that other stuff. Anyone out there have any more info? (I think Dwayne could just be jerking my chain here.)
As a semi-huge fan of radio drama I can’t wait to hear the Elliptine Radio Hour excerpts!
Me either! The guy at Chicago Comics on Clark Street, an excellent (though Captain Kinetic-challenged) store, said he does in fact have some episodes on tape that he’ll dub for me. SCORE!! Expect to see some clips posted here pretty soon. Thanks for the comments, Dwayne!
// August 16th, 2000 // // Captain Kinetic
Our first official bit of C.K memorabilia! This is a Captain Kinetic poster from 1966, sent in by Tom Purrenhage of Mud Falls, Oregon. I don’t know if this was an Elliptine-related item, but I’d gather it was since there weren’t any Captain Kinetic comics being published at that time. If it’s not… maybe it was an attempt at a revival? (Note that, true to the angst-ridden style of the day, he’s not smiling.) Thanks, Tom!! (P.S. That’s how the logo’s supposed to look, Mike!)
// August 14th, 2000 // // Captain Kinetic
I got my first art submission from a site visitor: Davey Cenko of Rapid City, Iowa! Check out his sketch of the good Captain (drawn on a paper towel, his dad says) in the Gallery and be among the the first to see his budding talent! Also, I ordered my new scanner today, but they say it might take up to two weeks for it to arrive. I’m going to see if scanning the book at Kinko’s would be cheap enough. I should be able to do at least one panel.
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