Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Aquaman by Fred Hembeck

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Everyone who has read this blog for a while knows I love the word of Fred Hembeck. I grew up reading his stuff, and while I took superheroes and their stories very seriously, I also enjoyed Fred do his thing, taking jabs at these self-same characters, sometimes within the very same book!

Apparently Shrine Correspondent Russell Burbage was a fan too. After he saw Fred say that he didn't like Aquaman all that much, Russell wrote him a fan letter saying that he was a huge Aquaman fan! Fred responded with the above sketch, and the letter below:
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Russell Burbage: Spreading the word of Aquaman for over thirty years!


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3 comments:

  1. Unknown7:52 AM

    That is an artifact of awesomeness.

    Thanks for sharing Russell!

    Chris

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  2. bribabylk8:07 AM

    Nice work, Russell. And Fred Hembeck, too, of course.

    JBS

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  3. Russell11:10 PM

    Man, I love that illustration. This is one of my favorite pieces in my entire collection.
    And I love Young Me for having the nerve to write Fred a fan letter asking for an illustration!!!

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