Space Beaver Volume Two [Paperback]

Darick Robertson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 31, 2001

Following up the triumph that is Space Beaver Volume One, Darick Robertson collects the long-lost issues of Space Beaver #7-11 and finally finishes his space opera with 24 brand-new pages of story and art. With an introduction by comic book industry legend Garth Ennis, this edition is certainly one for the record books!

Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: AiT/Planet Lar (March 31, 2001)
• ISBN-10: 096768479X
• ISBN-13: 978-0967684796
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,097,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Darick Robertson is an American artist best known for his work as a comic book illustrator. Highly prolific, Robertson has illustrated hundreds of comics in his twenty plus years in the industry. His body of work ranges from science fiction characters of his own creation to headlining on renowned classic characters from Marvel and DC Comics. Robertson is best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the biting satires TRANSMETROPOLITAN and THE BOYS.

In January of 2010 he wrote and illustrated CONAN: THE WEIGHT OF THE CROWN for Dark Horse Comics.

Darick currently lives in California with his wife and two children. When he's not drawing comics, which is almost all the time, he creates custom action figures, writes music, sings and plays guitar.

Original art for sale can be found at tinyurl.com/DarickR

* Special thanks to Joey and Sara at ComicVine for the interview video contained in this profile.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best comic of the 80's, EVER., September 22, 2003

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Paul Czarnowski (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Space Beaver Volume Two (Paperback)

Every story has a beginning, right? Most of them don't start with an annoying CGI character that has to play 2nd banana to a 9-year-old Darth Vader. Space Beaver, for instance, has no Jar-Jar Binks anywhere in its 11 issue run. But it's not so much the beginning of an epic battle in space, beavers and turtles against pigs and foxes (natural enemies in the wild, and of course in space, in this well-researched book...), it's really the story of creator Darick Robertson, who drew this comic book at the age of 17. Like the rest of the 80's "funny animal" books that SB was unfairly lumped into, it didn't survive the 80's b&w crunch. But it did launch Robertson into other projects, and look at the guy now...a 10 year Marvel & DC veteran, who is now drawing the amazing new run of Wolverine!

So check out Space Beaver. Vol. 2 not only shows Darick progress from damn-amazing artist to really-amazing artist, but includes 24 pages of new material not published anywhere else, all to bring the story he had to stop full circle 11 or so years later.

First Crumb, then American Splendor...when will we see "The Making of An Artist: Space Beaver and Beyond!" for Darick Robertson?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone wants more Space Beaver., October 2, 2003

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"emerald_darkcrow" (Garfield, New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Space Beaver Volume Two (Paperback)

It is my advice that you read Space Beaver Vol. 1 before reading Vol. 2, if only to witness Darick Robertson's progression to the artist he is today. The artwork in Space Beaver Vol. 2 is truly amazing. Shades of what will become Transmetropolitan can be seen more in Space Beaver Vol. 2, as he gained experience. It is a wonderful, and tragic story, full of humor, raw emotion, and strange twists. This Space Beaver is a much more mysterious tale then the first, and leaves you wanting more by the end. I pray that Darick will someday continue this story. I can only hope for more Space Beaver. It's that good.

5.0 out of 5 stars History In the Making!, July 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Space Beaver Volume Two (Paperback)

Before there was Transmetropolitan, there was Space Beaver! See where it all began for Darick Robertson by reading how he wasted his teen years. The story and art are all there, printed on the page in glorious black and white; perfect for reading!
The best part is you also get to see new art from the seasoned professional. Sure it's silly, but at the same time, it's fun too!