Stefan Petrucha

Comics

	Shooting Star Comics Anthology #5 (Shooting Star 2006) With Roses Bedight deals with the irritating dilemma of what to do with an unnecessary clone when you don’t need it anymore, and it features Petrucha at the height of his form. Partnering on this story is talented artist Jeziel Sánchez Martínez, who, sadly, passed away shortly after publication. Creative Director, Scott McCullar, had this to say about Jeziel Sánchez Martínez, "Though he hailed from Mexico, the artwork of Jeziel's sweeping strokes has a modern Art Nouveau sensibility to the crisp line work that one might see coming out of Europe at the moment. His artwork is definitely in the vein of what I see coming into comics across the medium. Combine his delicate yet intricate drawing style with Stefan Petrucha's eerie tale, and this becomes a strong marriage for one of my favorite guest stories that we've published at Shooting Star Comics."

	ESC (Comico, 1996) In the dystopian future, where the police are guns-for-hire, an experimental government computer goes online and immediately burns out after draining the city’s power supplies. Soon after, a stranger named Zamindar appears and becomes chief suspect in a string of vigilante killings. Could he have been generated by the computer’s artificial intelligence, driven by its abstract sense of justice? A three issue mini-series with covers by X-Files Miran Kim and interior art by Marc Caribe. The character of Zamindar was created by Clyde Ware.

	Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor #2 (Dark Horse, 1995) Squalor alums Stefan Petrucha and Tom Sutton teamed for the final adaptation in this anthology of short stories by the great Harlan Ellison, Enter the Fanatic, Stage Center about a small town rife with hypocrites, brought to its knees by a mysterious newcomer. Interstitial framing sequences written by Harlan Ellison, with art by Eric Shanower feature the esteemed Mr. Ellison threatening to nail the head of Stefan’s non-extant pet to a coffee table. Also included is a front cover by Leo and Diane Dillon, S.R.O., adapted by Steve Niles & John K. Snyder III with painted art by John K. Snyder III and the second part of I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, adapted by John Byrne.

	*What-If? #75 – Variations on a Scream: What if Blink Had Lived?* (Marvel, 1995)** One of Stefan Petrucha’s few works for Marvel, this story features Generation X founding member Blink. When the newly-formed Generation X battled the Phalanx known as Harvest, Blink used her mutant powers to disrupt time and space, nearly blinking herself out of existence. When Blink manages to gain control over her blinking powers, she finds herself outside of reality in a world comprised of floating bubbles, filled with her own memories. Learning she can manipulate reality in this strange nether-realm, she sets about trying to fix all the problems with the world, unaware of the cosmic In-Betweener watching her every move. Art by Greg Luzniak and Andy Lanning.

	Negative Burn (Caliber Comics, 1995) Around the time Stefan Petrucha was working on The Bandy Man, he also did two short stories for this acclaimed anthology series, The Ritual (#30) about a group of survivors in a dystopian wasteland who gather to worship the perfect man, with art by Grant Fuhst, and The Wall (#32) about a fellow lost in the woods who happens upon a strangely inaccessible companion, with art by Craig Gilmore.

	Miracle Man Apocrypha (1992) Back when Neil Gaiman had taken over the writing chores from Alan Moore’s classic post-modern superhero comic, Stefan Petrucha was invited to submit a story to this anthology for the series. The result, Stray Thoughts, followed a day-in-the-life of Miracle Woman as she parses out the possible results of some of her odder notions. With art by Broderick Macaraeg. The book also features The Library of Olympus (framing sequence) by Neil Gaiman with art by Mark Buckingham, Prodigal by Kurt Busiek with art by Christopher Schenck and The Janitor by Dick Forman by Alan Smith with art by Pete Williamson.

	Munden's Bar Annual (First Publishing. 1991) Munden’s Bar was a back-up feature in many of First Publishing’s monthly books. For this annual, Stefan Petrucha teamed again with Tom Sutton for the whimsical, Winslow & Caruthers, two sad-sacks who make trouble in the basement store room of Meta-4’s New Age Institute. The rest of the book features a host of short stories from some of First’s finest creators.

	The Gift - (First Publishing, 1990) A rare volume collecting the best of First Publishing’s character stable, this cross-over bonanza features a short sequence in which Squalor’s Harry Keller meets the gang from Meta-4. In the end, everyone, Badger (Mike Baron/Steven Butler), Dreadstar (Peter David/Scott Eaton), Zero Tolerance (David Barbour/Tim Vigil), Grimjack (John Ostrander & Kim Yale/Flint Henry) and Nexus (Mike Baron/Hugh Haynes), get together to save the universe and have a drink at Munden’s Bar.

	Web of Spider-man # 27 (Marvel Comics, 1985) Stefan Petrucha’s first professional comic effort was this inventory story, The Best Laid Plans, ultimately published by editor and long time friend, Jim Salicrup. It featured everyone’s favorite web-crawler suffering from a strange flu that made him buckle over in pain every time his spider-sense tingled. Despite the major handicap, Spidey has to face off with two ne’er do well thieves. Dialogue by Len Kaminsky and art by Tom Morgan with a lovely Charles Vess cover.