Eric Resetar (1928 – 21 December 2011) was a New Zealand cartoonist, best known for his superhero comics Crash Carson of the future and Crash O'Kane, an All Black on Mars.[1]
Early life edit
Resetar was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1928. He was influenced by science fiction magazines and comics such as Buck Rogers from a young age.[2]
Career edit
Resetar's first comics were published during World War II, while he was still at school.[3] His early comics were popular, with some issues selling 10,000 copies.[3] The New Zealand comics awards, the Erics, were named after him.[4] From the 1960s, he ran a series of secondhand bookshops in Auckland, specialising in science fiction paperbacks.[5]
Exhibitions edit
- 'Cartoon Show' (2001–2002), Auckland Art Gallery
Publications edit
- Treasure comic : Black Cobra and the red gold (194?). Auckland, Triple C Co
- Adventure: thrills on the planet Jupiter! (1944) Auckland, Artcraft
- Crash Carson of the future (1943). Auckland, Triple C Co.
- Halfback (1960). Auckland, self published
References edit
- ^ Benbow, Hannah (22 December 2017). "A Comic Christmas | Blog | National Library of New Zealand". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ Kinnaird, Adrian (2013). From Earth's end : the best of New Zealand comics. Auckland, New Zealand: Godwit. p. 24. ISBN 9781869799953. OCLC 945230461.
- ^ a b MacLeod, Rod (23 December 2011). "Eric Resetar". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Eric Resetar". lambiek.net. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ Kinnaird, Adrian (21 December 2012). "Remembering Eric Resetar: 1928–2011". From Earth's End – a New Zealand Comics Blog. Retrieved 26 January 2019.