14 Facts About Rick Veitch

Richard Veitch was born on May 7,1951 and is an American comics artist and writer who has worked in mainstream, underground, and alternative comics.

Rick Veitch is a native of the small town of Bellows Falls, Vermont.

Rick Veitch made his professional debut in 1972, illustrating the underground comix horror parody Two-Fisted Zombies published by Last Gasp and written by Tom.

Rick Veitch worked with Alan Moore on Miracleman, published by Eclipse Comics.

Rick Veitch decided to follow suit, creating his own publishing imprint, King Hell Press.

Rick Veitch followed Brat Pack with The Maximortal, a phantasmagoric riff on Superman.

Rick Veitch returned to the latter character with a new series inaugurated in 2017, Boy Maximortal.

Rick Veitch has since reprinted these graphic novels along with other revisionist works under the collective title, The King Hell Heroica.

Also for King Hell Press, Veitch created a series of strips centered on dreams titled Roarin' Rick's Rare Bit Fiends, a reference to Winsor McCay's classic newspaper comic, Dream of the Rarebit Fiend.

The trade paperback reprint editions, collected in volumes, include essays by Rick Veitch speculating on the nature of dreaming.

In 2016, Rick Veitch launched Sun Comics to publish new issues of Maximortal and Rare Bit Fiends.

Reconciling with the company, Rick Veitch scripted story arc for DC's relaunch of Aquaman, and a mini-series reimagining DC-owned Charlton Comics character The Question as a self-trained urban shaman.

In 2013, Rick Veitch teamed up with Steve Conley, the creator of Astounding Space Thrills, The Middle Age, and other webcomics to found Eureka Comics, specializing in creating comics for learning and literacy.

In 2016, Rick Veitch launched Sun Comics, utilizing print-on-demand publishing to release new issues of Maximortal and Rare Bit Fiends.