A SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN birthday tribute…
By KERRY CALLEN
I’m a big fan of Ramona Fradon’s art. Back in the ’60s, one of the first comics I remember seeing was a coverless Metamorpho book. It contained, of course, her art. Metamorpho, along with her Aquaman stories, are classics. Her birthday was a few days ago on October 2. Sadly, she is no longer with us. (She was born in 1926 and died in 2024, at the age of 97.)
I recently stumbled across a Spider-Man sketch by Ramona, a rarity I believe. As I sometimes do with classic artists, I thought, “I would love to ink and color that!” So, I did.
Please consider it my Ramona Fradon birthday tribute!
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KERRY CALLEN spent much of his career as an artist and art director, developing product for Hallmark, but has also dabbled in comics for many years. As a freelancer, he creates work for a range of needs, spanning from Mad Magazine to children illustrations. He has two graphic novels available on Amazon worldwide, Halo and Sprocket: The Definitive Collection, as well as Dirtnap: Mystic Spit.
October 5, 2025
It reminds me a lot of the Bakshi animated Spidey!
October 5, 2025
Same!
October 6, 2025
Oh, that’s cool!
October 6, 2025
How am I still so happy to see this idiot after forty-seven years? Paper and ink, digital pixels, ABS plastic. It’s baffling.
This Spidey looks ripped straight from the splash of a run from a better timeline. Very much in that early Spectacular Spider-Ma —
— nd as if by magic, my alarm goes off. The fanfare from the Bakshi cartoon theme tune.
Thanks for sharing this, Kerry. Great job on the finishes.
And happy birthday in absentia, Ramona.