Mike Wieringo

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Um, finally here, the, uh, star of the moment, the dearly departed Mike Wieringo.

It says here, "Deadly hand-biting monkeys.

That's where Ringo got his start in 1991 with the Doc Savage: Doom Dynasty miniseries from Millennium Comics.

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That's awesome.

I lo- I'd love to dig that up 'cause I love Mike Wieringo.

I wonder what he was drawing, like, at that time.

But, uh, we should say that inside the issue was an offer for an Ace Edition of Fantastic Four number 48.

First appearance of Galactus and the Silver Surfer, with a new acetate cover by Mike Wieringo.

So obviously he was the current Fantastic Four artist at the time, with Mark Waid writing, so that's pretty cool.

That's, I think that's nice.

The first was a Joe Jusko painted Spider-Man and Wolverine movie cover bringing the dreams of that Magic Words letter writer to life, a crossover at least, you know, in the style of the movies.

The second cover was a Mike Wieringo drawn Fantastic Four cover.

Now, inside the issue was a mail away offer for a Battle of the Planets half comic.

It had an Alex Ross cover, but it's not very dynamic.

According to the article, numerous sources say Waid and Alessi argued for days about the writer's resignation, and the discussions ended in a near physical confrontation.

So now, in 2002, he was back at the Big 2, once again to fulfill his dream project.

First teaming up with Mike Wieringo on the Fantastic Four for a 9 cent issue launch to their new run, while Waid teased future issues featuring new takes on old characters, especially Dr. Doom.

He literally looks different.