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Fred Hembeck

I link, therefore I am.

About Me

Hey look! It's my book!!
Hiya folks!
My name is Fred Hembeck and I'm a cartoonist. I've been contributing odds and ends to various Marvel and DC Comics for over a quarter century now, not to mention a boatload of material to scores of fanzines from that same time period. And the latter is pretty much what you'll find collected within the 900 plus pages of "The Nearly Complete Essential Hembeck Archives Omnibus" (to be published by Image Comics, mid-February 2008). To learn even more about this extensive volume, I suggest you follow the link in the title over to a special page on my Hembeck.com website where you'll find ALL the details, such as what exactly is included, and how you can get ahold of autographed copies directly from moi, or even--for a modest additional fee--copies featuring a fresh original drawing (character of your choice!) done by yours truly! Quite possibly the most exciting news in the book world since the release of the final "Harry Potter" volume (and quite possibly not), we're very excited about "The Nearly Complete Essential Hembeck Archives Omnibus" around these parts, and hope to share our giddiness with all our MySpace Friends!
Oh, that's right--I mentioned Hembeck.com , didn't I?
Well, if I ALREADY have a website, what the heck am I doing over here at MySpace, you may be wondering? Blame my daughter Julie. I do pretty much everything she tells me to do, and she thought having a MySpace page might be a nice adjunct to my regular blog, Fred Sez . And considering all the great folks I've met here, it seems as if she was right on the money--smart kid (she gets THAT from her mom)!
(I should also probably mention that I sell my original artwork--as well as carefully selected excess portions of my ever burgeoning comic book collection-- over at eBay . You can check if you're curious--SOMETHING is always up for sale!)
In the category of blah blah blah, let it be known that I live in upstate New York with my wonderful wife Lynn (coming up on 29 years of wedded bliss) and our always entertaining teen-age daughter Julie, along with the cat brothers, Mario and Luigi (guess what little Julie was into when we got them nine years ago), and rabbit Romeo. I draw, I read, I listen to music, I watch TV, and--now more than ever--spend a whole lot of time on the computer!
Stop by and say "hi" if you get the chance! Cuz after all, this is MY space!...

My Interests

Doing my own cartooning
Delving into the history of the comics medium
Listening to rock and roll music, especially The Beatles
Comedy! Sitcoms, stand-up, movies!
Working on my website, Hembeck.com
Going to Disney World with my wacky little family
Follow New York Mets baseball

I'd like to meet:

Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
Pete Townshend
Soupy Sales
Conan O'Brien
Hayley Mills
Bill Clinton
Jack Larson
Teri Hatcher

Music:

The Beatles
Paul McCartney solo
John Lennon solo
George Harrison solo
(even) Ringo Starr solo
The Beach Boys
Brian Wilson solo
The Who
Pete Townshend solo
And after those top three groups (and their various offshoots), in no particular order...
10cc
Bing Crosby
Abba
Neil Young
Nellie McKay
Erasure
Nat King Cole
Gene Pitney
Lesley Gore
The Rolling Stones
Pet Shop Boys
Jefferson Airplane
Smokey Robinson
Dire Straits
Elvis Costello
Elvis Presley
The White Stripes
Yes
Louis Jordan
Led Zeppelin
Carpenters
Barenaked Ladies
Donovan
Al Green
Robbie Williams
Elton John
k.d. lang
Herb Alpert
David Bowie
Dean Martin
Santana
Mandy Patinken
The Zombies
Andrews Sisters
Sam Cooke
The Kinks
The Guess Who
Supertramp
The Roches
Rod Stewart
Peggy Lee
XTC
Diana Ross and the Supremes
Benny Goodman
Steely Dan
Brian Setzer
Squeeze
Shania Twain
Traffic
Electric Light Orchestra
Chuck Berry
The Byrds
Grass Roots
Billy Joel
Pink Floyd
The Four Seasons
Donna Summer
The Hollies
Lovin' Spoonful
Roy Orbison
Artie Shaw
The Shins
Shoes
Be Bop Deluxe
Rick Nelson
The Four Tops
Tears For Fears
Soupy Sales
Jonathan Richman
Frank Sinatra
Dave Clark 5
Chicago Transit Authority
The Buckinghams
Del Shannon
Fleetwood Mac
The Temptations
Burt Bacharach
Derek and the Dominoes
Dwight Twilley
Jay and the Americans
The Searchers
Buffalo Springfield
The Drifters
Bruce Springsteen
Andy Williams
Cream
The Turtles
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Janis Joplin
The Doors
John Southworth
Stevie Wonder
Badfinger
Bob Dylan
Sammy Davis Jr.
The Allman Brothers
Greg Kihn Band
The Eagles
Lou Christie
Blondie
The Monkees
Jules Shear
Bee Gees
Air
Carole King
Louise Goffin
Harry Nilsson
Jimi Hendrix
The Pointer Sisters
Love
The Cars
Laura Nyro
Al Kooper
The Jackson 5
Simon and Garfunkel
The Rasberries
Eurythmics
Phil Spector
Enya

Movies:

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Elf
The Bride of Frankenstein
Superman the Movie
The Maltese Falcon
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Spider-Man 1 and 2
A Hard Day's Night
The Wizard of Oz
Miracle on 34th Street
Duck Soup
Sunset Boulevard
Strangers On A Train
The Road To Rio
Some Like It Hot
Field of Dreams
Buck Privates
Gone With The Wind
Woodstock
The Parent Trap
A Clockwork Orange
Son of Paleface
Singin' In The Rain
Cat Ballou
It's A Wonderful Life
The Nutty Professor
Stalag 13
That Thing You Do
On The Waterfront
The Godfather 1 and 2
Modern Love
Citizen Kane
Twelve Angry Men
The Major and The Minor
The Road Warrior
Birds Do It

Television:

24
Seinfeld
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Adventures of Superman
Twin Peaks
The Jack Benny Program
The Office (American version)
Car 54, Where Are You?
Leave It To Beaver
Sgt. Bilko
Mary Tyler Moore Show
Soupy Sales
All My Children
The Simpsons
The West Wing
Freaks and Geeks
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Larry Sanders Show
Lou Grant
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Angel
Firefly
St. Elsewhere
Burns and Allen
Gilmore Girls
Desperate Housewives
Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Saturday Night Live
My Name Is Earl
Abbott and Costello Show
The Wonder Years
Skag
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Batman The Animated Series
The Time Tunnel
Maybe It's Me
Hill Street Blues
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Gomer Pyle USMC
I Love Lucy
The Honeymooners
Shindig!
Cheers
King Of The Hill
er
Bernie Mac
Lois and Clark
Max Headroom
SpongeBob SquarePants
Frasier
Our World
Smallville
Las Vegas
Barney Miller
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Late Nite with Conan O'Brien
Arrested Development
Live With Regis and Kelly
Dragnet

Books:

Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger
Amazing Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
Fantastic Four by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Marge's Little Lulu by John Stanley and Irving Tripp
Little Archie by Bob Bolling
Preacher by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon
Swamp Thing by Alan Moore and others
Dennis the Menace by Fred Toole and Al Wiseman
Shout! by Philip Norman
The Spirit by Will Eisner
The Mothman Prophercies by John Keel

Heroes:

Stan Lee
John, Paul, George and Ringo
Jack Benny
Christopher Reeve
Jack Kirby
Steve Ditko
Bob Hope
Jim Steranko
Superman himself!

My Blog

Hello Larry!

First off, curse me for a novice! I went to all that trouble of reproducing the many unvarying stances of Black Bolt here yesterday, and it never even occurred to me t...
Posted by Fred Hembeck on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:01:00 PST

May I have the next stance?...

Check out Fred Sez today for some interesting pics featuring the many moods of Black Bolt!...
Posted by Fred Hembeck on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:50:00 PST

JFK, Marcus Welby, Gene Colan, and Chameleon Boy!

Several months back, over at The Comics Reporter, Tom Spurgeon very cleverly hoodwinked his readers into helping him build up a backlog of questions for his more or less weekly featu...
Posted by Fred Hembeck on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:46:00 PST

A Volume Business--One Volume At A Time...

If you head on over to today's Fred Sez blog entry, you'll find some photos, some links, and some shameless self-promotion--so what else is new? Well, don't let me keep you......
Posted by Fred Hembeck on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:13:00 PST

Onward and upward!

Friends, I invite you to head on over to Fred Sez for a better-late-than-never recounting of young Julie's recent High School graduation ceremony! Pictures, too (but I'm afraid you'll have to provide ...
Posted by Fred Hembeck on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:44:00 PST

29!

Friends, it must be noted that today is our 29th wedding anniversary--simply put, "Yay us!" Couldn't happen to a nicer couple, I'm thinking... Also, I need to mention ...
Posted by Fred Hembeck on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:56:00 PST

Con games

Yesterday, courtesy of hosts Chuck and Ed Brouillette, I was a guest at their second annual Saratoga Springs Comics Convention (along with Matt Smith, who I'd never met before,...
Posted by Fred Hembeck on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 02:19:00 PST

Belated MoCCA Recap

Over at Fred Sez, you'll find a short recap of my day at the recent MoCCA Art Fest, with photo--go look!!...
Posted by Fred Hembeck on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:33:00 PST

Memo From The Man (aka Face Front, Fred!)

It's been one wacky whirlwind of a week around here, what with my day at MoCCA, followed by Julie's extended High School Graduation shenanigans--with temperature's nearing the ...
Posted by Fred Hembeck on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:29:00 PST

Job search

Julie's been looking around for a summer job. After submitting several applications at various places, yesterday she was called back to interview for a position at our local "J...
Posted by Fred Hembeck on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:31:00 PST