Eric Resetar

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

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

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

Publications
  • 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
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References
  1. Benbow, Hannah (22 December 2017). "A Comic Christmas | Blog | National Library of New Zealand". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. Kinnaird, Adrian (2013). From Earth's end : the best of New Zealand comics. Auckland, New Zealand: Godwit. p. 24. ISBN 9781869799953. OCLC 945230461.
  3. MacLeod, Rod (23 December 2011). "Eric Resetar". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. "Eric Resetar". lambiek.net. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. Kinnaird, Adrian (21 December 2012). "Remembering Eric Resetar: 1928–2011". From Earth's End – a New Zealand Comics Blog. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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