Eric Resetar Explained
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. 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
Notes and References
- Web site: A Comic Christmas Blog National Library of New Zealand. Benbow. Hannah. 22 December 2017. natlib.govt.nz. 26 January 2019.
- Book: Kinnaird, Adrian. From Earth's end : the best of New Zealand comics. Godwit. 2013. 9781869799953. Auckland, New Zealand . 24. 945230461.
- Web site: Eric Resetar. MacLeod. Rod. 23 December 2011 . Auckland Art Gallery. en. 26 January 2019.
- Web site: Eric Resetar. lambiek.net. en. 26 January 2019.
- Web site: Remembering Eric Resetar: 1928–2011. Kinnaird. Adrian. 21 December 2012. From Earth's End – a New Zealand Comics Blog. 26 January 2019.