| Fanboy | |
|---|---|
Cover toFanboy #1. Art bySergio Aragonés andJerry Ordway. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Publication date | March–August 1999 |
| No. of issues | 6 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Mark Evanier |
| Artist | Sergio Aragonés |
Fanboy is the title of a six issuecomic book miniseries byMark Evanier andSergio Aragonés which was published byDC Comics in 1999.
Fanboy is the story of Finster, a rabid comic book fan and comic book store employee who dreams of becoming a professional comic book artist. Finster's daydreams are of classic comic book heroes, with himself inserted as a sidekick. While Finster's everyday activities are illustrated by Aragonés, his daydreams are illustrated byJerry Ordway,Frank Miller,Gil Kane,Neal Adams,Dick Sprang,Bill Sienkiewicz,Brent Anderson,Russ Heath,Joe Kubert,Marie Severin,Brian Bolland,Jim Mooney,Joe Giella,Bruce Timm,Kevin Nowlan,Wendy Pini,Jordi Bernet,Phil Jiminez,Bernie Wrightson,Matt Haley, Tom Simmons, Will Blyberg,Dave Gibbons,Steve Rude,Dick Giordano,Mike Grell andDan Spiegle. The covers also featured Finster added into homages to classic comic book covers.
FANBOY Magazine was also a 4-issue publication in 1993.
Finster, theprotagonist, is a teenager, who works in a comic shop, while also being an artist. Hedaydreams about, and has had real, adventures. He usually mixes his own life with Fantasy, and is always talking to the reader.
The original six issue mini-series was published byDC Comics from March to August 1999. The series was collected into a trade paperback first published in 2001 (ISBN 1563897245).