Stergios Botzakis

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Educator, scholar, comics fan

Cover to The Lonesome Era by Jon Allen. It shows an anthropomorphic cat wearing a striped shirt and a backpack in the foreground and an anthropomorphic monkey carry a cup of coffee in the inbackground. They are in a suburban setting.
Cover to Bootleg Spiderman 3 by Mahdi Khene. It is a closeup of a crouching/crawling Spiderman with spindly fingers and ominous red eyes. The cover also displays lots of spiderwebs.
Cover to Front End Loader by Brett Hamil. It shows two young children wearing rumpled clothes, as if they recently fought. Behind each is a stern father type, making sure they shake hands. The title of the book is situated in the bucket of a front end loader.
Cover to X-Statix number 9 by Mike Allred it shows The Orphan aka Mr. Sensitive jumping into/attacking his gelatinous teammate Phat. Phat’s body is splashing like a puddle. Text reads, “X-Statix the Movie!”
Cover of Lost At Land issue 2 by Mahdi Khene. It shows a merman creature carrying a blonde woman in a black swimsuit underwater. She is screaming and bubbles float around them. Text reads, “What has the doctor gotten himself into this time?”!”and “In deeper than ever before!”
Cover to Hunting for Gooblets #1 by Gavin Macie. It shows an explorer stepping through a square panel. They are wearing shorts, a t-shirt, a backpack, and hiking boots. They are among three Gooblets, which are short, two-toed creatures with a single tooth and two googly eyes. They resemble a cross between mushrooms and Fisher Price Little People.
Cover to Werewolf Story Chapter Four: Youth Pastor Dave by Henry Eudy, showing a bust of the youth pastor with his cross necklace, pony tail, arm tattoos, and sleeveless shirt.
Cover to Mike Dawson’s Awesome Summer Mixtape, showing a cartoon Mike listening to his headphones as he walks two dogs in a neighborhood.
Cover to Lost at Land by Mahdi Khene. It shows the bust of a gill-man floating in a body of water.
Cover to 1919: An Old-Timey Hockey Tales Story by Robert Ullman. It shows two hockey players standing side by side, one wearing a Montreal Canadiens jersey, the other Seattle Metropolitans jersey.
Drawing of the Marvel character Diamondback by Kieron Dwyer. She is throwing an array of diamonds in an arc.
Cover of mini-comic: 1919 An Old Timey Hockey Tales Story by Robert Ullman. It shows a sepia tinted image of two hockey players from the distant past wearing !thick sweaters. There are also three of his stickers: a woman in a torn dress brandishing an assault rifle with a lizard at her foot, a sparkly one showing Bid Barda in a bikini, and a third with an upside down American flag draped on a cliff that reads, “Keep your tiny hands off our public lands.”
Covers of three mini-comics: Werewolf Story chapter four, showing a portrait of youth pastor Dave with his short ponytail and sleeveless t-shirt. Last Cigarette by Eraklis Petmezas showing an elderly Greek man on a red moped on a cobblestone road overlooking a Mediterranean seaside village. ImOKHowRU by Jeremy Massie showing a bloodied young man enthusiastically gazing at his cell phone with a bunch of creepy people behind him.
Cover to Unrig: how to fix our broken democracy by Daniel G. Newman and George O’Connor showing a wrench decorated with American flag features.
Three mini comics by Madhi Khene. Lost at Land shows the bust of a fish-man hybrid creature. Yirasuka #3 shows a glimpse of the zaftig “baddest bitch in sector six.” Bootleg Batman shows what looks like a bony Batman scaling down a wall with a rope, cape draping down his shoulders.
Cover to The Hidden Dominion of Geordie James by Mike Dawson. It shows the central image of a child using a tablet in a treehouse, with a sleeping dog by their foot and surrounded by foliage.
Cover to The Jump #7 by Wesley Griffith. It shows a giant hand aiming a revolver. From the barrel hangs a man who is struggling to hold on. Text from the gun person reads, “End of the line, Frank.” Frank says, “Who’da guessed?”
A photo of two kittens sleeping on a quilt. Eugene is a grey shorthair, Possum a white longer hair, with darker speckles on her paws, ears and nose.
Covers to issues 1-3 of Wrestle Heist! by Kyle Starks. They feature characters from the series, pro wrestlers Sterling Steele, Gravedigger, and Bearwolf, in a format that parodies classics wrestling magazines.
Cover of Sports is Hell by Ben Passmore. It shows a giant figure wearing football gear and bearing lots of weapons, including an assault rifle and lots of knives and guns in his belt. He is standing on a field of debris littered with skulls, bones, and more weapons. There is a Will Eisner Award sticker as well. The bonus sticker is square and features a figure with a backpack crouching behind a park bench. In the background is a van. Text reads, “ABOLISH ICE.”
Two picture, one of the brick Squire Cinema building in New Windsor, NY, the other of the theater marquee that faced the street.
Map of the USA showing where I have lived, stayed, visited, passed through, or have never been.
Cover to Bezoar #5 by Lee Gatlin. It is printed on pink paper and shows a witch flying by a vampire that is hanging from a building steeple. A black cat is arched up on the back of her broom and a caldron hangs from the front. There are also a couple of bats flying by.
Cover to Mike Dawson’s The Chamber mini-comic. It is a black and white image of four guys sitting around a dorm room, surrounded with smoke clouds and 1990’s posters of movies such as Smoke, Clerks, Trainspotting, and Slacker. Text at bottom reads, “for mature-ish readers.”
Gif showing a scene from Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). It shows Dracula (Bela Lugosi) transforming into a bat and then being attacked by the Wolfman (Lon Chaney Jr.). The werewolf grabs the bat and both fall precipitously onto some rocks on a beach, supposedly to their demise. The effects are very cartoony.
Cover to Detective Comics #507 by Denys Cowan and Dick Giordano. It shows a weary Batman whose costume has rips in it, surrounded by fire. In the foreground facing him is a woman wearing a copper colored costume that resembles a mannequin. She is standing over a pile of burning mannequins. A word balloon indicates she is telling him, “You cannot stop me, Batman! Stand aside or Manikin will DESTROY YOU!” Text reads, “A startling conclusion! Dressed to die!”
Cover to Marvel All-On-One #1 by Ed McGuiness and Mark Farmer. It shows a mass of superheroes rising up to battle Ben Grimm, The Thing, as he punches them all ferociously. In the pile are Spider-Man, Firestar, Hulk, Iron Man, Cyclops, Mr. Fantastic, Venom, Daredevil, Venom, Nightcrawler, She-Hulk, Red Hulk, Black Panther, and Thor. The Human Torch, Wolverine, and Ghost Rider are toward the bottom, falling.
Cover to Cheetah and Chesire Rob the Justice League #2 by Nicola Scott. It shows the figures of Cheetah and Chesire, their backs to the readers, looking at a wall full of mugshots of supervillains. Cheetah is holding one mugshot in her hand, showing it to Cheshire, and saying, “Get a load of this guy!”
Cover to Yirasuka #2, showing a close-up of her face. She is glaring, eyebrows raised, and wearing eye black on her cheeks. In her eyes you can see reflections of an open can of Fluff cola, which it turns out is very, very, very bad for your health. Text reads, “The Baddest Bitch in Sector Six” and “For Adults Only.”
Cover of Mike Dawson’s Fun Time Summer Special 2025. It shows a cartoon figure of Mike wearing shorts on a beach. He is holding a sketch pad and pen while dancing on a grumpy old man who is buried in the sand. Behind him are figures who look suspiciously like Reggie and Jughead playing a banjo and drums respectively. The drumhead states that the band name is The Mikes. In the foreground are a quartet of dancing teens. Text reads, “I dig drawing diary comics on the beach… no uptight neighbor can complain!” “Oh yes I can! GET OFF ME!” bellows the grumpy old man. Text box reads, “ Cover drawing shamelessly swiped from Dan DeCarlo.”
Hey You and cryptid stickers by Monica Gallagher, Futurelux! #3 and Fever Dream by Scott Ruhl, Ex Utero vol.1 by Charles Forman, Ginseng Roots by Craig Thompson.
Cover to Adventure Comics #346 by Curt Swan and George Klein. It shows four figures standing in the foreground, Karate Kid, Princess Projectra, Ferro Lad, and Nemesis Kid. In the background on a raised platform labeled “Legion of Superheroes” are Chameleon Boy, Superboy, Lightning Lad, Phantom Lass, Light Lass, and Cosmic Boy. Text reads, “featuring: One of Us is a Traitor! And introducing four new Legionnaires: Karate Kid, Princess Projectra, Ferro Lad, and Nemesis Kid. Check this fantastic foursome! Can you spot the double-crosser who sold out the Legion?” Spoiler: It’s Nemesis Kid. You’d think he’d at least try to go with a subtler name… All this and more for 12 cents!
Drawing of the superhero Daredevil yelling by the French artist Moebius. Behind him are a bizarre pattern of straight and squiggly lines and various shades of green.
Cover of trade paperback collection of Eddy Current by Ted McKeever. It shows the scrawny, shock-haired Eddy wearing red sneakers wrapped up in bandages that hold him in a chair. Just beside him is the hulking, bald Nun who is wearing a stripped shirt and a long, billowing, brown skirt. He is hanging partially off the ledge of a building and behind them is a run-down cityscape. Text reads, “A 12-hour book by Ted McKeever.”
Poster of the X-Men battling Sentinels by Jackson Guice. In the background are two giant robots. Storm who is wearing a Mohawk is zapping one of the robots with lightning while flying. The steel hero Colossus is in the center about to throw a punch. Directly behind him is Wolverine who is slashing one of the robot’s legs. Kitty Pride is at the bottom of the image phasing through Colossus’ leg. In the bottom right corner, Nightcrawler is teleporting.
Cover to the book Godzilla by Ian Thorne (a pen name of Julian May). It shows a black and white movie still with Godzilla battling the three-headed Ghidrorah with a smoke- and dust-filled background.
Aquaman and shark Mego figure set.
Cover to Marvel Team-Up #137 by Greg LaRocque. It shows Spider-Man’s Aunt May as the shimmering cosmic being Golden Oldie, flying through space and holding the young white, blond boy Franklin Richards by the hand. He has a Twinkie in his hand. In the background looks the large head of Galactus. Text reads, “Not a hoax! Not a What If! Not an imaginary story!” and also, “Beware: It’s assistant editors’ month! Don’t say we don’t warn you!”
Cover to We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #1 by Stefano Landini. It shows a close-up of a white, bloody human hand holding the hand of a damaged, humanoid robot.
Cover to Out of Alcatraz # 1. It shows a black and white image of two escaped convicts creeping along a brick wall. Their image is being projected from an antenna on the prison at Alcatraz, shown in profile. Under the island is the reflected image of a suburban building and trees.
Cover to Absolute Martian Manhunter #1 by Javier Rodriguez. It shows a police officer wearing a brown suit in the foreground, with a colorful, one-eyed green alien head being projected from his forehead. The alien is projecting a red beam from its eye.
Cover to The Jump #5 by Wesley Griffith. It shows the image of a menacing, heavy-set man in a jumpsuit walking toward the reader. His face is in shadow and he is carrying a large assault rifle at his side.
Cover to Why Did They Come? by Mike Dawson. It shows the title in very large print, and in the background are the blurred figures of a family of wide-eyed, anthropomorphic mice.
Cover of GI Joe issue 20 by John Byrne. It shows a soldier in battle fatigues free falling from thousands of feet in the air. Below him is a suburban landscape with trees, roads, cars, and buildings. Text reads, “Clutch goes home, the hard way!”
Cover to Lynn Johnston’s Keep the Home Fries Burning, a collection of For Better For Worse comic strips. It shows a mother holding a large frying pan billowing smoke. In front of her, seated at a set dinner table, is her silent husband, under the pan her curious daughter, and to the right her giggling son.
Cover to Best of DC Digest 67 starring the Legion of Superheroes by Karl Kesel. It shows a large figure of the villain Starfinger zapping a crew of Legionnaires, including Superboy, Brainiac 5, Ultra Boy, Cosmic Boy, and Phantom Girl. Text reads, “The Legion’s deadliest foe Starfinger is a Legionnaire!”
Cover to Amazing Spider-Man 247 by John Romita Jr. it shows the shadow of Spider-Man on a table surrounded by criminal types who are grimacing and flashing pistols.
Cover to Dork #7 by Evan Dorkin. It shows the logo to the book and other publication information as a series of ornate road-side signs. In front of them and alongside a highway are two people, a white man in a plaid shirt holding his thumb out for a ride while holding a devil puppet in his other hand. Behind him sitting on the ground is a blonde woman with her head in her hands. She is sitting next to luggage and boxes. Text on the bottom sign reads, “Read ‘em and weep! -says Mr. Chimpie.” Next to the text is a picture of a chimpanzee head.
Cover to Button Pusher by Tyler Page. It shows a giant version of the book title and 16 versions of the same blonde boy wearing a t-shirt and jeans interacting with the letters. He hangs from, punches, climbs, sits on, hides behind, reads, and plays amongst the letters. In some images he is happy, others sad, angry, anxious, pensive, perplexed, or exhilarated.
Cover to Grimjack #1 by Tim Truman. It shows a full figure of John Gaunt, aka Grimjack, a white man with long black hair streaked with grey. He is wearing a large beret with a feather, large red gloves, and a blue cloak that is clasped with a demon star button. He is also wearing jodhpurs with a belt with two gun holsters. He has a scar on his face and a cigarette dangling from his lips. His arms are crossed, and he is wielding a large sword as well as a medium sized gun. Text reads, “Premiere Issue!”
Cover to Sleeper #10 by Sean Phillips. It shows a trio of characters walking toward the reader. On the left is Miss Misery, a white woman with long red hair, wearing a white button-up shirt and long red leather boots. She is carrying a large gun. Center, Holden Carver is a white man who has short, brown hair and is wearing a leather jacket, leather gloves, black pants, and black shoes. On the right, Genocide Jones is a large, white man has short, spiky, white hair, and he is wearing a black t-shirt, leather wrist-bands with metal studs in a line around them, blue jeans, and black shoes.
Cover for MAD magazine Super Special Summer 1983 by Norman Mingo. It features three separate paintings: the first is of Alfred W. Neuman as a vampire, the second of Alfred E. Neuman’s face on Yoda’s body, the third of a great white shark a la the movie Jaws, only with a giant tongue hanging out its mouth. Text reads, “Takes a 100 page (GACK!) look at Horror, Sci-Fi… and other weird things from past issues… like Dave Berg & Don Martin.” Text also reads, “Our price $2.00 super cheap!”
Cover to Daredevil #232 by David Mazzucchelli. It shows a picture of Daredevil in the foreground, obscured by shadows and brandishing his billing club as a weapon. Behind him is a wall of flames. In the background is a large close-up of Nuke’s eyes. He is a raging lunatic who has an American Flag painted on his face. Text reads, “God and Country.”
Cover to Love and Rockets New Stories #4 by Gilbert Hernandez. It shows a bust shot of a busty female vampire who is bearing her teeth and has a drop of blood running down the corner of her mouth. She has long hair. In the background is a tiny crescent moon.
Cover to Best of DC Digest #64 by Paris Cullins and Bob Smith. It shows a giant, finned space whale in the background destroying a rocket ship. It is covered and bumps and bearing its teeth. In the foreground are Superboy, Saturn Girl, and Brainiac 5, along with some people in space suits floating in space and panicking. This issue focuses on The Legion of Superheroes. Text reads, “Superboy and the Legion battle the Moby Dick of Space” and also, “The biggest little buy in comics.”
Cover to The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel Greenberg. It shows two women (one with short dark dark, the other with long blond hair) about to hold hands. Above them is the moon, in front of them is a large sailing vessel on the sea. Surrounding them is a an array of stars and constellations.
Cover to Web of Spider-Man #31 by Mike Zeck and Bob McLeod. It shows Spider-Man caught in a net on a rainy night, while high atop a building in NYC. His stance and features look panicked as a shotgun is aimed at his head. In the background are buildings and vehicles that show just how high he is. Text reads, “Part 1 The Coffin.” This is the first part (of six) of the Kraven’s Last Hunt storyline written by J.M. DeMatteis.
Cover to Naughty Bits #14 by Roberta Gregory. It shows a woman with frizzy hair and who is wearing a dress. She has a challenged expression, as she is either trying to step through or getting wrapped up in various male and female circular symbols. The symbols are intertwined in various combinations and sizes, and a small female one is wrapped around one of her floppy breasts.
Cover to New Teen Titans #22 drawn by George Perez. It shows a giant figure of super-cult leader Brother Blood with his arms raised. Falling in front of his triumphant stance are the Teen Titans (Wonder Girl, Changeling, Robin, Kid Flash, Cyborg, Raven, and Starfire). Text reads, “Call him… Brother Blood!” Text also reads, “DC Where the Action Is.”