Review: 'Mike Grell: Life Is Drawing without an Eraser'

Comic writer/artist Mike Grell is best known for his work on Green Arrow, but he had an eclectic career that also saw him pitting Batman against a vampire, introducing the first African American member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, doing work on Aquaman, Brenda Starr, and Green Lantern, while also cooking up such original creations as Dawnstar, Sable, The Warlord, and Shaman's Tears.

Grell gets to tell his own story through the extensive interviews with Dewey Cassell in Mike Grell: Life Is Drawing without an Eraser. His candid personality and willingness to pore over his career will fascinate fans, while there is also extensive color and B&W artwork depicting his muscular men and chronically underdressed women. I would have liked a little more than one page about his specific artist process, but it's still a very thorough sit down. A few interviews with colleagues such as Paul Levitz, Dan Jurgens, and Denny O'Neill flesh out the story with extra perspectives.