Mike Curtis

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'''Mike Curtis''' is the owner of Arkansas-based [[comic]] [[wikipedia:publishing|publishing]] company [[Shanda Fantasy Arts]], which he founded with his wife [[Carole Curtis|Carole]]. He is also the creator of the popular furry comic series ''[[Shanda the Panda]]''.

Curtis has been a theatre manager, a reporter, and a [[writer]], using all these life experiences in his work. His work is known for being [[anthropomorphic]], and is meant to be very realistic. He doesn't shy away from controversial real-life issues such as [[wikipedia:racism|racism]], [[wikipedia:homosexuality|homosexuality]] and [[wikipedia:divorce|divorce]]. While his work is very explicit with its depictions of sexuality and violence, he shys away from making his work pornographic. Curtis strives to make his work true to life, even in the fantastic setting of anthropomorphic characters.

Mike Curtis created ''Shanda the Panda'' while he was working as a movie [[wikipedia:theatre manager|theatre manager]]. Reportedly he drew a simple sketch of Shanda while in a boring meeting with theatre heads and wrote the story based around that first sketch.

Previous to writing SHANDA, Mike was the main writer for Harvey Comics, doing scripts for RICHIE RICH and CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST as well as the comic of NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK.

Mike is also known as the third largest collector of SUPERMAN memorabilia, and writes on comic history for COMICS JOURNAL, COMIC BOOK MARKETPLACE, COMIC BUYER'S GUIDE and does a weekly column called COMICS OBSCURA for CBEM

==External links==
* [http://www.shandafantasyarts.net/ Shanda Fantasy Arts website]
* [http://www.shandafantasyarts.net/IndexShanda.html ''Shanda the Panda'' at Shanda Fantasy Arts]

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Valiant Varmints

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'''Valiant Varmints''' was a one-shot comic published by [[Shanda Fantasy Arts]] under their [[Spotlights]] banner in 1998.

The superhero team of the same name consisted of (in order of appearance) [[Moon Mouse]], [[Snowbuni]], [[Beatrix Farmer]], [[Superswine]], [[Savage Squirrel]], [[Bullet Crow]] & [[Phantom Bunny]], and [[Fission Chicken]]. Other members of the team not featured, but honourably mentioned are, [[Erma Felna]], [[Liska]], [[Corus]], [[Red Shetland]], the [[Tank Vixens]], [[Milikardo Knights]], Collars & Cuffs, and the [[Extinctioners]]. Like the Justice League of America they're based on, the Valiant Varmints have a secret hide-away, a super computer with wall screen, a slick looking jet vehicle, and a sense of self-importance that doesn't quit.

The story is a typical [[JLA]] framework with individual episodes centered on every character, finishing as a group team-up that forces a final showdown with the villain. [[Shane Fisher]] and [[Mike Curtis]], who created the concept, wrote the framework. The episodes were written and illustrated by the character creators (in the same order [[Carl Gifford]], [[Jeff Wood]], [[Taral Wayne]], [[Gary Fields]], [[Kjartan Arnorsson]], [[Chuck Fiala]], and [[John P. Morgan]].) Throughout the book clues appeared in each episode. While the individual writer/artists were free to write nearly anything they wished, they had to incorporate one of these clues, provided by Mike Curtis.

A second issue was planned, first as a crossover with DC Comics, to be entitled CAPTAIN CARROT AND HIS AMAZING ZOO CREW VS THE VALIANT VARMINTS, and then when licensing fell through, another tale was planned to include ATOMIC MOUSE.

-Mike Curtis
Shanda Fantasy Arts

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