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Explore the vast fictional world of G.I. JOE comics, spanning decades. Discover the story of one humble soldier and a globetrotting team of adventurers. Learn the origins of a daring special mission force and its struggle against an evil terrorist organization. Revisit the tragic past of a silent commando, and the history of a bankrupt…
Harvey Comics – the name conjures up images of characters such as Casper, the Friendly Ghost and Richie Rich, the Poor Little Rich Boy adorning small TV sets alongside the spine of their comic books. But the Harvey story was much, much more. A company started by Alfred Harvey in 1941, he soon brought in…
Explore the vast fictional world of G.I. JOE comics, spanning decades. Discover the story of one humble soldier and a globetrotting team of adventurers. Learn the origins of a daring special mission force and its struggle against an evil terrorist organization. Revisit the tragic past of a silent commando, and the history of a bankrupt…
The New England Comic Book Store Owners is a look at the lives of comic Shop retailers and the love for their stores, their products and both their customers and their employees. Dive deep-into what keeps them going day to day and how they survive a crazy business environment in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut,…
The 80s and 90s (or “copper age”) of DC Comics was an exciting time of change and growth for the company. In their Crisis on Infinite Earths maxi-series, drawn by premier artist George Perez, the DC Universe was streamlined from multiple worlds into one world with many different heroes. John Byrne was hired to completely…
A Muck-Encrusted Mockery of a Timeline It all began in 1971, when writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson introduced a sympathetic bog-monster who was more than his horrifying exterior conveyed. But there was Moore to come-Alan Moore, to be exact-and it transformed the comics world. Wein and Wrightson’s story “Swamp Thing,” published in DC…
As a child, you never wondered about the bionics of the comics featuring Little Audrey, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Baby Huey, Sad Sack, Herman and Katnip, Mutt and Jeff, Richie Rich, Little Dot, The Black Cat, Stumbo the Giant, and Little Lotta. Now, the story behind their glory reverberates with renewed discoveries by author Mark…
WILLIAM SCHOELL is the author of many books on pop culture, film and the performing arts, as well as biographies. His film and pop culture books include Comic Book Heroes of the Screen; The Nightmare Never Ends: The Official History of Freddy Kruger and the ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Films; Creature Features: Nature Turned Nasty…
“Kenneth Landau was an artist of considerable talent during the late Golden Age and Silver Age of Comics. His work particularly graced the pages of ACG’s horror and mystery comics… although my favorite was his rendition of Commander Battle and the Atomic Sub in the mid-1950s. If only more artists had followed his lead in…
(This is the black and white version. Color is also available.) A Muck-Encrusted Mockery of a Timeline It all began in 1971, when writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson introduced a sympathetic bog-monster who was more than his horrifying exterior conveyed. But there was Moore to come-Alan Moore, to be exact-and it transformed the…
A visual history of politically incorrect comic books and comic strips. “This book will also, hopefully, scare you. We say hopefully, because hopefully they will frighten you at the thought that these images were once in fact perfectly acceptable. They were available to any child of any age with a dime, in a time when…
The superhero genre has exploded, with comic book heroes conquering the big screen and making massive inroads on the small. Whether well known brand names like Batman and Spider-Man, or lesser recognized characters such as Daredevil and Hellboy, the superheroes are here to stay. Superhero Confidential is the first in a series of books to…
ndie, I Love Lucy, and The Twilight Zone all have in common? What did Chic Young, the cartoonist who created the Blondie comic strip, think of the films? Blondie Goes To Hollywood is the first and only book to answer these questions and tell the untold story of the Blondie films from their creation, their…
The New England Comic Book Store Owners is a look at the lives of comic Shop retailers and the love for their stores, their products and both their customers and their employees. Dive deep-into what keeps them going day to day and how they survive a crazy business environment in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut,…
OUTSIDER COMICS: ESSAYS AND INTERVIEWS WITH COMIC BOOK CREATORS Edited by Mark Slade, Chauncey Haworth, and Lothar Tuppan Foreword by Joe Zabel Discover the heart and soul of the independent comics scene in Outsider Comics, a remarkable collection of essays and candid interviews with some of the most famous, infamous, and influential creators in the…
OUTSIDER COMICS: ESSAYS AND INTERVIEWS WITH COMIC BOOK CREATORS Edited by Mark Slade, Chauncey Haworth, and Lothar Tuppan Foreword by Joe Zabel Discover the heart and soul of the independent comics scene in Outsider Comics, a remarkable collection of essays and candid interviews with some of the most famous, infamous, and influential creators in the…
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