Comic books in 'Comics Hobby'

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Interviews with Superman artist Curt Swan on 27 years with the Man of Steel. A retrospective look at the work of Carl Barks. Freak Brothers artist Dave Sheridan passes away. Deconstructing the superhero formula. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white. Cover price $2.50.

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Interviews with writers Chris Claremont and Louise Jones on The New Mutants. Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly discuss RAW and Spiegelman's new project, Maus (cont. from #65). Critical analysis of Disneys Cinderella and Robin Hood. Conan the Barbarian goes Hollywood. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Will Blyberg. Black and white; 106 pages. Cover price $2.50.

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Cover by Kevin Nowlan. Interviews with Gil Kane, John Byrne and Jack Jackson at the Dallas Comic Con. Critical analysis of Peanuts, Disney, and the Smurfs. Little Orphan Annie goes Hollywood. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 98 pages. Cover price $2.50.

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180 pages. Interview with Bernie Wrightson; Harlan Ellison on slasher films; Martin Pasko on Star Trek II. Wrightson cover. Cover price $3.95.

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Gil Kane cover; Archie Goodwin interview; Frank Miller and Chris Claremont discuss Wolverine; Gil Kane Cover price $2.50.

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Scott Hampton Teen Titans cover; George Perez and Marv Wolfman interviews; Harlan Ellison essay; Stephen King Cover price $2.95.

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Jaime Hernandez cover; George Perez and Marv Wolfman interviews; Harlan Ellison essay Cover price $2.50.

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Dave & Deni Sim interview - Part 1; Kim Thompson on Frank Miller's Ronin. First half of Dave Sim's Cerebus cover. Letter from John Bynre retracting his comments from Comics Journal #75 about Roy Thomas. Cover price $2.50.

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Dave Sim cover. Interview with Dave Sim (Cerebus) and his then-wife, Deni Loubert. Retrospective views on Carl Barks and long-running comic strip artist Russ Johnson. Ted White on editors. Gary Groth on publishing. Cartoons by Mitch OConnell. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 96 pages. Cover price $2.50.

Cover by Michael T. Gilbert on Elric. Interview with Michael T. Gilbert (Elric). Harlan Ellison on novelist Bill Starrs struggle with his publisher. Cartoon characters and surrealism. How the Direct Sales Market changed comics. Cartoons by Stu Potts. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 114 pages. Cover price $2.50.

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In this issue: Robert Kanigher interview by Robin Snyder; article by Jan Strnad ("Bitter Harvest") - the case for rating comics; article by Gene Phillips ("Phases of Creativity"); Opening Shots column - Kevin McConnell on John Byrne; Cinema Journal column - Dale Luciano on Superman III, Return of the Jedi, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Something Wicked This Way Comes and Videodrome; An Edge in My Voice column - Harlan Ellison on videogames; Russell Freund reviews Marvel Fanfare; Gene Phillips reviews Coyote, Ronin, Alpha Flight, Americomics and The Art of Al Williamson; Lee Wochner reviews The Night Force; and Adam Philips reviews Strange Brew. Plus news, letters and October comics checklist. Cover by Joe Kubert includes the Metal Men, Hawkman, Wonder Woman and others. 114 pages, B&W. NOTE: This issue features the 1st preview of Spider-Man's Black Costume (before its debut in Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #252). Cover price $2.50.

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Heidi MacDonald tackles the bane of comics: endless fight scenes, with a Don Rosa cover; 'Funnybook Roulette' on strips; interviews with Phil Yeh and George Metzger. Cover price $2.50.

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Should these comics be sold to children? Cover features issues of Twisted Tales, Vigilante, Ronin, Badger, Sabre, Jonah Hex, Dreadstar and American Flagg! Cover price $2.50.

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Spirit cover by Will Eisner. Special focus on Will Eisner. Interview with the master craftsman; Eisner, in turn, interviews Chris Claremont, Frank Miller, and Wendy Pini of Elfquest. Will Eisner in France. A review of the comics of 1983. Cartoons by Larry Dobias and Stu Potts. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white. NOTE: Possibly the earliest known printed image of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Leonardo only, black and white, in the Newswatch section, page 15, announcing for the premiere issue of TMNT (1984. Cover price $2.50.

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Al Williamson cover and interview; Cerebus; Harlan Ellison essay; Frank Miller letter to editor Cover price $2.95.

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Special Convention Issue; comments from and photos of Howard Chaykin, Gil Kane, Bill Sienkiewicz, Joe Kubert and Harvey Kurtzman. Cover price $2.50.

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Interview with Argentine comic book artist Juan Gimenez. Comics from the rest of the world: Italy, France, Holland, Japan, and Belgium. The Journal discovers manga. Comics in Malaysia. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white. Cover price $2.95.

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C.C. Beck interview on Captain Marvel; panel discussion on women in comics, involving Wendy Pini, Trina Robbins, Shary Flenniken, Mary Wilshire. Beck cover. Cover price $2.95.

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Interview with Howard Nostrand (EC Comics, Harvey) on being the mystery artist. The alternative comics movement known as Newave comix is examined in detail. Canadian comics. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 116 pages. Cover price $2.95.

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Special Harvey Pekar issue - includes a major interview, articles and an index; plus: Miss Buxley. Cover by Robert Crumb. Cover price $2.95.

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Interview with Alex Toth; the alternative comics cadaver derby - which publisher will be the first to fall?; Newswatch - Marvel to axe 7 titles? Cover by Kevin Nowlan. Cover price $2.95.

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X-Men cover by Kevin Nowlan. Interview with Arn Saba (Neil the Horse). Roundtable debate on Values in Comics with Howard Chaykin, Gary Groth, Gil Kane, and Walt Simonson. Newave comics and Archie revisited. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white; 100 pages. Cover price $2.95.

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Michael Kaluta interviewed; a debate between Harlan Ellison and Stan Lee; the work of Rudy Palais; R.C. Harvey on sex and sexism in comics; 'Funnybook Roulette' tackles Saturday morning animation. Cover by Michael Kaluta. Cover price $2.95.

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Interviews with underground legends Justin Green and Skip Williamson. R.C. Harvey psychoanalyzes superheroes. C.C. Beck on Picasso. Death and ethics in the comics industry. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Williamson. Black and white. Cover price $2.95.

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A true-life Weirdo - interview with Robert Crumb and Peter Bagge; Alan Moore on Watchmen, Swamp Thing and more; Newswatch - John Byrne leaves the Fantastic Four. Cover by Peter Bagge and Robert Crumb. Cover price $2.95.

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Milton Caniff cover. Interview with Milton Caniff (Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon). A complete Corto Maltese story by Hugo Pratt, The Secret of Tristan Bantam. Ethics in the comics industry. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white. Cover price $2.95.

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Howard Chaykin cover. Interview with Howard Chaykin. Marvel institutes a new royalty plan. The Journals take on The Dark Knight Returns. First Issue Syndrome. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Chaykin. Black and white. Cover price $2.95.

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Steve Rude cover. Interviews with Jack Kirby on the Marvel art controversy, and Mike Baron on writing Nexus. TCJ readers sound off on the Kirby art controversy. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Steve Rude. Black and white; 106 pages. Cover price $2.95.

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Howard Cruse cover. Interviews with Howard Cruse and Dan Day. Stan Lee breaks his silence on the Kirby art controversy. Gene Phillips on Don McGregor and mythology. The plight of a Soviet cartoonist. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Cruse. Black and white. Cover price $2.95.

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Interview with Mark Evanier on writing for comics and television. Richard McEnroe on the Marvel Method of writing, and why he cant do it. Captain Marvel creator C.C. Beck on Superman. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Mitch Schauer. Black and white; 120 pages. Cover price $2.95.

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Robert Crumb/Gil Kane cover and discussion; Mark Evanier interview (part 2); C.C. Beck essay; Harvey Pekar reviews "Maus"; Richard Pini, Dave Sim Cover price $2.95.

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Interview with Jay Lynch; C.C. Beck's analysis of Man of Steel; article on why Atlas Comics failed. Cover by Jay Lynch. Cover price $2.95.

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Full coverage of the infamous Fleisher v. Fantagraphics libel case, including transcripts of testimony by Jim Shooter, Harlan Ellison, Gary Groth, and Dean Mullaney, and analysis by Joe Sacco, Groth, and Ellison. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Crazy wraparound cover by Don Simpson. Black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $2.95. Cover price $2.95.

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Interviews with Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons on Watchmen; Buddy Saunders on censorship; and Beetle Baileys Mort Walker. Illustrations by R. Crumb. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Gibbons. Black and white; 120 pages. Cover price $3.50. Cover price $3.50.

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Cover by Moebius. Interviews with Moebius and editorial cartoonist Tony Auth. Alan Moore and Frank Miller on the comics ratings controversy. Illustrations by Charles Burns. Coverage of the 1987 San Diego comic convention. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Moebius. Black and white. Cover price $3.50.

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Interview with Dick Giordano. Alan Moore on writing comics, part one. Jules Feiffer, David Levine, Brad Holland, and Jimmy Margulles on contemporary editorial cartooning. Berke Breathed and the Pulitzers. A Drew Friedman sketchbook. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Black and white. Cover price $3.50.

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British Comics. Interviews with Kevin O'Neill, Alan Grant and John Wagner; John Bolton's sketchbook. Cover by Brian Bolland. Cover price $3.95.

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Kim Deitch cover. Interview with Kim Deitch. Harvey Pekar on the untapped potential of comics. A Willliam Messner-Loebs sketchbook. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Deitch. Black and white. Cover price $3.50.

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Interview with Jules Feiffer on politics, working for Playboy, the Popeye film and more; Bill Griffith's sketchbook pages Cover price $3.50.

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Can Berke Breathed be taken seriously?; San Diego Con news and photos; Chester Brown's sketchbook. Bloom County cover by Breathed. Cover price $3.50.

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Interviews with Pierre Christian and Enki Bilal; report from Angouleme; Gary Groth on Bat Guano Cover price $3.50.

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Dave Sim - Cerebus' outspoken creator grapples with Gary Groth on publishers, distributors, and the state of comics art; Newswatch - is work-for-hire dead? Cover by Dave Sim and Gerhard. Cover price $3.50.

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Ralph Steadman cover and interview; C.C. Beck essay Cover price $3.95.

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Interviews with Lynda Barry and Paul Chadwick (Concrete). A Don Punchatz sketchbook. Ron Mann's documentary, Comic Book Confidential. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Barry. Black and white. Cover price $3.95.

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Violence in Comics. A retrospective on Seduction of the Innocent and Dr. Fredric Wertham, including an archived interview with Wertham. A Kenneth Smith sketchbook. Captain Marvels C.C. Beck muses on censorship. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Jim Woodring. Black and white; 120 pages. Cover price $3.95.

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Chester Brown cover and interview; Harvey Pekar essay; Charles Vess sketchbook; Batman; C.C. Beck essay Cover price $3.95.

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Steve Bissette and Scott McCloud discuss creators' rights; industry pros debate creator vs corporate ownership; Gary Groth on Robocop 2. Cover by Steve Bissette and Scott McCloud. Cover price $3.95.

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Part II of the Alan Moore Big Words interview; Peter Bagge interviews Aline Kominsky-Crumb; Jim Woodring on the 10th anniversary of R. Crumbs Weirdo magazine; the Gary Groth-Todd Loren controversy continues. Cover by Kominsky-Crumb. Cover price $4.95. Cover price $4.95.

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Interviews with Matt Groening and Julie Doucet (Dirty Plotte). A Gary Panter sketchbook. Cartoonists respond to the first Gulf War. Plus reviews, comics, letters, and news. Cover by Groening. Black and white. Cover price $4.95.

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Interviews with Arnold Roth and Carol Tyler. More from Gary Panters sketchbook. The politics of superheroes in the post-Watchmen era. Plus reviews, comics, letters, and news. Cover by Roth. Black and white. Cover price $3.95.