Comic Book Creator (2013) comic books 2017-2019

Comprehensive Kelley Jones interview, from early years as Marvel inker to present-day greatness at DC depicting Batman, Deadman, and Swamp Thing (chockful of rarely-seen artwork)! Plus Will Murray examines the nefarious legacy of Batman co-creator Bob Kane in an investigation into tragic ghosts and rapacious greed. We also look at Raina Telgemeier and her magnificent army of devotees, and more! Plus: Comic Book Zeitgeist - Talking with Singapore's greatest cartoonist, Sonny Liew, about his life and recent magnum opus, The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye. Also: Incoming - Extra-long letters o' comment section on CBC's Gil Kane ish. And: Comics in the Library - Rich Arndt on Marc Tyler Nobleman's books about comics. Plus: Drew Friedman's Hero Worship - Rob Smentek talks to the amazing caricaturist and recent author of More Heroes of the Comics. Also: Hembeck's Dateline - Our Man Fred on forgotten Brit artist Leopold "Lee" Elias. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Cover by Marck Schultz. Celebrating 30 years of artist's artist Mark Schultz, creator of the Cadillacs and Dinosaurs franchise, with a feature-length, career-spanning interview conducted in Mark's Pennsylvanian home, examining the early years of struggle, success with Kitchen Sink Press, and hitting it big with a Saturday morning cartoon series. Includes rarely-seen art and fascinating photos from Mark's amazing and award-winning career. Plus: In Memoriam: The Bijou Boys - With the participation of family, friends, fans and peers, Comic Book Creator examines the life-long friendship and numerous collaborations of the late underground comix pioneers, Jay Lynch and Skip Williamson, best buddies who passed away within 11 days of one another this past March. Along with the recollections of Art Spiegelman, Denis Kitchen, Jay Kinney, Patrick Rosenkranz and others, CBC zeroes in on the era from the cartoonists' Kurtzman-inspired fanzine work as teenagers up until the final issue of their superb creation, Bijou Funnies, either the second or third underground comix title, one born of the tumult of the Chicago riots in 1968! Um Tut Sut! 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

This issue visits Riverdale High, U.S.A., to celebrate America's Typical Teenager Archie and his pals 'n gals-as well as the mighty MLJ heroes of yesteryear and those of today's 'Dark Circle'-with a look at the 75-year-old comics line's wildest characters and titles. Plus we conduct career-spanning conversations with two of the imprint's hottest creators: Brooklyn's own Dean Haspiel (the Emmy-winning alternative-slash-mainstream artist who collaborated with Harvey Pekar) and Dan Parent (GLADD award-winning cartoonist and creator of the Archie universe's ground-breaking gay character, Kevin Keller), who both jam on our great exclusive cover depicting a face-off between humor and heroes. Plus: Part 1 of Michael Aushenker's career-spanning chat with the late Rich Buckler on his early years as fan artist and young pro; Incoming - discussing a so-called missing Blazing Combat story by Russ Heath; Spotlight on "Sev" - visiting the great and awesome "Mirthful One," Marie Severin, for a trip down memory lane; All About Bob and Jack - Paul Power shares memories of Jack Kirby's guest appearance on Bob Newhart's situation comedy back in the early 1990's; and Fred Hembeck on the meteoric rise and fall of MLJ's Comet. Full color. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Comic Book Creator takes a look at the legacy and influence of Wallace Wood, one of the greatest comic book artists the world has even known, with a heartfelt tribute about Woody's career. Included is an extended interview with former "Woodworker" Ralph Reese, one of the finest artists to emerge out from under Woody's wing and into a superlative career in the 1970s, whether on Marvel's horror comics, upon the pages of National Lampoon, or in the underground realm. Plus we have a long chat with cover artist Hilary Barta, from his early years as Marvel inker, fondly-recalled Plastic Man, rise with "spitting" Image Comics and America's Best collaborations with Alan Moore, to his current work for Plankton Comics. And, of course, CBC includes its usual informative columns, fascinating features, and the humor of Hembeck! 96 pages. Cover price $9.95.

Cover by Steve Rude. Comic Book Creator features a career-spanning and downright philosophical discussion with Steve 'The Dude' Rude, the Eisner Award-winning artist who got his start back in 1981 as co-creator of intergalactic executioner Nexus. The 'eternal art student' (heavily influenced by Jack Kirby, Alex Toth, Russ Manning, and legendary art instructor Andrew Loomis) shares his real-life psychological struggles, the challenges of freelance subsistence, and his creative aspirations. Also: The jungle art of Neal Adams (whose artistry has graced many a Tarzan cover)! Cartoonist Mary Fleener talks about her forthcoming graphic novel Billie the Bee and her comix career! Part Three of Michael Aushenker's enormous Rich Buckler interview! 96 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $9.95.

Comics historian Steve Ringgenberg joins CBC as guest co-editor for our special tribute to the great fantasy artist, Frank Frazetta [1928-2010]! CBC #19 includes a comprehensive, career-spanning interview with the master unseen for 32 years, complemented with innumerable articles on his many achievements: examinations of Frank's Conan work and 'Adventures of a Brooklyn Hillbilly'; studies of his White Indian series as well as his public service advertisements; forays into his ace caricaturist material in movie posters and record album covers, and much more! Cover artist Tom Grindberg, is interviewed, as weall famed fantasy painter Joe Jusko, discussing their careers and the indelible Frazetta influence on their work. Plus: Part 2 of the interview with the great cartoonist Mary Fleener, from her mini-comics work to Weirdo to Slutburger to her current-day debut, with Billie the Bee, as graphic novelist. Also: Ten Questions - Darrick Patrick finds out about artist Greg "Chevy Man" Land. And: Hembeck's Dateline - Fred throws light on Steve Ditko's Shade, the Changing Man. 96 pages. Cover price $9.95.

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'Not Your Average Joes' is the theme of Comic Book Creator, headlined by an exhaustive interview with Joseph Michael Linsner on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his signature creation Cry For Dawn, discussing his many years as a comics professional and current work on Vampirella. (We also talk with Joe's significant other, Kristina Deak-Linsner, about the distinction of being Vampi's first female artist!) Then CBC spends Sunday Brunch with the great Joe Sinnott, catching up with the legendary artist to discuss his years at Marvel, inking Jack Kirby's work, and his nearly forgotten masterworks produced for Treasure Chest. Plus Joe Jusko talks about the Marvel Age of Comics and his fabulous 'Corner Box Collection,' which honor the great '60s cover design element produced by the House of Ideas! Plus: A Guy Named Yoe - Part 1 of a close look at Craig Yoe of Yoe Books; 10 Questions for Usagi Yojimbo creator Stan Sakai; Joe Field on the Idea That Saved Comics - the secret origin story of FCBD; Fred Hembeck on Steve Ditko's "Just a Guy Named Joe"; What If...Joe Maneely Had Lived? - Atlas Comics expert Michael J. Vassallo speculates on what could have been at the dawn of the Marvel Age of Comics; and the final portion of Michael Aushenker's interview with late artist Rich Buckler on working for corporations and reinvention as surrealist painter. 96 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.

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CBC joins Eric Powell in celebrating 20 years of his signature character, The Goon! In a comprehensive career-spanning interview, the creator shares about his background, development of the two-fisted character, and plans for the next quarter-century -- including a mouth-watering gallery of rarely seen artwork. Plus CBC editor and author of the new retrospective The Book of Weirdo, Jon B. Cooke, conducts a rare new interview with perhaps the greatest cartoonist of all time, R. Crumb, about the artist's work on that legendary humor comics anthology. Also in this issue: Weirdos All Around Us - it's been the Summer of Weirdo for Mr. Ye Ed and the Missus after they embarked on their epic San Diego Comic-Con adventure; John Romita, Sr. on Milton Caniff - the great artist discusses Terry and the Pirates, the death of Gwen Stacy, and his two finest issues of Amazing Spider-Man; Bearing Witness - Diane Noomin discusses her #MeToo comics anthology Drawing Power: Women's Stories of Sexual Violence, Harassment, and Survival; Darrick Patrick's 10 Questions for Ryan North - Q's for the writer of Squirrel Girl; Trembles on Tremblay - new wave/punk cartoonist Rick Trembles shares about his dad, Jack Tremblay, Golden Age "Canadian Whites" comic book artist; Hembeck's Dateline - Our Man Fred imagines some super-hero mirror opposites; Man, Oh Mannion! - the terrifically talented and terribly overlooked artist Steve Mannion gives a biographical sketch of life before his creation of Fearless Dawn and his great work today for Eric Powell's Albatross comic book line. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $9.95.