Back Issue Magazine (2003 TwoMorrows) comic books 2018

A cutthroat Mercs and Anti-heroes issue! Deadpool's first writer Fabian Nicieza in an exclusive interview! Histories of Cable, Taskmaster, Deathstroke the Terminator, the Vigilante and Wild Dog, plus...Archie meets the Punisher! Also: Rough Stuff - grim-and-gritty graphite from Mike Grell, Bernie Wrightson, Mike Zeck and Rob Liefeld! BI Bonus: The Hall of Heroes - visit "the world's only superhero museum"! Featuring Terry Beatty, Joe Casey, Ian Churchill, Max Allan Collins, Christos Gage, Gene Ha, Paul Kupperberg, Batton Lash, David Michelinie, Chuck Patton, Tod Smith, Fred Van Lente, Marv Wolfman and others, under a rollickin' Deadpool vs. Cable cover by Rob Liefeld! Edited by Michael Eury. 78 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

An All-Star Editors Issue! With Marv Wolfman, Bob Greenberger, Jim Salicrup, Tom Brevoort, Al Milgrom, Bob Schreck, Dennis O'Neil, Tom DeFalco and more. A Pro2Pro roundtable of past and present editors reveal… 'How I Beat the Dreaded Deadline Doom'! Plus: retrospectives of Archie Goodwin and Mark Gruenwald, a vintage interview with fan-turned-pro E. Nelson Bridwell, a career-spanning interview with Diana Schutz, Allan Asherman revisits DC's '70s editorial department, Marvel Assistant Editors' Month, and a history of the most famous editor in comic books, Perry White! Featuring an unpublished alternate cover of 1981's Captain America #259 by Mike Zeck! 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue is the 'Fourth World After Kirby' issue, exploring the enduring legacy of Jack Kirby's DC characters! The Return(s) of the New Gods, Why Can't Mister Miracle Escape Cancellation?, the Forever People, Mike Mignola's unrealized New Gods animated movie, the Fourth World in Hollywood, and more. With an all-star lineup, including the work of John Byrne, Paris Cullins, J. M. Dematteis, Mark Evanier, Michael Golden, Rick Hoberg, Walter Simonson, and more! Cover by Steve Rude, re-presenting his variant cover for 2015's Convergence #6. Plus: Darkseid - a look inside the mind of the Tyrant of Apokolips; Jack Kirby, Super Powers Toy Designer - The King's designs for a Mister Miracle figure and an unproduced Darkseid playset; Beautiful Dreamer - a superstar-powered lineup of sketches of the Forever People's fetching flower child. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages. Full color. Cover price $8.95.

The Bronze Age's greatest fist-fighters bust loose in Back Issue, the Deadly Hands issue! Featuring histories of Iron Fist, Master of Kung Fu, Yang, the Bronze Tiger, Hands of the Dragon, Neal Adams' Armor, Marvel's Deadly Hands of Kung Fu mag, and… Hong Kong Phooey! Plus Muhammad Ali in toons and toys. Featuring JOhn Byrne, Chris Claremont, Steve Englehart, Paul Gulacy, Larry Hama, Doug Moench, Denny O'neil, John Ostrander, Warren Sattler, Jim Starlin, and others. Cover re-presents Earl Norem's painted cover to 1976s Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (1974 Magazine) #29. Edited by Michael Eury. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Cover by Joe Staton. 'Golden Age In Bronze! '70s Justice Society revival with two Pro2Pro interviews: All-Star Squadron's Roy Thomas, Jerry Ordway, and Arvell Jones (with a bonus Rick Hoberg interview), and The Spectre's John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. Plus: Liberty Legion, Air Wave, Jonni Thunder, Crimson Avenger, and the Spectre revival of '87! Wood, Colan, Conway, Giffen, Giordano, and more! Plus: UnKnown Marvel: Bob Layton's first published work for Marvel - a new rotating department featuring Marvel UK rarities. Also: Rough Stuff: Marvel Two-in-One #20 - a close look at Jack Kirby's cover art for Marvel's Thing/Liberty Legion team-up. Edited by Michael Eury. Full color. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Back Issue jingle-jangles with Archie Comics in the Bronze Age! Archie's '70s and '80s adventures, Stan Goldberg and George Gladir interviews, Archie knock-offs, Archie on TV, and histories of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, That Wilkin Boy, Cheryl Blossom, and Red Circle Comics. Featuring the work of Jack Abel, Jon D'Agostino, Dan DeCarlo, Frank Doyle, Gray Morrow, Dan Parent, Henry Scarpelli, Lou Scheimer, Alex Segura, Alex Toth, and more. 80 pages, part FC/part B&W. Cover price $8.95.

Cover by Eric Shanower. Get ready for the Aquaman movie with this special Aquaman issue! Swim through Bronze Age Aquaman team-ups and merchandise, the post-Crisis Aquaman, Aqualad: From Titan to Tempest, a Black Manta villain history, Peter David and Esteban Maroto's Atlantis Chronicles, and Greatest Stories Never Told looks at the original Aquaman #57 and the unproduced Aquaman animated movie. Bonus article: Elite Comics' rarity, Seadragon! Featuring Jim Aparo, Jim Calafiore, Martin Egeland, Keith Giffen, Dick Giordano, Robert Loren Fleming, Craig Hamilton, Ken Hooper, Dan Jurgens, Shaun Mclaughlin, Curt Swan, and more. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

You'll believe a mag can fly as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Superman: The Movie! Explore the Superman movies' effects on comic books, media, and collectibles with commentary from many of their creators. Plus: Cary Bates discloses his plans for the un-produced Superman V, Elliot S. Maggin's Superman novels, a Carmine Infantino interview from 1975 revealing early plans for the Superman movie, and exclusive interviews with Superman executive producer Ilya Salkind, Jack O'Halloran (Non), Aaron Smolinski (baby Clark), Jeff East (young Clark), and Diane Sherry Case (teenage Lana Lang). 10% of the proceeds from this issue's comic shop orders will be donated to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. Christopher Reeve Superman cover by Gary Frank. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.