With the popularity of comic book properties at an all-time high,
the time is right for a collection of essays and original
interviews devoted to all things comic book. As well as essays on
contemporary issues and trends associated with comic books and
comic book culture, this diverse collection also features original
interviews with top comic industry professionals.
From visionary writers and artists, to award-winning editors and
publishers, interviewees include: Joe Quesada, artist, writer, and
Marvel Comics editor-in-chief; Victor Lucas, creator, producer, and
co-host of the award-winning Electric Playground; Steve Englehart,
acclaimed writer for Marvel Comics and DC Comics; John Romita Sr,
legendary "Amazing Spiderman" artist and Marvel Comics art
director; Steve Niles, writer of "30 Days of Night, Dark Days, "
and "Wake the Dead"; Eric Searleman, Viz Media editor; Chris
Warner, Dark Horse Comics senior editor; Scott Allie, writer and
Dark Horse Comics "Conan" editor; Norm Breyfogle, acclaimed
"Batman" artist.
Addressing the role comic books play in reflecting the mood of
popular culture, essay topics include: comic book fan communities;
comics in relation to cinema and video games; the issue of
censorship, in particular, of horror comics; comic book content and
social attitudes of the 1950s and 1960s; detective comics of the
1970s; and women collectors and the image of women in comic books,
in general.
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