Comic Book Comics (2008) comic books 1970 or later
-
Issue #1
Published Mar 2008 by Evil Twin Comics.$2.50
$2.50
by Fred Van Lente & Ryan Dunlavey. You only think you know comics history! The epic - and insane! - story of comic books, manga, and graphic novels, told as a comic, in the inimitable, irreverent, and award-winning Action Philosophers style, begins here! Before there could be comics, there has to be newspaper strips, animated cartoons, and pulp magazines. Thrill to publishing giants William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer duking it out over The Yellow Kid! Tremble at the war between Walt Disney and Max Fleischer for animation domination! Follow the bizarre trail of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's first superhero from sci-fi pulp to comic strip to the birth a new medium! Plus, the early years of Jack Kirby, Will Eisner, Winsor McCay, and Joe Simon! Cover price $3.95.
-
Issue #2
Published Jul 2008 by Evil Twin Comics.$2.50
$2.50
by Fred Van Lente & Ryan Dunlavey The incredible saga of the comic book industry in the irreverent, award-winning Action Philosophers style continues! As comics enters its Golden Age and the United States slides closer and closer to war (no coincidence there), Joe Simon & Jack Kirby have to fend off the draft - and their own publisher! 'Our Artists at War' tells how Will Eisner revolutionized the Pentagon's training program - using comics! 'All You Need Is Love' details the true confessions of romance comics! 'The House of Fear' details the birth of - Gasp! Choke! - William M. Gaines' E.C. Comics! Cover price $3.95.
-
Issue #3
Published Jul 2008 by Evil Twin Comics.$2.50
$2.50
$2.50
$2.50
by Fred Van Lente & Ryan Dunlavey The incredible true story of the comics industry continues! Enter, if you dare, the inner circle of Comic Book Hell! Roasting forever in its foul depths are the most fiendish foes of funnybooks: Dr. Fredric Wertham and his anti-comics crusade! The Comics Code Authority! Plagarizing pop artists! But from the ashes of a fallen medium, a new age shall rise - a Silver Age of Comics, spearheaded by brilliant editor Julie Schwartz! Plus, enter R. Crumb! Cover price $3.95.
-
Issue #4
Published Nov 2009 by Evil Twin Comics.$2.50
Written by Fred Van Lente. Art by Ryan Dunlavey. Our fantastic fourth issue! Featuring: Stan Lee! Steve Ditko! R. Crumb! Hergé! Together for the first time in one mighty magazine! (A special Evil Twin Not-Prize for everyone who gets that reference...) The incredible saga of the comic book industry continues, as Fred and Ryan tackle the rise of Marvel Comics, the underground comix revolution, and the story behind Tintin. Cover price $3.95.
-
Issue #5
Published Mar 2011 by Evil Twin Comics.$2.50
$2.50
(W) Fred Van Lente (A) Ryan Dunlavey Get ready for non-stop action, action, action - legal action, that is! The incredible, insane true story of the American comic book industry continues with the All-Lawsuit Issue! DC vs. Fawcett! Disney vs. the Air Pirates! Jack Kirby vs. Marvel over his stolen artwork! Steve Gerber over Howard the Duck! Don DeCarlo over Josie and the Pussycats! And that pales next to the all-out war over the rights to Miracleman! Cover price $3.95.
-
Issue #6
Published Nov 2011 by Evil Twin Comics.$2.50
$2.50
(W) Fred Van Lente (A) Ryan Dunlavey The too-crazy-not-to-be-true story of the comic book industry ends at new beginnings! Graphic Novels: Where did the term come from - Will Eisner, or a Swiss artist who died a century before he was born? The unbelievable biography of Osamu Tezuka, God Of Manga, and how he led Japanese comics to dominance on both sides of the Pacific! Finally, the Direct Market and how it led to a creative revolution in comics! Cover price $3.99.
