Comic Book Artist (1998 1st Series) comic books 2001

Special double TOTH & TOTS issue, celebrating the brilliant career of the master of black-&-white comics art, ALEX TOTH! Behind a new Toth cover we feature an extensive interview, a comprehensive shop talk Q&A, exhaustive checklist, and tons of unseen and rare Toth art! The greatest living American comic book artist finally gets his due! Plus, on the flipside, we feature a special look at SHELDON MAYER and his delightful series SUGAR & SPIKE, featuring interviews with Mayers children (the inspiration for the long-running characters) and lots of unpublished S&S work! Its two legends, TOTH and MAYER, in CBA #11! Cover price $6.95.

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In the follow-up to our best-selling examination of the early years of Charlton Comics, Comic Book Artist looks at the comics of the all-in-one Derby, Connecticut publisher from 1968-1991. Behind a new Joe Staton cover, there are extensive interviews with John Byrne, Mike Zeck, Joe Staton, Tom Sutton, Nicola Cuti, George Wildman, Warren Sattler, and more! There's also a tribute to the late Don Newton, and a new E-Man strip by his creators, Cuti and Staton, created exclusively for CBA! From horror to heroes, the Charlton Age of Comics lives again! Magazine, 116pg, b&w Cover price $6.95.

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This issue: The Marvel Horror Show! CBA's terrifying 13th issue features a special focus on the superb creative team of Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan, Tom Palmer, and John Costanza ? the "Drac Pack" ? who produced over 65 issues of Tomb of Dracula, perhaps the most consistently excellent 1970s comic series! Behind a new Colan cover, CBA present interviews with Gene, Marv, Tom, Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich, Don Perlin, Pablo Marcos, Tony Isabella, Herb Trimpe, and others who contributed to Marvel's extensive horror line of that era, from Son of Satan to Ghost Rider, Man-Thing to Werewolf By Night, and more! Plus: a spotlight on those weird anthologies, Tower of Shadows and Chamber of Darkness! And the usual amazing array of unpublished art and oddities you've come to expect from CBA. (TwoMorrows Publishing) Magazine, 116pg, b&w Cover price $6.95.

This issue: Tower Comics: Years of Thunder! It's a celebration of the great 60s comics of Wally Wood and company, as we look at the short-lived but passionately remembered Tower Comics line! Behind a new Dan Adkins T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents cover homage to the late, great Wally Wood, CBA interviews Dan, Al Williamson, Len Brown, George Tuska, Larry Ivie, Russ Jones, Mike Esposito, and others on their tenures at Tower! Plus there's a look at the 1980s revival of the characters, a definitive Tower checklist, and discussion of the art of Tower's other fine contributors, including Woody, Steve Ditko, Reed Crandall, Gil Kane, Manny Stallman, Mike Sekowsky, Ogden Whitney, Chic Stone, and others! Added features include articles on Mighty Comics, C.C. Becks's Fatman, and more! Eisner Award-winning editor Jon B. Cooke keeps the lightning striking in July! (TwoMorrows Publishing) Magazine, 116pg, b&w. Cover price $6.95.

Dave Stevens interview - the man behind the Rocketeer on his life in the comics, the movies and the pin-ups; interviews with Jaime, Mario and Gilbert Hernandez; Matt Wagner - the creator of Mage and Grendel talks about a life of independence; Dean Motter - the writer/artist/designer on the man behind the City of Dreams, the City of Nightmares; Paul Rivoche discusses Mister X; Sandy Plunkett interview. Cover price $6.95.

Presenting the Atlas-Seaboard Comics story! "Phoenix!" "Planet of the Vampires!" "The Brute!" "The Destructor!" "Wulf!" It's an in-depth examination of those wonky Atlas-Seaboard comic books of the 1970s, where there's an answer to the question "Did former Marvel Comics publisher Martin Goodman create the short-lived company as an act of revenge against the House of Ideas?" Former editor-in-chief Jeff Rovin is interviewed, as well as many of the imprint's contributors, including Howard Chaykin, Sal Amendola, Larry Hama, Pat Broderick, and Ernie Colon (who gives a new cover)! Plus, all the rarely seen and unpublished artwork you expect from CBA, a complete Atlas-Seaboard checklist, and other surprises! And as a special bonus, hear from Gray Morrow about his work as editor/art director of the outstanding Red Circle comics line in the 1970s (Sorcery, Madhouse, Super Cops)! Join the Age of Atlas!! (TwoMorrow's Publishing) Magazine, 116pg, b&w$6.95 Cover price $6.95.