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PULLING A RABBIT OUT OF HAT MAKING ROGER RABBIT SC
(W) Ross Anderson (A) N/A (CA) N/A
By the 1980s, animation seemed a dying art. Not even the Walt Disney Company, which had already won over thirty Academy Awards, could stop what appeared to be the end of an animation era. To revitalize popular interest in animation, Disney needed to reach outside its own studio and create the distinctive film that helped usher in a Disney Renaissance. That film, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, though expensive and controversial, achieved huge success at the box office in 1988. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? magically blended live action and animation, carrying with it a humor that still resonates with audiences. Author Ross Anderson interviewed over 140 artists to tell the story of how they created something truly magical.
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STEVE GERBER CONVERSATIONS SC
(W) Eric Hoffman (A) N/A (CA) N/A
Steve Gerber (1947-2008) is among the most significant comics writers of the modern era. Best known for his magnum opus Howard the Duck, he also wrote influential series such as Man-Thing, Omega the Unknown, The Phantom Zone, and Hard Time, expressing a combination of intelligence and empathy rare in American comics. This volume follows Gerber's career through a range of interviews, beginning with his height during the 1970s and ending with an interview with Michael Eury just before Gerber's death in 2008. The volume concludes with selections from Gerber's dialogue with his readers and admirers in online forums and a Gerber-based Yahoo Group, wherein he candidly discusses his many projects over the years.
X-MEN EPIC COLLECTION TP ALWAYS DARKEST BEFORE DAWN
(W) Steve Englehart (A) Sal Buscema (CA) Jim Starlin
Continuing the saga of Marvel's original mutant team! Hank McCoy sets off on his own, taking a research job - but his scientific curiosity will curse him forever when an experiment gone wrong transforms him into a fanged, furry Beast! Meanwhile, the other X-Men find themselves pursued by a secret adversary that seeks to pick them off one by one. They must join forces with Captain America to save the nation and rescue their mutant comrades! Also featuring the first appearances of Wolverine and Madrox the Multiple Man, an X-Me N/Avengers battle against Magneto and a host of rare covers! Collecting AMAZING ADVENTURES (1970) #11-17; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #92; INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #150, #161, #172 and #180-182; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #4 and #23; AVENGERS (1963) #110-111; CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #172-175; DEFENDERS (1972) #15-16; and GIANT-SIZE FANTASTIC FOUR #4. Rated T