TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
ALTER EGO #158
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) M Nodell G Kane; T Austin
Alter Ego is an FCA [Fawcett Collectors of America] Special! We shine the spotlight on fabled Golden Age writer William Woolfolk ("the Shakespeare of the Comics"), including an exclusive interview, and his scripting records! With art by Beck, Schaffenberger, Boring, Bob Kane, Crandall, L.s. Schwartz, Krigstein, Andru, Jack Cole, Fine, Peter, Heath, Plastino, Moldoff, Grandenetti, and more! Plus John Broome, Crypt, Schelly, and the 2017 Star Wars Panel with Chaykin, Lippincott, and Thomas!
BRICKJOURNAL #57
BrickJournal, the magazine for LEGO enthusiasts, gets small again with a return to microscale building! We get a tour of Wayne Tyler's National Mall (Washington, DC) layout, skyscrapers from Rocco Buttliere, and a look at Brandon Griffith's amazing model of Battlestar Galactica! Learn what it takes to build big at a small scale! Plus: "Bricks in the Middle" by cartoonist Kevin Hinkle, step-by-step "You Can Build It" instructions by Christopher Deck, BrickNerd's DIY Fan Art with Tommy Williamson, Minifigure Customization with Jared K. Burks, and more!
COMIC BOOK CREATOR #20
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) M Nodell G Kane; T Austin
"Not Your Average Joes" is the theme of Comic Book Creator, headlined by an exhaustive interview with Joseph Michael Linsner on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his signature creation Cry For Dawn, discussing his many years as a comics professional and current work on Vampirella. (We also talk with Joe's significant other, Kristina Deak-Linsner, about the distinction of being Vampi's first female artist!) Then CBC spends Sunday Brunch with the great Joe Sinnott, catching up with the legendary artist to discuss his years at Marvel, inking Jack Kirby's work, and his nearly forgotten masterworks produced for Treasure Chest. Plus Joe Jusko talks about the Marvel Age of Comics and his fabulous "Corner Box Collection," which honor the great '60s cover design element produced by the House of Ideas!
JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #76
Dysfunctional relationships abound in Jack Kirby Collector's "Fathers & Sons" issue! We'll explore the father/son dynamic, Kirby-style, between Odin/Thor, Zeus/Hercules, Darkseid/Orion, Captain America/Bucky, and others. Also: Conducted the week of Jack's 1994 passing, there's a touching unpublished interview with Gil Kane eulogizing his mentor, and heartfelt tributes from a host of Jack's creative offspring: Bill Mumy, Jimmy Palmiotti, Joe Quesada, Jim Valentino, Todd McFarlane, Peter David, Neil Gaiman, Frank Miller, and others. Plus: Mark Evanier and our other regular columnists, the 2018 Kirby Tribute Panel, a complete Golden Age Kirby story, a pencil art gallery featuring prodigal sons (and daughters) from Forever People, New Gods, Thor, Machine Man, and a cover inked by Al Milgrom!
SUPERMAN MOVIE BUNDLE
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Superman: The Movie with a special bundle containing Back Issue #109 and Retrofan #3! Featuring new interviews with director Richard Donner, Ilya Salkind, Jack O'Halloran (Non), Aaron Smolinski (baby Clark), Jeff East (young Clark), Diane Sherry Case (teenage Lana Lang), plus Cary Bates' plans for the unfilmed Superman V, Elliot S. Maggin's Superman novels, RetroTravel to Metropolis, IL, home of the Superman Celebration, a fortress of Superman memorabilia, and more fun, fab features!