TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING
ALTER EGO #161
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) M Nodell G Kane; T Austin
Alter Ego is a full-issue tribute to Stan (The Man) Lee and his contributions to comics! Roy Thomas writes on his more than 50-year relationship with Stan-and shares 21st-century e-mails from Stan (with his permission, of course)! Art by Kirby, Ditko, Maneely, Everett, Severin, Romita-plus tributes from pros and fans alike-and special sections on Stan by Michael T. Gilbert, Bill Schelly, and even the FCA! Vintage Galactus cover by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta!
BRICKJOURNAL #60
BrickJournal, the magazine for LEGO® enthusiasts, descends into mysterious and spooky building with a creepy visit to Flynn DeMarco's Treasure of the Snake Queen, a motorized and multilevel LEGO creation! After that, we lurk in Holly Webster's studio to reveal her rendition of Laika's Missing Link! Then, we take readers on a spine-tingling ride through Stacy Sterling's brick-built Haunted Mansion! Plus: "AFOLs" by cartoonist Greg Hyland, 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
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) M Nodell G Kane; T Austin
CBC joins Eric Powell in celebrating 20 years of his signature character, The Goon! In a comprehensive career-spanning interview, the creator shares about his background, development of the two-fisted character, and plans for the next quarter-century-including a mouth-watering gallery of rarely seen artwork. Plus CBC editor and author of the new retrospective The Book of Weirdo, Jon B. Cooke, conducts a rare new interview with perhaps the greatest cartoonist of all time, R. CRUMB, about the artist's work on that legendary humor comics anthology. In addition, there's a look at Dave Cockrum's work for Aurora Models, with "Building a Better Monster," which includes the New X-Men co-creator's awesome designs.
WORLD OF TWOMORROWS GN
In 1994, amidst the boom-&-bust of comic book speculators, The Jack Kirby Collector #1 was published for true fans of the medium. That modest labor of love spawned TwoMorrows Publishing, today's premier purveyor of publications about comics and pop culture. Celebrate our 25th anniversary with this special retrospective look at the company that changed fandom forever! Co-edited by and featuring publisher John Morrow and Comic Book Artist/Comic Book Creator magazine's Jon B. Cooke, it gives the inside story and behind-the-scenes details of a quarter-century of looking at the past in a whole new way. With an Introduction by Mark Evanier, Foreword by Alex Ross, Afterword by Paul Levitz, and a new cover by Tom McWeeney!