ALTER EGO #160

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) M Nodell G Kane; T Austin

Alter Ego #160 is a special issue remembering Steve Ditko! "Sturdy Steve" at Marvel (Spider-Man, Dr. Strange)... DC (The Creeper, Hawk & Dove)... Warren (Creepy, Eerie)... Charlton (Captain Atom, Blue Beetle, The Question)! Don't miss a rare late-1960s Ditko interview by Richard Howell, biographical notes by Nick Caputo, and tributes by Michael T. Gilbert, Paul Levitz, Bernie Bubnis, Barry Pearl, Roy Thomas, and many more! Extra: FCA, John Broome, Bill Schelly, and more! Spider-Man cover by Ditko! Edited by Roy Thomas.

BACK ISSUE #115

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Rich Buckler; John Beatty

Back Issue #115 blasts off with Sci-Fi Superheroes! In-depth looks at Jim Starlin's Dreadstar and Company, and the dystopian lawman Judge Dredd. Also: Nova, Gerry Conway & Mike Vosburg's Starman, Paul Levitz & Steve Ditko's Starman, Walter Simonson's Justice Peace (from the pages of Thor), and Greg Potter & Gene Colan's Jemm, Son of Saturn. Featuring Mark Bagley, Brian Bolland, Peter David, Tom DeFalco, Ian Gibson, Erik Larsen, Chris Marrinan, Fabian Nicieza, John Wagner, and more. Dreadstar and Company cover by Starlin and Alan Weiss. Edited by Michael Eury.

BRICKJOURNAL #59

The LEGO lifestyle is blasting off in BrickJournal #59, the magazine for LEGO enthusiasts! This issue goes to A Galaxy Far, Far Away with a cluster of Star Wars-themed builders, including Jacob Neil Carpenter's Death Star, the work of Miri Dudas, and the LEGO photography of James Philippart! There's also a new "AFOLs" comic strip by Greg Hyland, "You Can Build It" instructions by Christopher Deck, BrickNerd's DIY Fan Art with Tommy Williamson, Minifigure Customization with Jared K. Burks, and more!

DON HECK WORK OF ART HC NEW ED

Same great book as the original, but less than half the price! A heavily illustrated biography of Don Heck, the co-creator of Marvel Comics characters Iron Man, Hawkeye, and Black Widow, and artist on The Avengers. Along with Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko, Heck was an integral player in "The Marvel Age of Comics", and a top-tier 1970s DC Comics artist. A Work of Art features meticulously researched and chronicled information on Don's 40-year career, with personal recollections from Don's surviving family, long-time friends, and industry legends, and rare interviews with Heck himself. Includes published, unpublished, and pencil artwork, a Foreword by Stan Lee, and an Afterword by Beau Smith.

KIRBY & LEE STUF SAID NEW PTG

New updated edition! For its 75th issue, The Jack Kirby Collector magazine presents this first-of-its-kind examination of the creators of the Marvel Universe, in an oversized book! Completed just days before Stan Lee's recent passing, Kirby & Lee: Stuf' Said! looks back at the duo's own words - in chronological order, from fanzine, magazine, radio, and television interviews - to paint the most comprehensive and enlightening picture of their relationship ever done... why it succeeded, where it deteriorated, and when it eventually failed. Also, here are recollections from Steve Ditko, Wallace Wood, John Romita, Sr., and more Marvel Bullpen stalwarts who worked with both Kirby and Lee. Rounding out this book is a study of the duo's careers after they parted ways as collaborators, including Kirby's difficulties at Marvel Comics in the 1970s, his last hurrah with Lee on the Silver Surfer Graphic Novel, and his exhausting battle to get back his original art - and creator credit - from Marvel. Stuf''Said! gives both men their say, compares their recollections, and tackles the question, "Who really created the Marvel Comics Universe?" Compiled, researched, and edited by publisher John Morrow.

WILL EISNER SPIRITED LIFE HC NEW PTG

Same great book as the original, but half the price! A full-color deluxe biography of Will Eisner, detailing a 70-year career in which he spearheaded comics for adult readers and created the first widely accepted graphic novel, and his enduring character The Spirit. Author Bob Andelman spent almost three years interviewing Eisner prior to his passing, researching his life and work and interviewing friends, family, and colleagues including Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, Neil Gaiman, Denis Kitchen, Joe Kubert, Stan Lee, Jules Feiffer, Neal Adams, and Patrick McDonnell. Included are hundreds of images from Will's archives and private collections, and new interviews with Howard Chaykin, Darwyn Cooke, Sergio Aragones, Michael Uslan, and others, which add depth to the reader's knowledge of Eisner's body of work. Introduction by Michael Chabon, with a Foreword by Neal Adams.