The Golden Age of Comic Fandom
Author | : Bill Schelly |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Comic book fans |
ISBN | : 9780964566903 |
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Author | : Bill Schelly |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Comic book fans |
ISBN | : 9780964566903 |
Author | : Bill Schelly |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1999-01-01 |
Genre | : Comic book fans |
ISBN | : 9780964566941 |
Author | : Bill Schelly |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Cartoonists |
ISBN | : 9780786443475 |
"In the 1950s and '60s, a grassroots movement arose to celebrate comic books and strips. Profiled here are 90 people at the heart of the movement, from dealers to convention organizers to fanzine publishers. Also listed are the writers, artists, and industry professionals who have helped build an ever-growing movement of pop culture"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Sean Kleefeld |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2011-04-01 |
Genre | : Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | : 0615336205 |
Whether you've spent your entire life reading comics books or you've just met someone who does, you're sure to notice that the average comic book fan is somewhat different than everybody else. Why do they insist on arguing if Superman is stronger than Captain Marvel? Why do they talk as if they own the rights to Judge Dredd? Why do they keep drawing chibi versions of themselves? The only way to find out all the answers is to study comic book fandom to discover what makes fans tick. Comic Book Fanthropology does exactly that in a casual, narrative manner.
Author | : Bill Schelly |
Publisher | : North Atlantic Books |
Total Pages | : 433 |
Release | : 2018-04-17 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1623171512 |
A fascinating story of growing up as a gay fan of comic books in the 1960s, building a fifty-year career as an award-winning writer, and interacting with acclaimed comic book legends Award-winning writer Bill Schelly relates how comics and fandom saved his life in this engrossing story that begins in the burgeoning comic fandom movement of the 1960s and follows the twists and turns of a career that spanned fifty years. Schelly recounts his struggle to come out at a time when homosexuality was considered a mental illness, how the egalitarian nature of fandom offered a safe haven for those who were different, and how his need for creative expression eventually overcame all obstacles. He describes living through the AIDS epidemic, finding the love of his life, and his unorthodox route to becoming a father. He also details his personal encounters with major talents of 1960s comics, such as Steve Ditko (co-creator of Spider-Man), Jim Shooter (writer for DC and later editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics), and Julius Schwartz (legendary architect of the Silver Age of comics).
Author | : Kevin J. Anderson |
Publisher | : Dark Horse Books |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781569712290 |
Navigators Gav and Jori Dragon chart the routes of hyperspace and sell them to traders, but when their ship is damaged, they find themselves trapped on the planet Cinnagar
Author | : Fredric Wertham |
Publisher | : Main Road Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Comic books and children |
ISBN | : 9781596830004 |
Dr. Wertham was senior psychiatrist for the Department of Hospitals in New York City. This book, thoroughly documented by facts and cases, gives the substance of Dr. Wertham's expert opinion on the effects that comic books have on the minds and behavior of children who come in contact with them. Reprint of the 1954 edition with a new comprehensive Introduction by James E. Reibman, Ph.D.
Author | : Jeffrey A. Brown |
Publisher | : Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2009-11-12 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1604737638 |
What do the comic book figures Static, Hardware, and Icon all have in common? Black Superheroes, Milestone Comics, and Their Fans gives an answer that goes far beyond “tights and capes,” an answer that lies within the mission Milestone Media, Inc., assumed in comic book culture. Milestone was the brainchild of four young black creators who wanted to part from the mainstream and do their stories their own way. This history of Milestone, a “creator-owned” publishing company, tells how success came to these mavericks in the 1990s and how comics culture was expanded and enriched as fans were captivated by this new genre. Milestone focused on the African American heroes in a town called Dakota. Quite soon these black action comics took a firm position in the controversies of race, gender, and corporate identity in contemporary America. Characters battled supervillains and sometimes even clashed with more widely known superheroes. Front covers of Milestone comics often bore confrontational slogans like “Hardware: A Cog in the Corporate Machine is About to Strip Some Gears.” Milestone's creators aimed for exceptional stories that addressed racial issues without alienating readers. Some competitors, however, accused their comics of not being black enough or of merely marketing Superman in black face. Some felt that the stories were too black, but a large cluster of readers applauded these new superheroes for fostering African American pride and identity. Milestone came to represent an alternative model of black heroism and, for a host of admirers, the ideal of masculinity. Black Superheroes, Milestone Comics, and Their Fans gives details about the founding of Milestone and reports on the secure niche its work and its image achieved in the marketplace. Tracing the company's history and discussing its creators, their works, and the fans, this book gauges Milestone alongside other black comic book publishers, mainstream publishers, and the history of costumed characters.
Author | : Bill Schelly |
Publisher | : Fantagraphics Books |
Total Pages | : 645 |
Release | : 2015-05-02 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1606997610 |
This biography reveals the true story of Mad creator Harvey Kurtzman―the man who revolutionized humor in America; it features new interviews with his colleagues Hugh Hefner, Robert Crumb, and others. Harvey Kurtzman created Mad, and Mad revolutionized humor in America. Kurtzman was the original editor, artist, and sole writer of Mad, one of the greatest publishing successes of the 20th century. But how did Kurtzman invent Mad, and why did he leave it shortly after it burst, nova-like, onto the American scene? For this heavily researched biography, Bill Schelly conducted new interviews with Kurtzman’s colleagues, friends and family, including Hugh Hefner, R. Crumb, Jack Davis, and many others, and examined Kurtzman’s personal archives. The result is the true story of one the 20th century’s greatest humorists: Kurtzman's family life, the details of the FBI's investigation during the McCarthy Era, his legal battles with William M. Gaines (publisher of Mad), are all revealed for the first time. Rich with anecdotes, this book traces Kurtzman’s life from his Brooklyn beginnings to his post-Mad years, when his ceaseless creativity produced more innovations: new magazines, a graphic novel, and Little Annie Fanny inPlayboy.
Author | : Bill Schelly |
Publisher | : North Atlantic Books |
Total Pages | : 433 |
Release | : 2018-04-17 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1623171520 |
A fascinating story of growing up as a gay fan of comic books in the 1960s, building a fifty-year career as an award-winning writer, and interacting with acclaimed comic book legends Award-winning writer Bill Schelly relates how comics and fandom saved his life in this engrossing story that begins in the burgeoning comic fandom movement of the 1960s and follows the twists and turns of a career that spanned fifty years. Schelly recounts his struggle to come out at a time when homosexuality was considered a mental illness, how the egalitarian nature of fandom offered a safe haven for those who were different, and how his need for creative expression eventually overcame all obstacles. He describes living through the AIDS epidemic, finding the love of his life, and his unorthodox route to becoming a father. He also details his personal encounters with major talents of 1960s comics, such as Steve Ditko (co-creator of Spider-Man), Jim Shooter (writer for DC and later editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics), and Julius Schwartz (legendary architect of the Silver Age of comics).