BACK ISSUE #1 (Nov 2003)

Scoop's Best Publications About Comics For 2005
The Main Event, Scoop, Friday, December 30, 2005

Again, here's a category from which we've excluded ourselves. Mickey and the Gang - Classic Stories in Verse, The Official Price Guide To Disney Collectibles, and The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide would all, in our humble opinion, be instant entries. This year we broadened this category slightly to included documentary film and video products.

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7. Wizard: How To Draw
Wizard Entertainment; $29.99

Collecting many of the different “Basic Training” for comic book creators from the pages of Wizard, this book features “how to” tips from George Pérez, Joe Kubert, Adam Hughes, Matt Haley, Jim Lee and many others. Nicely designed and featuring tons of example illustrations, the book highlights lettering, coloring, panel design, action, and more.

4. Back Issue
TwoMorrows Publishing; $5.95

Automatically on our list of “must read” publications every time it comes out, Back Issue has an approach that is simultaneously enthusiastic and professional as it examines some of the more recent eras of comics history.

Back Issue: Looking Back and Ahead
Superstars, Scoop, Friday, February 13, 2004

Michael Eury's name should be familiar to both comic book fans and toy collectors. As an editor for Comico, DC, and Dark Horse he worked with some of the top talent in the business on some of the most popular titles. In the toy world, he wrote the authoritative volume on Captain Action, Captain Action: The Original Super-Hero Action Figure.

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Scoop: You've had some great covers so far. How do you pick what's going to be your cover feature?
Michael Eury: I choose a marketable image that represents the theme at hand. We've had George Pérez, Adam Hughes, Brian Bolland, and John Byrne on our first four covers. #5's "Hollywood in Comics," I'm pleased to announce here, features a flip cover: Alex Ross and Adam Hughes offering their renditions of Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman! Yowza!! I'm keeping issue #6's cover a secret for now, but issue #7 will feature an unpublished Curt Swan illo inked by a very special embellisher.

Shipping Next Week: November 26

The following products are expected to ship to comic book specialty stores next week. Note that this list is tentative and subject to change. Please check with your retailer for availability.

SEP032621 BACK ISSUE #1 $5.95

Mile High Newsletter
Monday, September 08, 2003 1:47:33 PM

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ITEM! Jump on board for the ultimate comics experience: BACK ISSUE magazine (ITEM 2621)! Edited by Michael Eury, BACK ISSUE celebrates comic books of the 1970s, 1980s, and today through a variety of recurring (and rotating) departments. #1's theme is "DC vs. Marvel," featuring: A "Pro2Pro" dialogue between Marv Wolfman and George Pérez on the pros and cons of working for Marvel and DC in the '70s and '80s-accompanied by rare Pérez artwork! A "Greatest Stories Never Told" examination of the original JLA/Avengers crossover, featuring unpublished George Pérez pages-plus a spotlight on the new JLA/Avengers miniseries! All of this and artwork by Jack Kirby and an evaluation of DC's and Marvel's Tarzan series.

BACK ISSUE #1
August 21, 2003

Back Issue celebrates comic books of the 1970s, 1980s, and today through a variety of recurring (and rotating) departments. #1’s theme is "DC vs. Marvel," featuring: A "Pro2Pro" dialogue between Marv Wolfman and George Pérez on the pros and cons of working for Marvel and DC in the 70s and 80s accompanied by rare Pérez artwork! A "Greatest Stories Never Told" examination of the original JLA/Avengers crossover, featuring unpublished George Pérez pages, plus a spotlight on the new JLA/Avengers miniseries! A "Rough Stuff" look at 70s and 80s DC and Marvel penciled artwork by the "King" himself, Jack Kirby! A "Beyond Capes" evaluation of DC’s and Marvel’s Tarzan series, with interviews and artwork by Joe Kubert, John Buscema, and Roy Thomas! An "Off My Chest" guest editorial by former DC editorial director Carmine Infantino, recalling DC’s 1970s battle plan to challenge Marvel’s market dominance! PLUS: A "Back Talk" letters column featuring commentary from pros and fans who aren’t afraid to choose sides in the DC vs. Marvel war, and a dynamic "Batman vs. Captain America" cover by George Pérez! (TwoMorrows Publishing)

Magazine, 100pg, b&w..........$5.95

NEWS & NOTES

Back in the Boxes

• Nostalgia buffs, you’re in luck. If you’re the type who’s into comics for more than just what appears under the "New This Week" sign at the comics shop, you’ll want to pick up Back Issue #1. This is a magazine that focuses on those comics which have found a permanent life in the back issue boxes. While the magazine also touches on what’s current, it’s especially tailored to celebrate those comics that came out in the 1970s and 1980s. Look for Back Issue #1 in the Magazines section of Previews!

Coming Soon - November 2003 Shipping
Thu, 17 Jul 2003 22:31:58 -0000

This is TwoMorrows Publishing's July 2003 "Coming Soon" newsletter spotlighting our November-shipping items.

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BACK ISSUE #1

BACK ISSUE #1 (Nov 2003)

Jump on board for the ultimate comics experience: BACK ISSUE magazine! Edited by Michael Eury (former DC and Dark Horse editor/writer and author of Captain Action: The Original Super-Hero Action Figure), BACK ISSUE celebrates comic books of the 1970s, 1980s, and today through a variety of recurring (and rotating) departments. #1's theme is "DC vs. Marvel," featuring: A "Pro2Pro" dialogue between Marv Wolfman and George Pérez on the pros and cons of working for Marvel and DC in the '70s and '80s-accompanied by rare Pérez artwork! A "Greatest Stories Never Told" examination of the original JLA/Avengers crossover, featuring unpublished George Pérez pages-plus a spotlight on the new JLA/Avengers miniseries! A "Rough Stuff" look at '70s and '80s DC and Marvel penciled artwork by the "King" himself, Jack Kirby! A "Beyond Capes" evaluation of DC's and Marvel's Tarzan series, with interviews with and artwork by Joe Kubert, John Buscema, and Roy Thomas! An "Off My Chest" guest editorial by former DC editorial director Carmine Infantino, recalling DC's 1970s' battle plan to challenge Marvel's market dominance! PLUS: A "Back Talk" letters column featuring commentary from pros and fans who aren't afraid to choose sides in the DC vs. Marvel war, and a dynamic Batman vs. Captain America cover by George Pérez!

The 100 page, saddle-stitched 8-1/2" x 11" magazine with a full color cover and black-and-white interiors retails for $5.95 in the U.S. and is available directly from TwoMorrows for $8 Postpaid (Canada: $10, Elsewhere: $11 Surface, $15 Airmail). Ships in November.

For the Love of Captain Action
The Main Event, Scoop, Friday, March 21, 2003

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"For four years I've been employed as the communications director for an Oregon organization, but this year I'm inching my way back into the periphery of comics: through the publication of my books Captain Action: The Original Super-Hero Action Figure and the forthcoming biography Dick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day at a Time, and by editing TwoMorrows' new magazine, Back Issue, which premieres this fall," Michael Eury said. "I've got a few other things in the works. I plan to keep my day job, however, which I also enjoy. Being this busy keeps me motivated and disciplined."

COMIC BOOK ARTIST #25, which is the last issue published under TwoMorrows was released to comic book store yesterday. Reliable sources tells us that BACK ISSUE #1 will replace CBA. Meanwhile, Comic Book Artist is now being published by Top Shelf Production, with color!

Permanent Damage
written by Steven Grant

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Got a postcard recently, announcing COMIC BOOK ARTIST is finally shifting to Top Shelf Productions with a new #1/Neal Adams-Alex Ross special issue, but the second-to-last issue from TwoMorrows, COMIC BOOK ARTIST #24 ($6.95) is a great examination of the heyday of NATIONAL LAMPOON. If there was ever a newsstand magazine that trod a fine line between "straight" comics and the underground, NATLAMP was it, and they used a lot of comics material by Neal Adams, Barry Windsor-Smith, Gray Morrow, Russ Heath, Bernie Wrightson, Frank Frazetta and many others. Included in this issue are interviews with Neal, Gahan Wilson, Frank Springer, MK Brown, Ed Subitsky, Mark Bodé, and an extended interview with the heart and soul of the early NATLAMP, Michael Gross. All entertaining as hell. I'd forgotten just how good NATLAMP could be, and COMIC BOOK ARTIST, as a tribute to all aspects of our medium, remains pretty damn good as well.

Back Issues in “Back Issue”
Industry News, Scoop, Friday, May 23, 2003

Michael Eury who wrote the fantastic Captain Action book from TwoMorrows and who was profiled not long ago by Scoop is hard at work on a new magazine, Back Issue. The theme of the first issue is "DC vs. Marvel" and the theme for its letter column is why readers preferred one company over the other in the '70s and '80s.

The question posed by Michael is, "In the 1970s and/or 1980s, did you proclaim "DC's for me!" or "Make Mine Marvel!" and why?

Both companies released tons of innovative series during the '70s and '80s and Back Issue wants to know what your preferences are so email Michael your comments at euryman@msn.com by June 5, 2003.

*Note: Michael asks that all comments pertain to the '70s and '80s and NOT the Silver Age.

(Vu: This is a little dated, but I only found out about Pérez's involvement with BACK ISSUE #1 just recently. It's probably never too late to send in your preference for the magazine, so I'd probably write to Michael your ideas.)

Sources say that TwoMorrows will be starting a new monthly magazine, edited by Michael Eury, to replace Comic Book Artist. The first issue this fall will reportedly have a Perez cover, and a planned interview between George Perez, Marv Wolfman, and Andy Mangels. There will also be material in the issue about the original JLA/Avengers book. More news as it becomes available.