BACK ISSUE #11 (Jul 2005)

Back Issue #11 has George's pencil rough for the cover of War Of The Gods #3, as well as his illustration of the Olympians meeting the Amazons from History Of The DC Universe #1.

BACK ISSUE #11 (Jul 2005)

Back Issue #11
Off the Presses, Scoop, Friday, July 29, 2005

TwoMorrows Publishing; $5.95

Back Issue, the magazine that's continually on the top of our list for good reading about comics, this time with an excellent inside look at the Marvel-era Conan. Spotlighting the work of Barry Windsor-Smith, Gil Kane, and of course John Buscema, the magazine also shows artist Ernie Chan's work on the newspaper strip with frequent Conan scribe Roy Thomas. There's also lots of other good reading in this issue, so check it out.

BACK ISSUE #11 (Jul 2005)

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ALTER EGO #50 (Jul 2005)

Alter Ego #50
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 4:18:36 PM
July 2005 - 100 pages - Ships July 2005

It had to happen—we guess! RASCALLY ROY THOMAS celebrates 40 YEARS in the Comic Book Biz—with the help of a few friends (and a few others) in ALTER EGO #50! Behind two full-color covers, featuring art by JOHN BUSCEMA, JACK KIRBY, and ALFREDO ALCALA (Marvel side) and JERRY ORDWAY (DC side), ROY’s career is completely covered, from MODELING WITH MILLIE #44 (1965) to STOKER’S DRACULA (2005)—with AVENGERS, X-MEN, CONAN, ALL-STAR SQUADRON, INFINITY INC., et. al., in between! He talks writes about working with NEAL ADAMS, DICK AYERS, RICH BUCKLER, THE BROTHERS BUSCEMA, ERNIE CHAN, GENE COLAN, ERNIE COLÓN, STEVE DITKO, BILL EVERETT, DICK GIORDANO, STAN GOLDBERG, DON HECK, GIL KANE, JACK KIRBY, MICHAEL LARK, STAN LEE, MIKE MACHLAN, TODD McFARLANE, JERRY ORDWAY, GEORGE PÉREZ, STEVEN PUGH, FRANK ROBBINS, JOHN ROMITA, WERNER ROTH, JULIE SCHWARTZ, THE SEVERIN SIBLINGS, SCOTT SHAW!, BARRY SMITH, HERB TRIMPE, GEORGE TUSKA, MORT WEISINGER—and many others! (Whew!) Extra: From the 1999 CBG poll of pros and fans—“The Top Ten Favorite Comic Book Writers and Editors of the 20th Century”—revisited! Plus: MICHAEL T. GILBERT on Roy’s letters to GARDNER FOX—FCA with MARC SWAYZE, etc.—ALEX TOTH—and MORE!

BACK ISSUE #11 (Jul 2005)

Back Issue! #11
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 4:17:57 PM
100 pages - Ships July 2005

Diamond’s “Best Publication About Comics” lets “Gods and Warriors” muscle their way into BACK ISSUE #11! And who better to headline the ish than CONAN? ROY THOMAS, KURT BUSIEK, and JOE JUSKO spill their guts in a meaty retrospective of Marvel’s Conan the Barbarian series, with tons of rare and classic art by JOHN BUSCEMA, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, NEAL ADAMS, Jusko, and others. SERGIO ARAGONÉS and MARK EVANIER chew the fat about GROO THE WANDERER in a “Pro2Pro” interview, and Heavy Metal artist extraordinaire ARTHUR SUYDAM shares his insights and illustrations in an exclusive interview. Plus: “The Greatest Stories Never Told” investigates DC’s never-published KING ARTHUR series by GERRY CONWAY and NESTOR REDONDO, unveiling for the first time several of Redondo’s glorious pages from the series; a Gods and Warriors “Rough Stuff” art gallery by JACK KIRBY, MOEBIUS, GEORGE PÉREZ, JOSÉ LUIS GARCIA-LOPEZ, DON HECK, and others; the scoop on the secret artist who contributed to the 1976 clash of titans SUPERMAN VS. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN; and a spotlight on BRIAN BOLLAND’s covers for 1980s British Annuals! With a striking painted CONAN cover by JOE JUSKO, recreating JOHN BUSCEMA’s frontispiece to Savage Sword of Conan #17!