The history of western publishings comic book history. Comic book artist collection volume 1 cooke, jon b. Comic book artist hey kids comics wiki fandom powered. Pages 116 indicia frequency bimonthly indicia colophon publisher twomorrows brand twomorrows editing jon b. Cooke comic book creator, comic book artist and last gasp publisher ron turner join cartoonists mary fleener, krystine kryttre, and kaz to discuss the history and impact of robert crumbs legendary humor comics anthology, weirdo. Excerpt taken from nick cutis interview with jon b. Irwin donenfeld, son of dc comics founder harry donenfeld, and an executive at dc during the 1950s and 1960s right up until the company was sold to the company that later bought warner bros. I kind of liked knowing that you never knew if the hero or heroine was going to survive at the end. What was the effect of comic book covers on sales before the. It was published by twomorrows publishing and later top shelf productions from 19982005 comic book artist primarily used lengthy interviews with the artists, writers, editors and publishers who contributed to the. Order each issue individually, or subscribe to get access to every item for a full year.
Reprints the first three soldout issues of the maga. It was published by twomorrows publishing and later top shelf productions from 19982005. In a revealing and intimate conversation conducted in marks pennsylvania home, cbc examines the early years of struggle. Cooke is the fivetime consecutive winner of the eisner award for his magazine, comic book artist for which he also won a coveted harvey award, as well as an awardwinning documentary film writer and producer will eisner. He is also coproducer and writer of the fulllength feature film documentary will eisner. Muhammad ali book including unused art, unpublished art by bernie wrightson, an unused story by jeff jones, an extensive new interview with alan weiss, and more. Comic book artist, eisner award winner for best comicsrelated magazine, celebrates the lives and works of great cartoonists, writers and editors from all eras through indepth interviews, feature articles, and unpublished art.
Cooke devoted to anecdotal histories of american comic books, with emphasis on comics published since the 1960s. Cooke is the author of modern masters volume seven 4. Plus testimonials and anecdotes shared by a wide array of comic book pros, including alan. Join us to experience a spirit of good will as the. Reprints the first three soldout issues of the magazine, plus over 45 new pages of features and art, including. Cooke is the consecutive fivetime eisner awardwinning editor for best comicsrelated periodical and winner of the 2007 harvey award for best journalistic presentation, all given for his former magazine comic book artist. A long, insightful interview with the amazing new fanfavorite artist selinas big score, catwoman, batman. Speaking of crumb, jon b cooke of comic book artist writes. The next issue of comic book artist will be featuring a huge weirdo magazine retrospect, complete with crumb, bagge and aline interviews. Plus cbc editor and author of the new retrospective the book of weirdo, jon b. Nicola nick cuti was a versatile writer, editor and artist who contributed to the comic book field for decades. Celebrating 30 years of the creators autos and archosaurs masterworks, this issues extralong feature journeys into the xenozoic era with a careerspanning interview with artists artist mark schultz. Cooke through his work in early issues of twomorrows the jack kirby collector and jons magazine, comic book artist what has impressed me most about jon and his work is both his exhaustive love and knowledge of comics history.
Includes pages of comic books pencilled, finished ink or not published so that the reader can see his evolution. He started collecting funnybooks in the early 1970s, inspired by the artistry of jack kirby and the kings fourth world titles. Cooke, former editor of the multieisner award winning comic book artist magazine. Cooke, editor of the twotime eisner awardwinning magaine comic book artist was born a fullfledged comic book geek. I composed an exhaustive profile on the life and work of legendary comic book artist and navy veteran sam j. Plus testimonials and anecdotes shared by a wide array of comic book pros, including alan moore, neil gaiman, stan lee, richard corben, joe kubert, david mazzucchelli, joe simon, and many others. Sandy plunkett is the best artist you never heard of. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Crumb, about the artists work on that legendary humor comics anthology. Shop the finest comics, books, graphic novels, zines, and more.
The paperback of the comic book artist collection, volume 3 by jon b. Jun 30, 2000 comic book artist collection volume 1 book. But, until now, the riveting story of warren publishing was incomplete. Crumb, about the artist s work on that legendary humor comics anthology. Comic book artist primarily used lengthy interviews with the artists, writers, editors and publishers who contributed to the. Its sequel is comic book creator magazine which started publishing in 20 and is also published by twomorrows. Cooke is the fivetime consecutive eisner award winner and onetime harvey award recipient for his former magazine, comic book artist, as well as writer and producer of the fulllength feature film documentary, will eisner. Currently editor of comic book creator magazine published by twomorrows, cooke is author of the book of weirdo, a massive. Portrait of a sequential artist, a selection of the tribeca film. Nick cardy, in a portrait from the 1970s, when the artist was doing less comics work and more for advertising and motion pictures. The feisty writer artist gives us a candid interview on his superlative career in comics, from early days assisting gil kane, wallace wood, and gray morrow. What was the effect of comic book covers on sales before. Cooke editor, comic book creator as a historian, editor, designer, and author, with questions by john morrow twomorrows publisher, stuf said, jon s oldest friend in the comics world. In 1999, comic book artist magazine published the most comprehensive history of the oftneglected company to date in its eisner awardwinning fourth issue.
An unpublished story by jack kirby, an interview with neal adams about his superman vs. Join us in april for the start of a new era as twomorrows welcomes back former comic book artist editor jon b. Headlining this potpourri special is the art of arthur adams, featuring an indepth interview, tons of rarely seen stuff, and a complete. Then, in 1983, the company just suddenly disappeared. Holdovers, expansions and a trio of new wide releases vie for a spot in the weekend top ten. Ego on his careers in animation and comics, from his involvement on the groundbreaking batman animated show to darwyns current dc maxiseries. Paul smith born september 4, 1953 is an american comic book artist, known for his work on the uncanny xmen, xfactor, american flagg. Im also looking for the recollections and weirdorelated artifacts of those cartoonist.
Dec 28, 2019 irwin donenfeld, son of dc comics founder harry donenfeld, and an executive at dc during the 1950s and 1960s right up until the company was sold to the company that later bought warner bros. Comic book artist hey kids comics wiki fandom powered by. Comic book artist was an american magazine founded by jon b. Cooke, george khoury, todd klein, jose villarubia kevin oneill, j.