THE BRAVE AND BOLD ART OF JIM APARO
by SCOTT BEATTY ERIC NOLEN-WEATHINGTON
For a generation of comic-book readers, JIM APARO is considered the
greatest Batman artist of them all. Aparo—with his strong, dynamic
style, well-grounded in realism—together with Batman made a team worthy
of the title, The Brave and the Bold. But while the Batman team-up book
was where fans could most commonly find Aparo’s work, he first made his
name on such series as Aquaman, the controversial “Spectre,” and the
mysterious Phantom Stranger, and is considered by many to be the
definitive artist for each. Now, Scott Beatty (writer of Batman and The
DC Comics Encyclopedia) along with Eric Nolen-Weathington
(editor/designer of the Modern Masters book series) turn the Bat Signal
onto the life and work of one of comics’ finest: Jim Aparo. From his
time in the world of advertising art, through the heyday of the ’70s,
and beyond the death of Robin, Aparo’s career is finally given the
attention it so richly deserves. The book is lavishly illustrated with
Aparo’s work—including many rare and previously-unpublished pieces.
Introduction by award-winning comic book artist Alan Davis!
The 128 page (plus cover), squarebound, 8 1/2" x 11" Trade Paperback
with a full color cover and black-and-white interiors retails for
$15.95
in the U.S. and ships 19 October 2005.
ALTER EGO #53
edited by ROY THOMAS
ALTER EGO #53 is our HELLZAPOPPIN’ HALLOWEEN ISSUE— plus MIKE (“MR.
MYSTERY”) ESPOSITO, PART 1! Behind a direful all-new cover in
red-white-&-black by DICK GIORDANO, we’ve got Three Decades of
Dracula—and Counting! Artist DICK GIORDANO, writer ROY THOMAS, & editor
MARK BEAZLEY rap about the 1974-2005 dark genesis of Marvel’s Halloween
hit Stoker’s Dracula, with behind-the-scenes stories and art! Plus DICK
BRIEFER’s funny Frankenstein of the 1950s, a never-before-seen
complete-story sequence from the awesome artist’s proposed newspaper
strip! Then, it’s Our Gallery of Gruesomeness, a hunk of Halloween
comic
art by GENE COLAN, BERNIE WRIGHTSON, MIKE MIGNOLA, FRANK BRUNNER, STEVE
BISSETTE, MICHAEL W. KALUTA, RUSS HEATH, JOE MANEELY, BILL EVERETT,
STEVE DITKO, ERNIE SCHROEDER, and others! Also, fabled Golden/Silver
Age
inker MIKE ESPOSITO on his 1940s/1950s work with peerless partner ROSS
ANDRU on Mr. Mystery, Mr. Universe, Get Lost!, etc.—with more amazing
anecdotes than you can shake a Styx at—in the first part of a 2-tier
interview by JIM AMASH! And—FCA with MARC SWAYZE, et al.—BILL
SCHELLY—ALEX TOTH—MICHAEL T. GILBERT’s Comic Crypt—& MORE!!
The 100 page (plus cover), saddle-stitched 8 1/2" x 11" magazine with a
full color cover and black-and-white interiors retails for $6.95 (New
Price) in the U.S. and ships 11 October 2005.
JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #44
edited by JOHN MORROW
Mythadventures rule in JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #44, focusing on KIRBY’S
MYTHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS, including THE DEMON, THOR, ATLAS, ETERNALS,
and
others! There’s a rare interview with KIRBY, never-seen by most comics
enthusiasts! MARK EVANIER answers Frequently Asked Questions about Jack
in his regular column, while our other regular columnists give their
take on all things Kirby! There’s also two Kirby pencil art galleries;
one of THE DEMON, and another featuring some of his other classic
mythological characters (both at whopping TABLOID SIZE)! Just in time
for Halloween, there’s a never-reprinted BLACK MAGIC story from the
1950s! Also, we present an interview with Kirby Award winner and family
friend DAVID SCHWARTZ (with tons of little known anecdotes and info
about Jack and Roz), a new Kirby Demon cover inked by MATT WAGNER, and
more! Edited by John Morrow.
The 80 page (plus cover), saddle-stitched TABLOID SIZE (10” x 14”)
magazine with a full color cover and black-and-white interiors retails
for $9.95 in the U.S. and ships 26 October 2005.
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