Upcoming TwoMorrows Publishing mags and books


Alter Ego #59
This issue spotlights “DARK NIGHTS & STEEL” with Batman, Superman
and more in the Golden and Silver Ages! Behind a fabulous new painted
Batman cover by award-winning artist ARTHUR SUYDAM, we interview: SUYDAM on
his early comics career! Modern legend NEAL ADAMS on 1960s/70s DC! SHELLY
MOLDOFF on Batman, Hawkman, and BOB KANE! Superman artist AL PLASTINO!
And Golden Age artist FRAN MATERA (Doll Man, Steve Nomad, et al.) talks
to JIM AMASH! Also: When JERRY SIEGEL wrote “The Spider” by ALBERTO
BECATTINI! “Superman and the Third Reich!” by DWIGHT DECKER! WILL
MURRAY on the first comic book Thor (and it wasn’t Simon and Kirby’s)! MURRAY
BISHOFF on SIEGEL and SHUSTER! Plus FCA with MARC SWAYZE, et al.—BILL
SCHELLY presents KLAUS NORDLING, OTTO BINDER, and others—MICHAEL
T.GILBERT and Mr. Monster—and MORE! Edited by ROY THOMAS.

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 in the
U.S. and ships 14 June 2006.


ALTER EGO COLLECTION, VOLUME ONE
Editor ROY THOMAS’ acclaimed magazine ALTER EGO first took the world by
storm in the 1960s as the premier ’zine about comics. After abandoning
it for a two-decade career as a major writer and editor for Marvel and
DC Comics, Roy resurrected it in 1999, and this trade paperback
collects the first two issues, plus 30 pages of new material! Behind a new JLA
Jam Cover by JOE KUBERT, GEORGE PÉREZ, DICK GIORDANO, GEORGE TUSKA,
NICK CARDY, RAMONA FRADON, & JOE GIELLA, you’ll find: GIL KANE, JULIUS
SCHWARTZ, & GARDNER FOX on the creation of the Silver Age Atom! “The
STAN LEE Roast” co-starring SAL BUSCEMA, JOHN ROMITA, PETER DAVID,
CHRIS CLAREMONT, JIM SHOOTER, et al.! MICHAEL T. GILBERT on WILL EISNER’s
1966 Spirit story! ROY THOMAS, JERRY ORDWAY, & MIKE MACHLAN on creating
Infinity, Inc.! Interviews with LARRY LIEBER, IRWIN HASEN, & JACK
BURNLEY! Wonder Woman rarities, with art by H.G. PETER! How MARV
WOLFMAN rescued Golden Age art! Plus ROBERT KANIGHER, BILL SCHELLY on comics
fandom, FCA (Fawcett Collectors of America) with MARC SWAYZE, C.C.
BECK, MAC RABOY, & RICHARD DEANE TAYLOR—and more, including special New
Sections featuring scarce art by GIL KANE, WILL EISNER, CARMINE
INFANTINO, MIKE SEKOWSKY, MURPHY ANDERSON, DICK DILLIN, plus all seven
of our super-star cover artists!

The 192 page (plus cover), squarebound , 8 1/2" x 11" trade paperback
with a full color cover and black-and-white interiors retails for
$21.95 in the U.S. and ships 7 June 2006.


BEST OF DRAW!, VOLUME TWO
The Best of DRAW!, Volume Two compiles material from the sold-out
issues #3 and #4 of DRAW!, the professional “How-To” magazine on comics and
cartooning! Featured here are tutorials by, and interviews with, the
top artists in the comics industry: ERIK LARSEN (savage penciling), DICK
GIORDANO (inking techniques), BRET BLEVINS (drawing the figure in
action, and figure composition), KEVIN NOWLAN (penciling and inking),
MIKE MANLEY (how-to demo on Web Comics), DAVE COOPER (digital coloring
tutorial), and more! Learn from the pros as each artist presents their
work step-by-step, conveying valuable tricks and tips along the way as
it evolves to finished form. It’s a must-have for both beginning and
experienced artists, as editor MIKE MANLEY assembles this unprecedented
wealth of information, including over 25 new pages of never-before
published material! Cover by KEVIN NOWLAN!

The 156 page (plus cover), squarebound , 8 1/2" x 11" trade paperback
with a full color cover, black-and-white interiors, and a 12-page color
section retails for $17.95 in the U.S. and ships 7 June 2006.

COMIC BOOK NERD
Experience the magic(?) of such publications as
Whizzer, the Comics Urinal, Ultra Ego, Comics Buyer’s Guise, Bagged
Issue!, Comic Book Meatmarket, Scrawl!, Comic Book Artiste, Purviews,
and more, as we unabashedly poke fun at ourselves, our competitors, and
you, our loyal readers! It’s a first issue, collector’s item,
double-bag, slab-worthy, keep behind the counter, speculator’s special
sure to rub even the thickest-skinned fanboy the wrong way! If you buy
only one magazine this month, we’re probably not going to make any
money off you, so go ’way. Otherwise, be sure to order a copy of each of our
5000 variant covers (which, come to think of it, all look pretty much
the same)!

The 68 page (plus cover), saddle-stitched 8 1/2" x 11" magazine with a
full color cover and black-and-white interiors retails for $8.95 in the
U.S. and ships 7 June 2006.


HOW TO CREATE COMICS, FROM SCRIPT TO PRINT
Learn from the pros, as WRITE NOW! Magazine editor (and Spider-Man
scripter) DANNY FINGEROTH and DRAW! Magazine editor (and Batman artist)
MIKE MANLEY join forces for the ultimate “How-to” book on creating
comics! Begun as the groundbreaking Write Now #8/Draw! #9 crossover,
Danny and Mike show step-by-step how to create a new comic from
scratch; developing a new character, then going from script and roughs to
pencils, inks, and colors—even lettering! There’s also a section that
guides you through the process of getting your comic printed and
distributed, and the finished 8-page full-color comic is included, so
you can see the final product! This REDESIGNED and EXPANDED version
also features over 30 new pages of ALL NEW material, including: The script
written in the two most popular formats (“Full-script”, in which art
and script is described for each panel, and “Marvel style,” where the
artist works form a plot outline and the text is added later)! A critique of
the character and comic from an editor’s point of view! New tips on
coloring! New and expanded writing lessons! Plus listings of important
resources, insights into the world of webcomics, and more!

The 108 page (plus cover), squarebound , 8 1/2" x 11" trade paperback
with a full color cover, black-and-white interiors, and a 12-page color
section retails for $13.95 in the U.S. and ships 21 June 2006.


ROUGH STUFF
Celebrating the ART of creating comics! Each issue spotlights
NEVER-BEFORE PUBLISHED penciled pages, preliminary sketches, detailed
layouts, and even unused inked versions from artists throughout comics
history. Our first issue features a who’s who of Modern Masters
including ALAN DAVIS, GEORGE PÉREZ, KEVIN NOWLAN, JOSÉ LUIS
GARCÍA-LÓPEZ, ARTHUR ADAMS, JOHN BYRNE, and WALTER SIMONSON, plus a
feature on animation and comics genius BRUCE TIMM! Included is
commentary on the art, discussing what went right and wrong with it,
and background information to put it all into historical perspective. Plus,
before and after comparisons let you see firsthand how an image changes
from initial concept to published version. So don’t miss this amazing
gallery of NEVER-BEFORE SEEN art, from some of your favorite series of
all time, and the top pros in the industry!

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 in the
U.S. and ships 7 June 2006.

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