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I'm in the midst of working on something very, very cool I should be able to tell you all about later this month, but in the meantime there's a number of things happening that I wanted to let you know about.
First, the four books I'm doing with Rosen Publishing featuring interviews with Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Mike Oeming and George Perez are being solicited this month. You'll find those on page 334 of the July, 2007 cover dated Previews catalogue for items shipping in September, '07. These are the titles Rosen chose to launch their new line of "Talking with Graphic Novelists" books, and Diamond is really getting behind them. In fact, two of them were granted their much-coveted "Spotlight" status.
If you're interested in picking these books up, now's the time to order them or let your local comic shop know you want them. Or, if there's no comic shop near you, you can preorder them via Amazon, Barnes and Nobles and a wide variety of other online booksellers. Finally, they'll also be available via the publisher's website at http://www.rosenpublishing.com/ in late August or early September, '07.
Also, the books have garnered a bit of notice from a few websites and newsletters, including Publishers Weekly's comic newsletter and Milton Griep's http://www.icv2.com/. Here's the links to those pieces:
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6457055.html?nid=2789
http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/10816.html
To say that I'm excited about the impending release of these books would be a real understatement. And I'm incredibly grateful for the coverage given them by Publishers Weekly [particularly Wil Moss and Calvin Reid] and ICV2 [Milton G, again], as well as Tom Spurgeon over at the excellent Comics Reporter for helping bring some more attention to those pieces and my work. Thanks, guys, for that kindness. I honestly can't thank you enough for your interest and support.
Finally, just in case it isn't obvious, my thanks to all of you reading this who might choose to check these books out. As I note in my "The author would like to thank..." section in each of the books, without you good folks, all my efforts would mean a whole lot less. After all, it's readers who will be bringing these and my other conversations with creators to life.
And that's it for now. Which means it's time for...
What's Bill been reading lately? [covering the period 6-25 to 7-1-07]
Lunching with the Antichrist
Michael Moorcock
Mark V. Ziesing Books
www.ziesingbooks.com/
Originally released in 1994 under the Ziesing imprint, a small press out of California, this collection of short stories and one novella featuring various incarnation of Moorcock's universe-hopping, indefatigable von Bek family is fairly hard to find at any price. I've been seeking it out at an affordable price for nearly a decade now, with little luck. So imagine my surprise and real joy when I ran across it on my recent trip to BookExpo '07 in NYC...and at $7.50 in hardcover, no less! More than worth the wait for someone like myself, a real and true fan of Moorcock's work in all its variegated glory. [And, for those in the know who were wondering, yes, it was distantly akin to finding my own version of the Grail.]
Comic Cavalcade Archives volume 1
Ted Udall, William Marston, Gardner Fox, Bill Finger, MC Gaines and other writers with Frank Harry, Harry G. Peter, Howard Purcell, Irwin Hasen, Sheldon Moldoff, et. al
DC Comics
http://www.dccomics.com/
Reprinting the extremely rare 100 page Comic Cavalcade issues 1 through 3, which originally hit the stands between December, 1942 and Summer, 1943, this collection is bursting at the seams with Golden Age four color goodness. Yeah, a lot of the work is fairly crude and lacking some of the finesse and polish of more modern comics, but there's a lot to be said for the energy and innocent joy of these stories. And while the covers and longer tales focus on some of the more familiar super heroes of the day, such as Wonder Woman, Flash and Green Lantern, there's a wealth of other features worth checking out including Wildcat; Mutt and Jeff; Red, White and Blue; Sargon the Sorcerer; and the Black Pirate. Perhaps this isn't essential reading for all but the historians and others interested in learning more about this vital, and vitally important period of sequential storytelling, but it sure is a load of beautifully presented, varied fun reading.
Walking Dead volume 2 hardcover
Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard
Image Comics
http://www.image.com/
The latest hardcover collection of this well written and wonderfully rendered black and white series about what happens to a small group of survivors in a Zombie-infested world continues to be one of the best horror comics published today. The terror level keeps increasing, as we learn the limits of these people, and just how monstrous they can be when pushed beyond their limits. Truly riveting and terrifying, this series is a must read for anyone looking for something truly outstanding, as well as for those who wish to learn how to make good comics. Comes with my highest recommendations.
And that's it for now. Thanks for your kind attention. Now go and have some fun!
I'm in the midst of working on something very, very cool I should be able to tell you all about later this month, but in the meantime there's a number of things happening that I wanted to let you know about.
First, the four books I'm doing with Rosen Publishing featuring interviews with Neil Gaiman, Alan Moore, Mike Oeming and George Perez are being solicited this month. You'll find those on page 334 of the July, 2007 cover dated Previews catalogue for items shipping in September, '07. These are the titles Rosen chose to launch their new line of "Talking with Graphic Novelists" books, and Diamond is really getting behind them. In fact, two of them were granted their much-coveted "Spotlight" status.
If you're interested in picking these books up, now's the time to order them or let your local comic shop know you want them. Or, if there's no comic shop near you, you can preorder them via Amazon, Barnes and Nobles and a wide variety of other online booksellers. Finally, they'll also be available via the publisher's website at http://www.rosenpublishing.com/ in late August or early September, '07.
Also, the books have garnered a bit of notice from a few websites and newsletters, including Publishers Weekly's comic newsletter and Milton Griep's http://www.icv2.com/. Here's the links to those pieces:
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6457055.html?nid=2789
http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/10816.html
To say that I'm excited about the impending release of these books would be a real understatement. And I'm incredibly grateful for the coverage given them by Publishers Weekly [particularly Wil Moss and Calvin Reid] and ICV2 [Milton G, again], as well as Tom Spurgeon over at the excellent Comics Reporter for helping bring some more attention to those pieces and my work. Thanks, guys, for that kindness. I honestly can't thank you enough for your interest and support.
Finally, just in case it isn't obvious, my thanks to all of you reading this who might choose to check these books out. As I note in my "The author would like to thank..." section in each of the books, without you good folks, all my efforts would mean a whole lot less. After all, it's readers who will be bringing these and my other conversations with creators to life.
And that's it for now. Which means it's time for...
What's Bill been reading lately? [covering the period 6-25 to 7-1-07]
Lunching with the Antichrist
Michael Moorcock
Mark V. Ziesing Books
www.ziesingbooks.com/
Originally released in 1994 under the Ziesing imprint, a small press out of California, this collection of short stories and one novella featuring various incarnation of Moorcock's universe-hopping, indefatigable von Bek family is fairly hard to find at any price. I've been seeking it out at an affordable price for nearly a decade now, with little luck. So imagine my surprise and real joy when I ran across it on my recent trip to BookExpo '07 in NYC...and at $7.50 in hardcover, no less! More than worth the wait for someone like myself, a real and true fan of Moorcock's work in all its variegated glory. [And, for those in the know who were wondering, yes, it was distantly akin to finding my own version of the Grail.]
Comic Cavalcade Archives volume 1
Ted Udall, William Marston, Gardner Fox, Bill Finger, MC Gaines and other writers with Frank Harry, Harry G. Peter, Howard Purcell, Irwin Hasen, Sheldon Moldoff, et. al
DC Comics
http://www.dccomics.com/
Reprinting the extremely rare 100 page Comic Cavalcade issues 1 through 3, which originally hit the stands between December, 1942 and Summer, 1943, this collection is bursting at the seams with Golden Age four color goodness. Yeah, a lot of the work is fairly crude and lacking some of the finesse and polish of more modern comics, but there's a lot to be said for the energy and innocent joy of these stories. And while the covers and longer tales focus on some of the more familiar super heroes of the day, such as Wonder Woman, Flash and Green Lantern, there's a wealth of other features worth checking out including Wildcat; Mutt and Jeff; Red, White and Blue; Sargon the Sorcerer; and the Black Pirate. Perhaps this isn't essential reading for all but the historians and others interested in learning more about this vital, and vitally important period of sequential storytelling, but it sure is a load of beautifully presented, varied fun reading.
Walking Dead volume 2 hardcover
Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard
Image Comics
http://www.image.com/
The latest hardcover collection of this well written and wonderfully rendered black and white series about what happens to a small group of survivors in a Zombie-infested world continues to be one of the best horror comics published today. The terror level keeps increasing, as we learn the limits of these people, and just how monstrous they can be when pushed beyond their limits. Truly riveting and terrifying, this series is a must read for anyone looking for something truly outstanding, as well as for those who wish to learn how to make good comics. Comes with my highest recommendations.
And that's it for now. Thanks for your kind attention. Now go and have some fun!
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