Comic Book Creator (2013) comic books 2015

We have one word for you: WRIGHTSON, as we give Bernie the full CBC treatment with a career-spanning, in-depth interview talking with the artist phenom about his upbringing in Poe's Baltimore, early fanzine work, smash-hit with Swamp Thing, Warren masterworks, the heady days of 'The Studio,' mind-blowing Frankenstein illustrations, collaborations with Stephen King and, of course, his sensational designs for Hollywood movies - from Heavy Metal to Ghostbusters to The Mist! Expect, too, a superb gallery of artwork and unexpected extras celebrating this amazing artist! Continuing the horrorday spirit, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror with Bill Morrison, and interview Wolff and Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre's Batton Lash. Plus: CBC checks in with Planet of the Apes creative team (and real-life couple) artist Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko. Also: George Khoury on Designer Richard Bruning, and Fred Hembeck's brief shining moment of abject terror. Cover by Bernie Wrightson. Edited by Jon B. Cooke. 80 pages, full color. NOTE: For #6 see Swampmen: Muck-Monsters of the Comics SC (2014 TwoMorrows) Cover price $8.95.

Comic Book Creator is double the fun with two main features - Michael Allred (iZombie) and Bob Burden (Mystery Men) -who share a surf-crazy jam cover featuring their respective creations, Madman and Flaming Carrot hanging ten! Keeping with wacky comic-book characters and their creators, Reid Fleming, the World's Toughest Mailman cartoonist David Boswell tells us what's happening up there comics-wise in the Great White North. Plus we feature part two of our interview with the late, great Archie Comics artist Stan Goldberg, and the conclusion of Batton Lash's career-spanning interview which discusses his Supernatural Law series. 80 pages. Cover price $8.95.

Comic Book Creator #9 electrifies your summer with a sizzlin' Joe Staton and his energizin' art extravaganza! We talk with the cartoonist about his long, productive career in comics (with special emphasis on fan-favorite E-Man and Nova, who dominate our exclusive Staton cover!), from his days at Charlton, through working with the Big Two (and co-creating The Huntress in the process), up to his award-winning current stint as artist on the immortal Dick Tracy comic strip. We showcase the lost treasure The Gods of Mount Olympus, drawn by Joe, and feature Part One of our interview with the late Stan Goldberg. Plus: Katie Green - An interview with the Lighter Than My Shadow graphic novelist; Aushenkerology - A personal ode to Cowboy Henk and the great European comics; Incoming - The Therapeutic Value of "It" and Roy Thomas on Kull the Conqueror; The Good Stuff - George Khoury talks with artist Leila Leiz about living the dream; Hembeck's Dateline - Our Man Fred chats up longtime pal Joe Staton; John Workman's Mighty Aphrodite; The Comics Library - R.J. Arndt looks at Tintin and the Great Library Mystery. Cover by Joe Staton. Edited by Jon B. Cooke. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.

Comic Book Creator gives you a double-dose of amazing coverage as we feature a history of the short-lived but amazing Star Wars precursor, the Broadway science fiction epic Warp! Though the 1973 show lasted a mere two weeks on the Great White Way, the work of art director Neal Adams is unforgettable and, after all, it spawned a 1980s series at First Comics! We interview Neal, director Stuart Gordon (Reanimator), playwright Lenny Kleinfeld, stage manager David Gordon (Flying Frog), as well as those participates in the First Comics series! On the flipside, CBC is proud to feature an exhaustive interview with Peter Bagge (Hate!), from his work on Comical Funnies to editor of Weirdo magazine to his solo series Neat Stuff to the chronicles of Buddy Bradley, and beyond! Plus: Incoming - Missives touching upon the awesome work of the late Steve Gerber; The Good Stuff - George Khoury looks at some invincible, superior die-cast figures; Hembeck's Dateline - Our Man Fred remembers when, in the comic strip pages, Mary Perkins shared her stage with super-hero Captain Virtue; Man of Miracles - Cory Sedlmeier discusses the revival and restoration of perhaps the greatest super-hero saga of them all, Miracleman; The Big Red Cheese in 75 - As told to FCA's P.C. Hamerlinck, Captain Marvel reflects on this three-quarter century as the World's Mightiest Mortal; Comics in the Library - Rich Arndt takes a look at the Mystery of Rick Geary. Edited by Jon B. Cooke. 80 pages, full color. Cover price $8.95.