Comics Journal Library TPB (2002-2015 Fantagraphics) comic books 2005-2007

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Classic Comics Illustrators!" The fifth volume in the acclaimed Comics Journal Library series celebrates four of the great all-time comic book artists! Frank Frazetta, Burne Hogarth, Mark Schultz and Dave Stevens are the modern masters of illustration, here collected in their own words under one gorgeous, wraparound cover. Together, these artists bridge almost 70 years of comics and fantasy art tied to tradition, craft, and an emphasis on the human form! Copiously illustrated. Softcover, 12-in. x 12-in., 176 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "The Writers!" Between 1966 and 1985 a generation of writers emerged that changed the face of American comic books forever. Many were fans every bit as much as they were professionals, creative artists working from an understanding of what felt right on the comics page forged by years of close scrutiny above and beyond the final sales figures. Some were tempered by exposure to new waves in cinema, new voices in writing, and new comics from Europe and Japan. Coming to comics at a time when the financial awards were poor and the chance for ownership of what one created was even poorer, these writers breathed new life into the dying icons of the past. Writers like Len Wein, Steve Englehart, Gerry Conway, Harlan Ellison, Marv Wolfman, Denny O'Neil, Mark Evanier, Mike Baron, and Alan Moore infused comics like X-Men, Captain America, and Swamp Thing with a progressive social outlook that ran directly in the face of decades of simplistic might-makes-right pseudo-moralizing. Some made their careers in other writing fields but toiled in comics out of a sense of loyalty and passion; others became comic book writers just out of their teens and never left. They were America's comic book children come home. The Comics Journal Library: The Writers celebrates the ascendancy of writer-driven mainstream comic books with a series of revealing, in-depth interviews, many conducted at the height of their influence. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 360 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Harvey Kurtzman!" The seventh volume in this distinguished series focuses entirely on one of comics' most esteemed and influential creators, Harvey Kurtzman, whose complete Comics Journal interviews are collected in this lavishly illustrated full-color edition. Obscurities unearthed from Kurtzman's solo freelance career from Children's Digest, Pageant, U.S. Crime, Varsity and Why, are featured, most of which haven't been seen since their original publication. Softcover, 12-in. x 12-in., 124 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.