Dennis A. Amith presents My Comic Book Journey
TITLE: The Files of Ms. Tree vol. 1 – I, for an Eye and Death Do Us Part TPB YEAR: Fall 1985 COMPANY: Renegade Press Writer: Mad Collins Art by Terry Beatty Publisher: Denise Loubert In 1981, two Muscatine, Iowa residents, writer Max Allan Collins Read More …
TITLE: The Death-Ray YEAR: September 2011 COMPANY: Fantagraphics Books Art/Story by Daniel Clowes When it comes to alternative comics success, Daniel Clowes has seen his stories such as “Ghost World” (2001) adapted into a film, and “Art School Confidential” (2006). These stories were among the Read More …
TITLE: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl vol. 2, Issue #1 YEAR: December 2015 COMPANY: Marvel Comics Writer: Ryan North Artist: Erica Henderson Trading Card Art by Joe Morris Color Art by Rico Renzi Lettering by VC’s Clayton Cowles Cover by Erica Henderson Variants Cover by Chris Read More …
TITLE: West Coast Avengers Limited Series Issue #1 YEAR: September 1984 COMPANY: Marvel Comics Writer: Roger Stern Penciler: Bob Hall Inker: Brett Breeding Letterer: Joe Rosen Colorist: Julianna Ferriter Editor: Mark Gruenwald Editor-in-Chief: Jim Shooter 1984 and the question many of comics have asked was, Read More …
TITLE: Solar: Man of the Atom – Vol. 1, Issue #16 YEAR: December 1992 COMPANY: Valiant Comics Plotter: Bob Layton Scripter: Kevin Vanhook Penciller: Peter Grau Inker: Stan Drake Colorist: Mike Cavallaro As I have written about Golden Key Comics and “Magnus Robot Fighter 4000 Read More …
TITLE: The Masked Man – Vol. 1, Issue #1 YEAR: December 1984 COMPANY: Eclipse Comics Created, Written and Drawn by B.C. Boyer For those who collected Eclipse Comics in the ’80s, there is part of you that has deep respect for what Jan and Dean Read More …
TITLE: Magnus Robot Fighter 4000 A.D. Issue #17 YEAR: February 1967 COMPANY: Gold Key Comics Created, Written and Drawn by Russ Manning While “Magnus Robot Fighter” may have gain popularity in the ’90s thanks to Valiant, many did not know that the character came out Read More …
TITLE: JSA: The Golden Age – The Deluxe Edition YEAR: April 2017 (Reprinting “The Golden Age” Issues 1-4 from 1993-1994) COMPANY: DC Comics Written by James Robinson Art by Paul Smith Color by Richard Ory Lettered by John Costanza Collection Cover by Paul Smith with Read More …
TITLE: Boruto – Naruto Next Generations – vol. 1 RELEASE DATE: April 2017 COMPANY: Viz Media Created and Supervised by Masashi Kishimoto Story by Ukyo Kodachi Art by Mikio Ikemoto The popular manga series “Naruto” has been going strong since its debut in Shueisha back Read More …
TITLE: Concrete vol. 6: Strange Armor YEAR: July 2006 (Reprinting “Concrete: Strnge Armor” Issues 1-5 and stories from “Concrete: Eclectica Issue #2, “A Decade of Dark Horse” issue #4, “Dark Horse Presents” issue #1, #18 and #20 and “Autographix”. COMPANY: Dark Horse Books Story and Read More …
TITLE: Ms. Marvel Omnibus vol. 1 RELEASE DATE: November 2016 COLLECTING: MS. MARVEL 1-19, ALL-NEW MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE 1 (MS. MARVEL STORY), S.H.I.E.L.D. 2, MATERIAL FROM AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 7-8 COMPANY: Marvel Comics If you are a Marvel Comics longtime reader, I’m sure you are Read More …