Dennis A. Amith presents My Comic Book Journey
TITLE: The Venus Wars Issue #1 YEAR: April 1991 COMPANY: Dark Horse Comics Story and Art by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Translation by Alan Gleason and Toren Smith Lettering and Touch-Up Art by Tom Orzechowski Editor-in-Chief: Katsunobu Suzuki Editor: Masashi Narita, Chris Warner Originally Published in Comic Read More …
TITLE: Ghost & The Shadow YEAR: December 1995 COMPANY: Dark Horse Comics Written by Doug Moench Art by H.M. Baker Inker: Bernard Kolle Letterer: Sean Konot Colorist: Chris Chalenor Designer: Teena Gores Editor: Robert V. Conte Assitant Editor: Jamie S. Rich Back in 1993, Elisa Read More …
TITLE: Jon Sable Freelance vol. 1, Issue #2 YEAR: July 1983 COMPANY: First Comics Created/Written/Illustrated:Mike Grell In 1983, Mike Grell left DC Comics to develop his creator-owned titles “Jon Sable Freelance” and “Starslayer”. “Jon Sable Freelance” was beloved by those who read indie comics and Read More …
TITLE: Marvel Two-in-One vol. 1, issue #19 YEAR: September 1976 COMPANY: Marvel Comics Script: Bill Mantlo Art: Sal Buscema Inks: Don Heck Colors: Petra Goldberg Plot: Tony Isabella Editor: Archie Goodwin Back in 70s, Marvel Comics tried to find ways to have female writers write Read More …
TITLE: Hero Illustrated vol. 1, issue #11 YEAR: May 1994 COMPANY: Warrior Publications Periodical Editor: Frank Kurtz Senior Editor: Steve Darnall Publisher: Steve Harris Assistant Publisher: Marc Camron Back in May 1994, the comic book industry and fans were mourning the death of Jack Read More …
TITLE: Magi – The Labyrinth of Magic vol. 26 YEAR: October 2017 (US Release) COMPANY: Viz Media Story and Art by Shinobu Ohtaka The kingdom is headed to an all out war. Hakuryu has been consumed by darkness and with his magi Judar, his first Read More …
TITLE: The Mighty Thor Walter Simonson Issue #1 – Halloween ComicFest 2017 YEAR: October 2017 (US Release) COMPANY: Marvel Comics Art and Story: Walter Simonson Lettering: John Workman, Jr. Colors: Steve Oliff Edited: Mark Gruenwald Editor-in-Chief: Jim Shooter Back in Halloween time of 2017, I Read More …
TITLE: Fantastic Four vol. 1, Issue #35 YEAR: February 1965 COMPANY: Marvel Comics Written by Stan Lee Illustrated by Jack Kirby Inker: Chic Stone Letterer: Artie Simek For those who love old 1940’s and ’50s films, especially those that had the college atmosphere, will no Read More …
TITLE: The Promised Neverland vol. 1 YEAR: December 2017 (US Release) COMPANY: Viz Media Story by Kaiu Shirai Art by Posuka Demizu From writer Kaiu Shirai and illustrator Posuka Demizu comes the Shonen manga, “The Promised Neverland” (known in Japan as “Yakusoku Neverland”). The manga Read More …
TITLE: Death Note: Black Edition Volume 1 YEAR: December 2010 (US Release) COMPANY: Viz Media Written by Tsugumi Ohba Art by Takeshi Obata “Death Note”, the series that has received critical acclaim worldwide, spawned a popular anime series, video games and live action films. Needless Read More …
TITLE: Azumanga Daioh: The Omnibus YEAR: November 2007 (US Release) COMPANY: ADV Manga Written and Art by Kiyohiko Azuma Back in 1999, mangaka Kiyohiko Azuma would create a four-panel comic strip (yonkoma) known as “Azumanga Daioh”. A series that would earn its place as one Read More …