100 pages - September 2005
BACK ISSUE #12 examines comics revamps of the ’70s
and ’80s in our “Extreme Makeovers” issue! Pulitzer Prize-winner
MICHAEL CHABON, DAVE GIBBONS, ROY THOMAS, KURT BUSIEK, and other
insiders explore the history of the postmodern super-hero—from Squadron
Supreme to Watchmen to today—with rare Gibbons Watchmen art! TOM
DeFALCO and RON FRENZ go “Pro2Pro” to unravel the true story behind
Spider-Man’s 1980s costume change, while DENNY O’NEIL and friends
unlock the secrets of Superman’s 1970 revamp (with art by CURT SWAN and
MURPHY ANDERSON)! BOB ROZAKIS and MARSHALL ROGERS plug us in to the
Calculator, recently rebooted in DC’s Identity Crisis, and “The
Greatest Stories Never Told” spotlights JOHN BYRNE’s aborted SHAZAM!
Plus: MIKE FRIEDRICH’s “Off My Chest” editorial reminds us of how
Star*Reach changed the comics world; TONY DeZUNIGA draws bead on Jonah
Hex, the anti-hero that reinvented the Western comic (with JOHN
ALBANO’s never-before-published roughs for the first Hex story); a look
at how STEVE GERBER and JACK KIRBY’s Destroyer Duck took a stand for
creator rights; a “Rough Stuff” pencil-art gallery featuring FRANK
MILLER’s Elektra, LEE WEEKS’ Daredevil, DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI’s Batman:
Year One, CHARLES VESS’ Spider-Man, and more; plus extra surprise
features! With an all-new SPIDER-MAN cover by RON FRENZ and JOE
RUBINSTEIN!
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