Roger Hill‘s new biography of Captain Marvel Jr. artist Mac Raboy is now shipping!
Preview it and order here!

And Roy Thomas’ Alter Ego #161 is also shipping today!
Preview the Stan Lee tribute issue, and order here!

TwoMorrows publisher John Morrow will be interviewed live tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 22) on North Carolina Public Radio’s call-in show “The State of Things,” hosted by Frank Stasio.

The show starts at Noon EST with a discussion of the new Joker film, which leads into John’s interview from 12:20–12:40pm, where he’ll be talking about the new expanded, second edition of his book Kirby & Lee: Stuf’ Said, and the complicated relationship between the co-creators of Marvel Comics’ major super-heroes.

Be a part of this live broadcast by calling-in at 1-877-962-9862, emailing sot@wunc.org, or tweet to @state_of_things. Or listen to it later at https://feedpress.me/WUNC_SOT

Learn more about about the clash over Galactus’ origin, Steve Ditko’s feelings about his Marvel work, and the impetus for Kirby’s notorious “Funky Flashman” parody of Stan Lee!

After achieving the quickest sell-out in TwoMorrows’ history, KIRBY & LEE: STUF’ SAID has gone back to press for an Expanded Second Edition, including minor corrections, and 16 new pages worth of “Stuf’ Said” by the creators of the Marvel Universe!

Interspersed chronologically in this updated edition are new and often surprising revelations that’ve come to light since the first edition took fandom by storm! It’s augmented with copious additional comments by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko, more details and Lee and Kirby’s clash over the origin of Galactus, and a remarkable find that explains why Kirby decided to bitingly parody Stan Lee as “Funky Flashman” in his Mister Miracle comics series.

You can view a free preview and order the $26.95 print edition (at 15% off with a free digital edition) or digital edition only (just $12.95) at this link!

Or order the Print Edition at your local comic book shop using Diamond Order Code: MAY192003

To help pay for the print run, we’ve bound only 100 hardcover copies of the Expanded Second Edition of Kirby & Lee: Stuf’ Said, making it our most limited publication ever. This secret hardcover version is not available in stores, and only directly from TwoMorrows for $39.95. It contains everything in the new Softcover second edition (no extras, other than the custom binding and “Limited Hardcover” designation printed on the cover).

The 100-copy Hardcover Edition is available first-come, first served only at this link!

(Note: If you already pre-ordered the Softcover Second Edition, and would like to upgrade it to this Limited Hardcover, place your order now to reserve a copy, and in the “Comments” box during checkout, write “Please upgrade my pre-order copy” and we’ll issue a refund for what you paid for the Softcover version. Sorry, this upgrade offer is not available for First Edition copies.)

If you’d like to order the Expanded Second Edition in Softcover, click here!

The Alter Ego sale we promised during our American Comic Book Chronicles Kickstarter campaign is now live at www.twomorrows.com!

Right now, get $3.95 off all print issues of Alter Ego through #150 (so $2, 3, 4 etc. back issues), and $1 off digital editions of Alter Ego #1-150.

A lot of older issues (prior to #100) are close to selling out, so go get ’em!

Help TwoMorrows Publishing find a few images for our upcoming hardcover book JACK KIRBY’s DINGBAT LOVE! It collects Kirby’s final unpublished stories from his DC Comics projects Dingbats of Danger Street #2 and #3, True Divorce Cases, and Soul Love.

We’re still missing 3 pages of Jack Kirby’s “True Divorce/Soul Love” story titled “The Model”, and could use better copies/scans of a handful of other pages, to make this volume as beautiful as possible. Click here to download a small PDF file showing what we need, and please help spread the word! www.twomorrows.com/media/DingbatLoveArtNeeded.pdf

And get all the details, and pre-order the book, HERE!

The new edition of American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1980s was fully funded on Kickstarter in less than 12 hours! But you can still reserve a copy with a pledge (and get great discounts on other volumes).

Now let’s fund a reprint of the 1950s volume, which will be sold out before the campaign ends! Like with the 1980s book, you can also add other volumes to your initial pledge at a great discount!

And by popular demand, you can get the full 8-volume set (1940s-1990s) for only $250! This includes the new 1940-44 volume that ships this month, and next year’s 1945-49 edition!

Back our Kickstarter HERE!

Stop by TwoMorrows Booth #1301 (right inside the Hall B doors) for all signings and:

• $3 B&W magazines
• $5 and $10 books (including hardcovers)
• At least 30% off most items

Comic-Con Debuts (limited copies available; get there early!):

• Back Issue #114 and #115
• Jack Kirby Collector #77
• American Comic Book Chronicles: 1940-44 hardcover
• Comic Book Creator #20
• Kirby & Lee: Stuf’ Said! (Expanded Second Edition)
• Alter Ego #159 and #160 (special Steve Ditko issue)

Signings and Panels:
Publisher John Morrow will be on-hand every day to celebrate his company’s 25th Anniversary!

Thursday

10:00am signing:
• Keith Dallas (Comic Book Implosion, American Comic Book Chronicles, Flash Companion)

2:00pm signing:
• Dewey Cassell (Mike Grell: Life is Drawing Without an Eraser, Herb Trimpe & Marie Severin bios)
• Jon B. Cooke (Comic Book Creator magazine, Swampmen, MLJ Companion)

Friday

10:00am signing: Keith Dallas and Dewey Cassell

11:00am, Room 29AB: The World of TwoMorrows 25th Anniversary Panel
TwoMorrows Publishing is celebrating their 25th Anniversary with an unforgettable look back at the company’s beginnings, and the crazy things that’ve happened during a quarter-century quest to create the future of comics history! Join Comic-Con Special Guest Jon B. Cooke (Comic Book Artist/Comic Book Creator magazine editor), P.C. Hamerlinck (Alter Ego/FCA editor), Keith Dallas (editor of the American Comic Book Chronicles series, and co-author of the Eisner Award-nominated book Comic Book Implosion), Mike Manley (Draw! magazine editor), and Dewey Cassell (author of the Eisner Award-nominated book Mike Grell: Life Is Drawing Without An Eraser), and find out what TwoMorrows has in store for 2020 and beyond! It’s moderated by publisher (and Jack Kirby Collector editor) John Morrow.

2:00pm signing: Jon B. Cooke

8:00pm: The Eisner Awards in the Indigo Ballroom at the Hilton Bayfront
TwoMorrows has THREE nominations this year, so come by and cheer us on!

Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism:
• Back Issue magazine, edited by Michael Eury

Best Comics-Related Book:
• Comic Book Implosion by Keith Dallas and John Wells
• Mike Grell: Life Is Drawing Without An Eraser by Dewey Cassell with Jeff Messer

Saturday

4:00pm, Room 9: 80th Anniversary of Archie Comics Superheroes panel
Learn the 80-year history of the superheroes of the Archie Universe from the people who brought you The MLJ Companion: Rik Offenberger and Paul Castiglia (Archie Comics), and Jon B. Cooke and John Morrow (TwoMorrows Publishing), as well as writer and movie producer Michael Uslan (Batman), and Golden Age comic experts J.C. Vaughn (Gemstone Publishing). Immediately after the panel, join us for a…

5:30pm signing: Paul Castiglia/Rik Offenberger/Jon B. Cooke (The MLJ Companion)
Get a signed copy of The MLJ Companion!

Sunday

10:00, Room 5AB: The Jack Kirby Tribute Panel
TwoMorrows publisher John Morrow requests your presence at this annual panel honoring “The King of Comics,” Jack Kirby—the creator whose work is the reason TwoMorrows began publishing 25 years ago. Panelists this year are Kurt Busiek (Astro City, Marvels), Buzz Dixon (Thundarr the Barbarian, Destroyer Duck), Mike Royer (Kirby’s favorite inker), attorney Paul S. Levine, and it’s moderated by former Kirby assistant Mark Evanier.