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See us at Terrificon this weekend!

Visit us this weekend, AUGUST 16 –18 at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Convention Center for TERRIFICON 2024!

Comic Book Creator’s JON B. COOKE and publisher JOHN MORROW will be on hand all weekend to chat with fans, and we’ll also have new and advance copies of these publications:

Cryptology #1 (our new retro-horror magazine)
Jack Kirby Collector #91 (the 30th anniversary issue)
Zowie! by Mark Voger
Marvel Comics in the EARLY 1960s
Alter Ego #189 and #190
Back Issue #154 and #155
Comic Book Creator #35 and #36
RetroFan #34 and #35

Plus there’ll be $5 back issues and $20 books. Get there early for best selection! Sale continues all weekend while supplies last.

IN PREVIEWS NOW: Jack Kirby Collector #92, Alter Ego #191, RetroFan #36, & more!

Here’s what TwoMorrows Publishing has listed in the latest Diamond Previews catalog! Use the Diamond Order Codes to order at your local comic book shop, or click the covers below to order directly from TwoMorrows! To see FULL listings of all items, CLICK HERE!

August PREVIEWS: PAGES 449–450
AUG242196 ALTER EGO #191 NEW!
AUG242197 JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #92 NEW!
AUG242198 RETROFAN #36 NEW!
AUG242199 PACIFIC COMICS COMPANION (Softcover) NEW PRINTING!
AUG242200 BRITMANIA: The British Invasion of the Sixties in Pop Culture (Hardcover)
AUG242201 CLIFFHANGER: Cinematic Superheroes Of The Serials (Hardcover)
AUG242202 COMIC BOOK IMPLOSION: Expanded Edition (Softcover)
AUG242203 LIFE & ART OF DAVE COCKRUM (Limited Hardcover)
AUG242204 LIFE & ART OF DAVE COCKRUM (Softcover)
AUG242205 TEAM-UP COMPANION (Softcover)

Visit us at TERRIFICON in Uncasville, CT, August 16–18!

NOW SHIPPING: Comic Book Creator #35 and Zowie!

COMIC BOOK CREATOR #35: An in-depth look at the life and career of writer/editor Denny O’Neil, and part one of a career-spanning interview with Arnold Drake, co-creator of The Doom Patrol and Deadman! Plus George Caragonne’s tragic career from kiddie Star Comics to helming Penthouse Comix, Jack Butterworth (Warren horror mag writer and comics historian), alternative cartoonist Tim Hensley, and Hembeck! Edited by Jon B. CookePreview the issue, and order your copy here!

ZOWIE! The TV Superhero Craze in ’60s Pop Culture: 1966’s action comedy “Batman” starring Adam West triggered a tsunami of toys, games, Halloween costumes, puppets, action figures, and lunch boxes. Meanwhile, still more costumed avengers sprang forth on TV (“The Green Hornet,” “Ultraman”), in movies (“The Wild World of Batwoman,” “Rat Pfink and Boo Boo”), and in animation (“Space Ghost,” “The Marvel Super Heroes”). “Zowie!” traces the history of the superhero genre from early films, through the 1960s TV superhero craze, and its pop culture influence ever since, through the era’s coolest collectibles, and interviews with TV stars (West, Burt Ward, Yvonne Craig, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, Van Williams), artists behind the comics (Jerry Robinson, Dick Sprang, Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella), and others. Written and designed by Mark Voger. Preview the book, and order your copy here!

Here’s the 2024 Comic-Con International schedule for TwoMorrows Publishing! We’re at booth #1116!

Wednesday, July 24 (Preview Night)
• $5 back issues and $20 books. Get there early for best selection! Sale continues all week while supplies last.

We’ll also have new and advance copies of these publications:

Cryptology #1 (our new retro-horror magazine)
Jack Kirby Collector #91 (the 30th anniversary issue)
Zowie! by Mark Voger
Marvel Comics in the EARLY 1960s
Alter Ego #189 and #190
Back Issue #154 and #155
Comic Book Creator #35 and #36
RetroFan #34 and #35

Thursday, July 25
• Jack C. Harris signing: 3:00-4:00pm
• Dan Jurgens signing: 4:00-5:00pm

Friday, July 26
• Jack C. Harris signing: 1:00-2:00pm
• Dan Jurgens signing: 2:00-3:00pm
• Eisner Awards ceremony: 8:00pm
(come cheer for the Pacific Comics Companion, nominated for “Best Comics-Related Book”)

Saturday, July 27
• TwoMorrows Turns 30 panel: 4:00-5:00pm, Room: Grand 12 & 13 at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina (featuring John Morrow, Stephan Friedt, Greg Biga, Keith Dallas, Ed Catto, and Dewey Cassell)
• Dan Jurgens signing: 5:00- 6:00pm
• Jack C. Harris signing: 6:00-7:00pm

Sunday, July 28
• The Annual Jack Kirby Tribute Panel: 10:00-11:15 AM in Room 5AB
Featuring Patrick McDonnell (Mutts) and Rick Parker (Beavis and Butt-Head), Kirby family friend Dave Schwartz, former DC Comics president Paul Levitz, Jack’s granddaughter Tracy Kirby, and your moderator, former Kirby assistant Mark Evanier.

See you there!

Back Issue #153 and BrickJournal #86 are now shipping from TwoMorrows!

BACK ISSUE #153: Stop yer cryin’, our Big Baby Issue is here! X-Babies, the last days of Sugar and Spike, the FF’s Franklin Richards, Superbaby vs. Luthor, Dennis the Menace Bonus Magazine, Baby Snoots, Marvel’s and Harvey’s kid humor comics, & more! Featuring the work of Arthur Adams, Cary Bates, John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Scott Lobdell, Sheldon Mayer, Curt Swan, Roy Thomas, and many more grown-up creators. X-Babies cover illustration by Arthur Adams. Edited by Michael EuryPreview the issue, and order your copy here!

BRICKJOURNAL #86: LEGO landscaping! A detailed look at how to create realistic stone and foliage from bricks: Anu Pehrson’s White Wall from Game of Thrones, and Joel and Jonathan Neuber’s (working!) Pirates of the Caribbean ride! Plus BrickNerd, Bantha Bricks: Fans of LEGO Star Wars, step-by-step “You Can Build It” instructions by Christopher Deck, and Minifigure Customization with Jared K. Burks! Edited by Joe MenoPreview the issue, and order your copy here!

NOW SHIPPING: Comic Book Implosion, Back Issue #152, Alter Ego #188, and RetroFan #33!

Comic Book Implosion (Expanded Edition): In 1978, DC Comics launched a line-wide expansion, but cancelled their plans weeks later, leaving dozens of comic book stories unpublished. That notorious “DC Implosion” is examined with an exhaustive oral history from Jenette Kahn, Paul Levitz, Len Wein, Mike Gold, and other DC creators of the time, plus commentary by other top pros, examining how it changed the landscape of comics forever! This new Expanded Edition of the Eisner Award-nominated book explodes in full color for the first time, with additional coverage of lost 1970s DC projects! Written by John Wells and Keith Dallas. Preview the book, and order your copy here!

BACK ISSUE #152: Marvelmania Issue! Sal Buscema’s Avengers, Fabian Nicieza’s Captain America, and Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross’s Marvels turns 30! Plus: Marvelmania International, Marvel Age, Marvel Classics, Paul Kupperberg’s Marvel Novels, and Marvel Value Stamps. Featuring Jack Kirby, Kevin Maguire, Roy Thomas, and more! Sal Buscema cover. Edited by Michael Eury. Preview the issue, and order your copy here!

ALTER EGO #188: Giant 160-page issue celebrating 25 years of Alter Ego at TwoMorrows! The Marvel side includes mini-interviews with John Buscema, Marie Severin, Jim Mooney, and George Tuska—plus “Stan Lee’s Dinner with Alain Resnais” annotated by Sean Howe! On the DC side: talks with Carmine Infantino, John Broome, Julius Schwartz, Joe Kubert, & Murphy Anderson—plus a Gardner Fox photo-feature! Plus FCA, Mr. Monster’s Comic Crypt, and more! Edited by Roy Thomas. Preview the issue, and order your copy here!

To watch David Armstrong’s video interviews that are included in this issue, go here!

RETROFAN #33: Meet the Bionic Duo, Lee Majors and Lindsay Wagner, courtesy of Herbie J Pilato! Plus: Hot Wheels: The Early Years, Fantastic Four cartoons, Modesty Blaise, Hostess snacks, TV Westerns, Movie Icons vs. the Axis Powers, the San Diego Chicken, and more! Featuring columns by Andy Mangels, Will Murray, Scott Saavedra, Scott Shaw, and Mark Voger! Edited by Michael Eury. Preview the issue, and order your copy here!

The big $5 Back Issue magazine sale is extended through June 30!

In-stock print issues of Back Issue up through #149 are just $5 eachSale extended through June 30!

Use this link to download an interactive flyer with all the available issues. Then just click on any cover image, and you’ll be automatically taken to its ordering page on our website. Or just visit twomorrows.com to order.

And click here to order the Expanded Edition of Comic Book Implosion, now shipping!

Back Issue magazines are on sale through June 17 for $5 each!

Now through June 17, in-stock print issues of Back Issue up through #149 are just $5 each

free Digital Edition is included with all print copies! (Separate Digital Editions are sold at full price.) Many early issues are close to selling out, so don’t wait!

Use this link to download an interactive flyer with all the available issues. Then just click on any cover image, and you’ll be automatically taken to its ordering page on our website. Or just visit www.twomorrow.com to order.

IN PREVIEWS NOW: Cryptology #1, ACBC: 1945-49, Alter Ego #190, Back Issue #155, RetroFan #35, & Comic Book Creator #36!

Here’s what TwoMorrows Publishing has listed in the latest Diamond Previews catalog! To see FULL listings of all items, CLICK HERE!

June PREVIEWS: PAGES 434–436
JUN242027 ALTER EGO #190 NEW!
JUN242028 BACK ISSUE #155 NEW!
JUN242029 COMIC BOOK CREATOR #36 NEW!
JUN242030 CRYPTOLOGY #1 NEW!
JUN242031 RETROFAN #35 NEW!
JUN242032 AMERICAN COMIC BOOK CHRONICLES: 1945-1949 (Hardcover) NEW VOLUME!
JUN242033 AMERICAN COMIC BOOK CHRONICLES: The 1990s (Hardcover)
JUN242034 KIRBY & LEE: STUF’ SAID Expanded 2nd Edition (Softcover)
JUN242035 THE MLJ COMPANION (Softcover) Final print copies at Diamond! Sold out at TwoMorrows!
JUN242036 THE QUALITY COMPANION (Softcover)

No more Barnes & Noble for RetroFan and BrickJournal

Due to rising fees, no future issues of RetroFan or BrickJournal magazine will be sold at Barnes & Noble. RetroFan #32 and BrickJournal #85 are the last ones going through that distribution channel, but you can still get them both by mail and in comic book shops as always!

(And before you ask, no, we’re not cancelling either mag. Both are doing just fine, thank you, and will be financially stronger in the long run by dropping B&N.)

If you normally get RetroFan at a B&N store, subscribe now so you don’t miss #33 in June! Or order #33 separately here!

Same with BrickJournal—subscribe now so you don’t miss #86 in July! Or order #86 separately here!