…from PVC Jack Kirby (shown here upon his return from WWII in 1945 at Brighton Beach), and TwoMorrows Publishing. Photo courtesy of the Jack Kirby Estate.

All the hurdles are now cleared with DC Comics, so the Silver Age Sci-Fi Companion is going to press next week, and should be shipping on December 5. Thanks for everyone’s continued patience; it’s a hum-dinger of a book. Special thanks to author Mike W. Barr and designer Jon B. Cooke for their patience and diligence bringing this one to completion!

Howz about this? Our about-to-be-released book Mego 8″ Super-Heroes: World’s Greatest Toys! is currently the #1 book in Amazon.com’s “toy” section! Considering the number of books on Toys that Amazon has listed, this is a pretty remarkable feat, so congrats go out to author/designer Benjamin Holcomb for creating what’s sure to be the definitive resource for collectors of the perennial favorite Mego Super-Hero Action Figures. It should be in stores and shipping from TwoMorrows HQ on November 28, and having seen the sample copies from our printer, I’m 100% confident no one’s going to be disappointed by it!
If you’re curious to see what all the hubbub is about, click here for a free 24-page PDF preview of this full-color, 256-page hardcover book, which retails for $49.95. And if you’re a hardcore Mego fan, click here for our Mego Collector’s Edition, which is a 250-copy Limited Edition of the book, signed by the author, which also includes a full-color promotional Mego postcard, featuring an alternate design for the book’s cover, plus a free 32-page reprint of Mego’s 1972-1982 super-hero catalogs. The special Collector’s edition costs $75, and is ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH TWOMORROWS! (It’s not sold at Amazon.com or through stores.)

View a Mego preview! (10 MB PDF)

Not to be outdone by his pal Loston Wallace, marvelous Matt Webb produced this spooky Darkseid Halloween tribute to the King of Comics. Nicely carved!

I was just interviewed for the website UnBeige (which covers general magazines) about BrickJournal, our new mag for Lego enthusiasts. You can read it here.

If you’re like me, every year your family asks you what you want for a Christmas, Birthday, Anniversary, Valentines, Jack Kirby’s Birthday, etc. present, and you’re dumbfounded to think of something you really, really want.

Problem solved: TwoMorrows is now offering Gift Certificates at www.twomorrows.com, in US denominations of $25, $50, and $100. With all the delectable mags and books we’ve got available now (and coming soon), you’re not going to get that feeling I used to get whenever my aunt would show up for an occasion, and give me a box containing yet another monogrammed windbreaker or blow-dryer hairbrush (hey, this was the Seventies, after all).

Oh yeah. If you’re the generous type, you can actually buy a Gift Certificate to give to someone else. Sometimes that’s nice, too.

From the entire month of November, we’re offering 50% off all in-stock magazines! (That’s getting one free for every one you buy!) So if you’ve got some holes in your collection that need filling, or were considering trying one of our mags for the first time, this is the perfect time to buy!

This is the biggest sale we’ve ever offered, and we’re doing it just in time to save our loyal readers some moolah for the holidays. So stock up now, before we come to our senses and end the sale! This sale applies to ALL IN-STOCK MAGAZINES, including:

Alter Ego

Back Issue

Comic Book Artist

Comicology

Draw

Jack Kirby Collector (even the big tabloid issues)

Write Now

Comic Book Nerd

Crazy Hip Groovy Go-Go Way Out Monsters #29 and #32

Captain Victory: Graphite Edition

Jack Kirby and Wallace Wood Checklists

NOTE: The sale does NOT apply to books, digital editions, or subscriptions, or upcoming issues of our mags.

If you’re feverishly waiting for your copy of Mike W. Barr’s Silver Age Sci-Fi Companion (and why wouldn’t you be? It’s an awesome book!), don’t give up hope! It was supposed to be shipping by now, but DC Comics’ legal department requested some changes, and we’re in the process of wrapping those up, and hope to have it to press, and in stores, within another 4-6 weeks. Please be patient; it’ll be worth the wait!

You may not be able to see it from where you’re typing, but there’s a mad flurry of activity going on at TwoMorrows HQ right now! We’ve just sent our Summer 2008 book titles into the Bookstore Market (can you believe we have to have them planned out this far in advance?). Also, I’m in discussions with our editors about what our Free Comic Book Day publication will be for 2008. All our mag editors have turned in their issue covers and descriptions through July 2008, so I can include them in our brand spankin’ new 2008 color catalog (I’ll be sequestering myself to complete it over the next couple of weeks, so it’ll be printed in plenty of time for New Years).

All this, plus our everyday tasks of getting our regular books and mags to press, keeps me really hopping! Stay tuned, for details on some new stuff over the next few weeks.

Due to popular demand, TwoMorrows now accepts American Express and Discover for purchases. This is in addition to Visa, MasterCard, Paypal, check, money order, cash, gold bullion, and really, really good brownies for purchases made at www.twomorrows.com or by phone, fax, email, snail mail, in person, at conventions, by carrier pigeon, pony express…