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112 pages - July 2006

Spinning off from the pages of BACK ISSUE! magazine comes ROUGH STUFF, celebrating the ART of creating comics! Edited by famed comics inker BOB McLEOD, each issue spotlights NEVER-BEFORE PUBLISHED penciled pages, preliminary sketches, detailed layouts, and even unused inked versions from artists throughout comics history. Our first issue features a who’s who of Modern Masters including ALAN DAVIS, GEORGE PÉREZ, KEVIN NOWLAN, JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ, ARTHUR ADAMS, JOHN BYRNE, and WALTER SIMONSON, plus a feature on animation and comics genius BRUCE TIMM! Included is commentary on the art, discussing what went right and wrong with it, and background information to put it all into historical perspective. Plus, before and after comparisons let you see firsthand how an image changes from initial concept to published version. So don’t miss this amazing gallery of NEVER-BEFORE SEEN art, from some of your favorite series of all time, and the top pros in the industry!