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Graphic Story Magazine
''Graphic Story Magazine'' was an American magazine edited and published by Bill Spicer in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Attempting to find a new direction for narrative art and a point of departure from commercial comic book stories, this journal of criticism and artwork evolved from Spicer's previous magazine, ''Fantasy Illustrated''. Gary Groth, editor-publisher of ''The Comics Journal'' and Fantagraphics Books, wrote in 2009, Publication history There were nine issues of ''Graphic Story Magazine'' (with the issue numbering continuing from ''Fantasy Illustrated''), Grand Comics Database. Accessed Feb. 4, 2016. with pages per issue varying from 32 pages to the 64-page issue #14 (Winter 1971–72). As writer and historian |
Howard Nostrand
Howard Nostrand (May 13, 1929Nostrand, Howard. "Nostrand by Nostrand", ''Graphic Story Magazine'' #16 (Summer 1974), p. 18–August 1, 1984)"Howard Nostrand Death Records," Mooseroots.com. Accessed Jan. 18, 2016. at the was an American cartoonist and illustrator best known for his 1950s comic book stories and his 1959-60 |
Alex Toth
Alexander Toth (June 25, 1928 – May 27, 2006) was an American cartoonist active from the 1940s through the 1980s. Toth's work began in the American comic book industry, but he is also known for his animation designs for Hanna-Barbera throughout the 1960s and 1970s. His work included ''Super Friends'', ''Fantastic Four (1967 TV series), Fantastic Four'', ''Space Ghost (TV series), Space Ghost'', ''Sealab 2020'', ''The Herculoids'' and ''Birdman and the Galaxy Trio, Birdman''. Toth's work has been resurrected in the late-night, adult-themed spin-offs on Cartoon Network’s late night sister channel Adult Swim: ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'', ''Sealab 2021'' and ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law''. He was inducted into the comic book industry's List of Harvey Award winners#The Jack Kirby Hall of Fame, Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1990. Biography Early life and career Alex Toth was born in 1928 to immigrants from Hungary, who were part of the Slovak minority in Hungary. His father w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xero (SF Fanzine)
''Xero'' was a fanzine edited and published by Dick Lupoff, Pat Lupoff and Bhob Stewart from 1960 to 1963, winning a Hugo Award in the latter year. With science fiction and comic books as the core subjects, ''Xero'' also featured essays, satire, articles, poetry, artwork and cartoons on a wide range of other topics, material later collected into two hardcover books. History The first issue was distributed September 3–5, 1960, at Pittcon (the 18th World Science Fiction Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh). That issue featured an article about Captain Marvel (DC Comics), Captain Marvel and Fawcett Comics, the first "All in Color for a Dime" installment. In 1961, Lupoff wrote an article for ''Comic Art'' about the launch of ''Xero'' and his focus on comics: :The night of the costume ball, Pat and I showed up in our costumes: hastily devised Captain Marvel and Mary Marvel outfits. Mine was made from a set of long underwear, and hers was nothing but a man’s red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witzend
''witzend'', published on an irregular schedule spanning decades, is an underground comic showcasing contributions by comic book professionals, leading illustrators and new artists. ''witzend'' was launched in 1966 by the writer-artist Wallace Wood, who handed the reins to Bill Pearson (Wonderful Publishing Company) from 1968 to 1985. The title was printed in lower-case. Origin When the illustrator Dan Adkins began working at the Wood Studio in 1965, he showed Wood pages he had been creating for his planned comics-oriented publication, ''Outlet''. This inspired Wood to become an editor-publisher, and he began assembling art and stories for a magazine he titled ''et cetera''. A front cover paste-up with the ''et cetera'' logo was prepared and even used in advance solicitation print ads, but when Wood learned of another magazine with a similar title, there was a last-minute title change. Wally Wood era Wood launched ''witzend'' in the summer of 1966, with a statement of "no policy" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemo, The Classic Comics Library
''Nemo, the Classic Comics Library'' was a magazine devoted to the history and creators of vintage comic strips. Created by comics historian Rick Marschall, it was published between 1983 and 1990 by Fantagraphics. ''Nemo'' ran for 31 issues (the last being a double issue) plus one annual. Most issues were edited by Marschall. The title was taken from the classic comic strip ''Little Nemo''. While some issues were thematic, most were a mix of articles, interviews, comic strip reprints and more. Marschall later co-founded another magazine about comics, '' Hogan's Alley''. Nemo Bookshelf During that same period in the 1980s, Fantagraphics launched an imprint, Nemo Bookshelf, the Classic Comics Library. This was a line of classic comic strip reprint books, including ''Little Orphan Annie'', '' Pogo'', ''Red Barry'', ''Dickie Dare'', '' The Complete E. C. Segar Popeye'' and '' Prince Valiant''. Issues # ''Terry and the Pirates'' # ''Superman'' # '' Popeye'' # ''Flash Gordon'' # F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hogan's Alley (magazine)
''Hogan's Alley'', a publication devoted to comic art, is subtitled ''the magazine of the cartoon arts''. It has been published on an irregular schedule since 1994 by Bull Moose Publishing in Atlanta. Covering comic strips, comic books, cartoons and animation, each hefty issue contains at least 144 pages with a square-backed spine. Originally planned as a quarterly, the frequency is closer to that of an annual, with 20 issues published in 22 years. The editor is Tom Heintjes, who also edits three magazines for the Federal Reserve Bank. The magazine was co-founded by Heintjes and Rick Marschall, former editor of ''Nemo, the Classic Comics Library''. The designer is David Folkman. Publication history Interviewed in 2004. Heintjes gave some background on the magazine's origins: :Rick Marschall and I conceived the idea of ''Hogan's Alley'' in early 1994. We often talked about the type of coverage we wanted cartooning to have, and we would blue-sky about our ideal comics magazine. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graphic Storytelling
In comics studies, sequential art is a term proposed by comics artist Will Eisner Will Eisner, ''Comics and Sequential Art'', Poorhouse Press, 1990 (1st ed.: 1985), p. 5. to describe art forms that use images deployed in a specific order for the purpose of graphic storytellingWill Eisner, ''Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative'', W. W. Norton, 2008 (1st. ed.: Poorhouse Press, 1996), "Introduction: Comics as a Medium." (i.e., narration of graphic stories) or conveying information. The best-known example of sequential art is comics. Etymology The term "sequential art" was coined in 1985 by comics artist Will Eisner in his book ''Comics and Sequential Art ''Comics and Sequential Art'' is a book by American cartoonist Will Eisner that analyzes the comics medium, published in 1985 and revised in 1990. It is based on a series of essays that appeared in ''The Spirit'' magazine, themselves based on Eis ...''. Eisner analyzed this form into four elements: design, drawing, caricat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
