The Quality Companion
The Quality Companion stockpiles an embarrassment of riches for the serious comics fan.
Tag: Kirby Collector
Marvel Comics in the 1960s
Pierre Comtois breaks down the first ten years of Marvel into three phases and the comics that epitomize them in his Field Guide.
Captain Action
This new tome from Michael Eury brings back Matthew Moyer’s childlike sense of wonder even better than a real, live Captain Action plastic figurine would. No mean feat.
All Star Companion Volume Four
Matthew Moyer recommends Twomorrows’ last volume in the All Star Companion series to pop culture scholars of all stripes. It’s an essential element to any Golden Age history, when so many originals are still out of the reach of the casual fan.
Kirby Five-Oh: Celebrating Fifty Years of the King of Comics
All hail the King! Matthew Moyer finds Jack Kirby’s comics legacy well-preserved in this pair of retrospectives from Twomorrows Press.
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