{"title":"Bill Everett","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the Bill Everett collection, where you can explore the works of one of the most influential figures in comic book history. Known for his incredible artistic talent and imaginative storytelling, Bill Everett is celebrated as a pioneering creator in the world of graphic novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDelve into the captivating adventures found within \u003cem\u003eThe Atlas Comics Library No. 2\u003c\/em\u003e, which showcases some of Everett's iconic contributions to the genre. His work is renowned for its distinctive style and has left a lasting legacy that continues to inspire artists and writers today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a lifelong fan of graphic novels or new to the medium, Everett’s creations offer a unique blend of creativity and innovation that are sure to captivate your imagination. Enjoy browsing through this collection and getting to know the artistic genius of Bill Everett.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-atlas-comics-library-no-2-by-bill-everett-9781683969198","title":"The Atlas Comics Library No. 2","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1940s, the first half of the \u003cem\u003eVenus\u003c\/em\u003e series from Marvel Comics predecessors Timely and Atlas Comics was published as a lighthearted romance comic about the goddess Venus taking a job on Earth at a beauty magazine. Never a company to miss a trend, Atlas began introducing more science fiction elements in the 1950s, and eventually turned Venus' dating adventures into a straight-out horror anthology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCollected here, 70 years later and for the first time ever, is that swift-changing second half of the 19-issue run. Future Marvel stars Bill Everett (seven issues) and Werner Roth (three issues) take \u003cem\u003eVenus\u003c\/em\u003e to heights of four-colour weirdness and pre-Code horror ghastliness. Everett in particular is given free rein and seizes the opportunity: writing, drawing, and lettering twenty ghoulish and goofy masterpieces, including classics like \"Hangman's House,\" \"The Day Venus Vanished,\" \"The House of Terror,\" \"The Sealed Spectors,\" \"Tidal Wave of Terror,\" and the phantasmagorical \"Cartoonist's Calamity!\" These stories showcase the brilliant draftsmanship and storytelling of Everett, one of the giants of the 1940s and '50s comic book industry. His slick, fluid line rendered at Timely\/Atlas, from his seminal god-child Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, to the atomic age Marvel Boy, is some of the finest pre-Code horror this side of E.C.'s Graham Ingels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSeries editor Dr. Michael J. Vassallo assisted in the compilation of the first volume of \u003cem\u003eVenus\u003c\/em\u003e for Marvel 13 years ago, and Fantagraphics is delighted to publish the horror half as the second title in \u003cem\u003eThe Fantagraphics Atlas Comics Library\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46794519281900,"sku":"9781683969198","price":94.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/15395253482787.jpg?v=1757021967"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/bill-everett.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}