The Comics Journal Library: The Writers

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By Tom Spurgeon

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The Comics Journal Library: The Writers celebrates the influential comic book writers who transformed American comics between 1966 and 1985. Featuring in-depth interviews with legends such as Len Wein, Harlan Ellison, Chris Claremont, Alan Moore, and others, this collection highlights the writer-driven movement that revitalised classic comic icons and reshaped mainstream comics.
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Ideal for fans and scholars of graphic novels, comic book history enthusiasts, and readers interested in behind-the-scenes insights from some of the most revered writers in the comics industry.

A celebration of the great comic book writers, culled from the pages of America's most respected comics magazine. This book observes the ascendancy of writer-driven mainstream comic books with a series of revealing, in-depth interviews.

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The Comics Journal Library: The Writers celebrates the great comic book writers, culled from the pages of America's most respected comics magazine. Between 1966 and 1985, a generation of writers emerged who changed the face of American comic books forever.

These writers breathed new life into the dying icons of the past: Len Wein, Harlan Ellison, Gerry Conway, Chris Claremont, Steve Englehart, Steve Gerber, Marv Wolfman, Archie Goodwin, Denny O'Neil, Mark Evanier, Mike Baron, and Alan Moore.

This book celebrates the ascendancy of writer-driven mainstream comic books with revealing, in-depth interviews.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781560976967

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 January 2006

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 1 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 488g

Pages: 360

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About the Author

Tom Spurgeon lives in Silver City, New Mexico. He has been nominated for an Eisner Award for his biography of Marvel Comics pioneer Stan Lee.