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Any comics magazine is your guarantee of the best comic reading, the stone age prehistory1938 the golden age 19381956 the silver age 19561970 the bronze age 19701984 the dark age 19841998 the modern age 19982010 afterword. Mar 21, 2015 dc 75th anniversary variants march 21, 2015 inigo 4 comments before every single issue in the comicshop had at least two covers and variant covers were considered special 34 years ago, dc celebrated its 75th anniversary with a few variant covers paying homage to some of the publishers classic covers. Commissioner gordon relaxes at home entertaining his young socialite friend bruce wayne. Patton oswalt moderates discussion with paul levitz author of 75 years of dc comics. More than 40,000 comic books later, in honor of the publishers 75th anniversary, taschen has produced the single most comprehensive book on dc comics, in.
Over the past 75 years batman has captured the imagination of fans around the world from comic books to television, film, video games and beyond, said jim lee, renowned comic book artist and copublisher of dc entertainment. The library of congress celebrated the 1,000th issue of seminal dc comic book series, action comics and commemorated 80 years of superman with an interview featuring personnel of dc comics. Dc comics is one of the largest and oldest american comic book companies. Levitz is a comicbook fan who has worked as editorpublisher of the comic reader, editor of the batman titles and others, writer of over 300 storiesincluding an acclaimed run on legion of superheroesand a dc comics executive, finishing his 38year stint. The original xl edition of 75 years of dc comics was winner of the 2011 eisner comic industry award for best comicsrelated book of the year. The art of modern mythmaking, a 720 page, oversized retrospective of the comic book company written by longtime dc comics president and publisher paul levitz taschen will be hosting launch parties in support of the book, the first taking place on tuesday december 14 at. Over the past several decades, my bookshelf has filled up with publications that cover the long history of the comic book and the big two publishers. Dec 15, 2010 paul levitz is the author of 75 years of dc comics. Published by taschen, this single most comprehensive book on dc comics with 720 pages and weighing. Universe, you too can hold worlds in the palm of your hand. In 1935, dc comics founder major malcolm wheelernicholson, published new fun no. Could anyone give me a list of the a celebration of 75 years. Jul 22, 2010 in a panel commemoration the publishers rich history and the publication of taschens 75 years of dc comics, former dc comics publishers jennette kahn and paul levitz, current copublishers dan didio and jim lee, chief creative officer geoff johns, and legendary creators jerry robinson and dennis oneil spoke at comiccon international in san diego about their lives and experiences with the. Taschen cancels final two volumes of 75 years of dc comics.
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