While Steve Ditko and Stan Lee may have created Spider-Man, it was John Romita Sr. who defined him, bringing his clean, romantic style of illustration to the book. From his days before Marvel, through
Based on interviews with Stan Lee and dozens of his colleagues and contemporaries, as well as extensive archival research, this book provides a professional history, an appreciation, and a critical e
In 1976, a fledgling magazine held forth the the idea that comics could be art. In 2016, comics intended for an adult readership are reviewed favorably in the New York Times, enjoy panels devoted to t
From the cool passion of sci-fi and occasional comics writer Harlan Ellison to the soap opera explorations and genre twisting of X-Men writer Chris Claremont and Howard the Duck creator Steve Gerber,
The early 1970s saw the birth of the modern comic book shop, which would soon replace drug stores and newsstands as the main source of superheroes and sequential art. Their rise was due in large part
While Steve Ditko and Stan Lee may have created Spider-Man, it was JohnRomita Sr. who defined him... Romita came to the book as a replacement forSteve Ditko, bringing his clean, romantic style of ill
