Download or read book Mort Todd s Monsters Attack written by Mort Todd and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-04 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The horror magazine MONSTERS ATTACK! featured some of the world's greatest comic creators, veterans of the fabled EC Comics, Atlas, Charlton and Warren, with John Severin, Steve Ditko, Alex Toth and more!

Download or read book Mort Todd s Monsters Attack Volume One written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-12 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved horror comic magazine series MONSTERS ATTACK! featured some of the world's greatest comic creators. Many of them were veterans of the fabled EC Comics, Atlas Comics (later Marvel Comics), Charlton Comics and Warren Publishing, including John Severin, Steve Ditko, Alex Toth, Gray Morrow, Gene Colan and Pat Boyette. In the late 1980s, Mort Todd was Editor-in-Chief of the infamous Cracked magazine and already working with many of the living legends of the comic industry. A fan of creature culture since a kid, Mort was inspired to put out a horror magazine along the lines of Tales from the Crypt, Creepy and Famous Monsters with the awesome talent he assembled. He had launched an incredibly popular humor magazine called Cracked Monster Party, which indicated a 'serious' monster magazine might be successful as well... and it was! Mort wrote many of the stories and as editor crafted the look of the book, a homage to his misspent youth! Since then, many comic fans have requested that Mort put together a collected edition and now the time is as ripe as a rotted zombie! The series is in two volumes with notes about the creation of these comics by editor/writer/artist Mort Todd. There are also rare behind-the-scenes photos, art and other supplemental fun! Volume 1 includes the following incredible comics: Sex Vampires from Outer Space by Mort Todd & Gray Morrow; A Monster for All Seasons by Pat Boyette; Return of the Golem by Mort Todd & John Severin; Frankenstein 1990 by Mort Todd & Rick Altergott; In Solid by Steve Ditko; Aquacarnivora by Mort Todd & Gray Morrow; All in His Head by Steve Ditko & Mort Todd; The Outsider by H.P. Lovecraft, Bhob Stewart & Steve Harper; A Boy's Life by Mort Todd & John Severin; Bookworm by Nick Cuti & Alex Toth, along with pin-ups and articles George Romero's Dead: Flower Children of the Apocalypse; The Mars Attacks Art of Norman Saunders and Are You Ready for Freddy, The Man of Your Dreams and even more!

Download or read book Steve Ditko s WEIRD Comics 1 written by Steve Ditko and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-27 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All stories & art by STEVE DITKO and printed by permission of the artist.CONTENTSIN SOLID! Due to criminal intervention on his scientific project, Professor Maey is transformed into a living... what is it?! From Monsters Attack! #1 (September 1989), lettered by Gary Fields, colored by Mort Todd.ALL IN HIS MIND! Meet the man who puts the psycho into psychosomatic! A jarring yarn sure to brain you! From Monsters Attack! #2 (October 1989), inked, lettered and colored by Mort Todd.FACE IT ...page 15A masked madman assumes another's identity, but an inhuman entity has other ideas! From Monsters Attack! #3 (July 1990), lettered by Steve Ditko and colored by Mort Todd.ILLUSION OK, one last time... This is your brain, and this is your brain under hypnosis. Zzzzt! From Monsters Attack! #4, lettered by Steve Ditko and colored by Mort Todd.THE CREATOR Doctor Ogaz creates synthetic life and finds out whether behavior is decided by nature or nurture! From Monsters Attack! #5 (December 1990), , lettered by Steve Ditko and colored by Mort Todd.

Download or read book Mort Todd s Monsters Attack Volume 2 written by and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-26 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beloved horror comic magazine series MONSTERS ATTACK! featured some of the world's greatest comic creators. Many of them were veterans of the fabled EC Comics, Atlas Comics (later Marvel Comics), Charlton Comics and Warren Publishing, including John Severin, Steve Ditko, Alex Toth, Gray Morrow, Gene Colan and Pat Boyette. In the late 1980s, Mort Todd was Editor-in-Chief of the infamous Cracked magazine and already working with many of the living legends of the comic industry. A fan of creature culture since a kid, Mort was inspired to put out a horror magazine along the lines of Tales from the Crypt, Creepy and Famous Monsters with the awesome talent he assembled. He had launched an incredibly popular humor magazine called Cracked Monster Party, which indicated a 'serious' monster magazine might be successful as well... and it was! Mort wrote many of the stories and as editor crafted the look of the book, a homage to his misspent youth! Since then, many comic fans have requested that Mort put together a collected edition and now the time is as ripe as a rotted zombie! The series is in two volumes with notes about the creation of these comics by editor/writer/artist Mort Todd. There are also rare behind-the-scenes photos, art and other supplemental fun!Volume 2 features the following psychotic episodes: Face It by Steve Ditko; Wake of the Monster by Pat Boyette; The Daemon by John Arcudi & Gene Colan; Tag Yer Ded by Mort Todd & John Severin; Illusion by Steve Ditko, Circulation: Zero by Charles E. Hall & Gray Morrow; A Job Well Done by Richard Meyers & Alex Toth; The Creator by Steve Ditko PLUS an unpublished story Transformation Flying by Charles E. Hall & John Severin, along with pin-ups and articles Jason's Body Count (with a wild pictograph of who died and how in the Friday the 13th movies), Akira, Godzilla King of the Monsters, a Sam Raimi Interview and The Frankenstein Legend plus more terroriffic stuff!

Download or read book The Charlton Arrow 1 written by Paul Kupperberg and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-07 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Charlton Arrow #1 is a 40 page color comic blockbuster, featuring stories and art by well-known contributors to such companies as DC Comics, Marvel and Archie, including a few Charlton veterans, alongside amazing new talent! It features comics, pin-ups and articles by over a dozen creators.MISS BIKINI LUV by Batton Lash There sure is no better way to round out this issue than with a go-go-roovy pin-up!THE GHOSTS OF EVILS PAST by Paul Kupperberg, Rick Stasi and Barbara Kaalberg Where have all the heroes gone? The incredible aftermath of a certain showdown in Sunuria that Charlton action fans deserved! CAREER GIRL ROMANCES by Larry Wilson and Joe Staton Following the tradition of the racy romance comics, Chapter One follows the further adventures of Nurse Betsy Crane and her circle of bed-hopping medical staff... and we ain't talking their caduceus!DOOMSDAY +1 by John Byrne Who says you can't go home to the future again! A post-apocalyptic pin-up! JONNIE LOVE by Michael Mitchell Charlton's resident Easy Rider is on the road again in a far-out tale of intrigue, drugs, deceit... and incest?!CHARLTON HORROR ART GALLERY by Mort Todd You are cordially invited to the opening of the Charlton Horror Art Gallery, where you will be reintroduced to the hoary, and sometimes whorey, hosts of Charlton ghost comics! THE HOSTS OF HORROR by Lou Mougin and Mort Todd What do you do when your horror magazine gets cancelled? Find out the tragic and topical truth as the Charlton Horror Hosts find themselves evicted and in a world they never made, or could possibly be prepared for!THE CHARLTON WESTERN ROUND-UP by Steven Thompson There was a time when Cowboys were kings of the silver screen, TV and comic books! A look at the real-life movie cowboys that once rode the Charlton range. GROK 70,000 A.D. by Javier Hernandez Charlton published many titles based on TV shows, movies and even a President's daughter! Since we don't have the rights to this one, can you guess which comic inspired this pin-up?SPOOKMAN by Roger McKenzie and Sandy Carruthers Is he arcane evil or a righter of serious wrongs? A horrific tale of weird justice featuring the supernatural character created by legendary artist Pat Boyette.

Download or read book The Comedy Of Jack Davis written by Mort Todd and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-21 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heard about Mad? Sad? Don't be! Get GLAD with this new collection of rarely seen art by one of their greatest illustrators, done outside their work at Mad magazine. The book is a treasure trove of rare humor comics mostly unseen for over 30 years from the pages of Mad's #1 competitor, Cracked magazine. They are curated by two folks with Cracked bona fides, Mark Arnold, author of the definitive two volume history of the magazine If You're Cracked, You're Happy!, and Mort Todd, the former Editor-in-Chief of the magazine during one of its most creative periods. The comics presented are from the 1950s and 1960s during the title's early years and while Jack Davis was at the top of his game as a creator. There are TV and movie parodies, tons of celebrities, along with satire on current events, trends and culture of the era.Bhob Stewart, author of The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood, has an in-depth overview of the career of the artist in The Comedy of Jack Davis. The book features an afterword by Mort Todd reflecting on Davis and the magazine's legacy. The Comedy of Jack Davis is 100 pages, all in glorious vintage black & white! The book features a gorgeous array of his work, showcasing the many mediums they work in, from pen and ink, wash, guoache, duoshade paper, zipatone and color paintings as they applied it to tweaking a variety of amusing topics. Also available: The Comedy of John Severin.

Download or read book Horror Comics in Black and White written by Richard J. Arndt and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-01-21 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1954, the comic book industry instituted the Comics Code, a set of self-regulatory guidelines imposed to placate public concern over gory and horrific comic book content, effectively banning genuine horror comics. Because the Code applied only to color comics, many artists and writers turned to black and white to circumvent the Code's narrow confines. With the 1964 Creepy #1 from Warren Publishing, black-and-white horror comics experienced a revival continuing into the early 21st century, an important step in the maturation of the horror genre within the comics field as a whole. This generously illustrated work offers a comprehensive history and retrospective of the black-and-white horror comics that flourished on the newsstands from 1964 to 2004. With a catalog of original magazines, complete credits and insightful analysis, it highlights an important but overlooked period in the history of comics.

Download or read book The Comedy of John Severin written by Mort Todd and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-13 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heard about Mad? Sad? Don't be! Get GLAD with this new collection of rarely seen art by one of their greatest illustrators, done outside his work at Mad magazine. The book is a treasure trove of rare humor comics mostly unseen for over 30 years from the pages of Mad's #1 competitor, Cracked magazine. They are curated by two folks with Cracked bona fides, Mark Arnold, author of the definitive two volume history of the magazine If You're Cracked, You're Happy!, and Mort Todd, the former Editor-in-Chief of the magazine during one of its most creative periods. The comics presented are from the 1950s and 1960s during the title's early years and while John Severin was at the top of his game as a creator. There are TV and movie parodies, tons of celebrities, along with satire on current events, trends and culture of the era. Mark Arnold provides an informative introduction to The Comedy of John Severin and features an afterword by Mort Todd reflecting on Severin and the magazine's legacy. The Comedy of John Severin is a 107 page volume in glorious vintage black & white! The book features a gorgeous array of their work, showcasing the many mediums he worked in, from pen and ink, wash, guoache, duoshade paper, zipatone and color paintings as they applied it to tweaking a variety of amusing topics. Also available: The Comedy of Jack Davis

Download or read book True Believer The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee written by Abraham Riesman and published by Crown. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive, revelatory biography of Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee, a writer and entrepreneur who reshaped global pop culture—at a steep personal cost HUGO AWARD FINALIST • “A biography that reads like a thriller or a whodunit . . . scrupulously honest, deeply damning, and sometimes even heartbreaking.”—Neil Gaiman Stan Lee was one of the most famous and beloved entertainers to emerge from the twentieth century. He served as head editor of Marvel Comics for three decades and, in that time, became known as the creator of more pieces of internationally recognizable intellectual property than nearly anyone: Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, Black Panther, the Incredible Hulk . . . the list goes on. His carnival-barker marketing prowess helped save the comic-book industry and superhero fiction. His cameos in Marvel movies have charmed billions. When he died in 2018, grief poured in from around the world, further cementing his legacy. But what if Stan Lee wasn’t who he said he was? To craft the definitive biography of Lee, Abraham Riesman conducted more than 150 interviews and investigated thousands of pages of private documents, turning up never-before-published revelations about Lee’s life and work. True Believer tackles tough questions: Did Lee actually create the characters he gained fame for creating? Was he complicit in millions of dollars’ worth of fraud in his post-Marvel life? Which members of the cavalcade of grifters who surrounded him were most responsible for the misery of his final days? And, above all, what drove this man to achieve so much yet always boast of more?

Download or read book The Notorious Benedict Arnold written by Steve Sheinkin and published by Flash Point. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author, Newbery Honor recipient, and National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin presents both the heroism and the treachery of one of the Revolutionary War's most infamous players in his biography of Benedict Arnold. Winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction Winner of the YALSA-ALA Award for Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Most people know that Benedict Arnold was America's first, most notorious traitor. Few know that he was also one of its greatest Revolutionary War heroes. Steve Sheinkin's accessible biography, The Notorious Benedict Arnold, introduces young readers to the real Arnold: reckless, heroic, and driven. Packed with first-person accounts, astonishing American Revolution battle scenes, and surprising twists, this is a gripping and true adventure tale from history. “Sheinkin sees Arnold as America's ‘original action hero' and succeeds in writing a brilliant, fast-paced biography that reads like an adventure novel...The author's obvious mastery of his material, lively prose and abundant use of eyewitness accounts make this one of the most exciting biographies young readers will find.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Several complex political, social, and military themes emerge, one of the most prominent being that within the Continental army, often simplistically depicted as single-minded patriots, beat hearts scheming with political machinations that are completely familiar today...Arnold's inexorable clash with Gates and his decision to turn traitor both chill and compel.” —Horn Book Magazine (starred review) Also by Steve Sheinkin: Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War Which Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America

Download or read book Half Past Danger written by Stephen Mooney and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summer, 1943, and in the midst of a war waged by monsters, Staff Sergeant Tommy "Irish" Flynn never expected to encounter a real one. But on a remote island in the South Pacific theatre, Flynn and his squad come face-to-fanged-face with creatures long thought dead. As the world falls apart, a unique set of characters come together: An embittered Irishman in a war not his own, a beautiful and enigmatic British agent, a U.S. Marine Captain with incredible resilience and a secret, and a mysterious operative from the land of the Rising Sun, all served up in a stew of piping-hot Nazi intrigue. History meets Prehistory in this two-fisted race against time. And there ain’t no time like Half Past Danger!

Download or read book Dark Nights Death Metal The Last 52 War of the Multiverses 2020 1 written by Marguerite Bennett and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would it take to get every being left in the Multiverse to side together in the ultimate, final showdown? Total decimation and the complete undoing of all existence? The Batman Who Laughs has made his final move, bringing the most horrifying opposition to the battleground, and now every hero and villain left alive will stand and fight together. This epic battle book details every side of the last war across the Multiverse-Wonder Woman leading the heroes, Superman leading the villains, and Batman leading the dead-everyone has to play their part. Everyone and everything is at stake…so join here for the last of the DCU as we know it!

Download or read book When Animals Attack written by Vanessa Morgan and published by Moonlight Creek Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive horror movie guide for fans of killer animals and "revenge of nature" films. When Animals Attack: The 70 Best Horror Movies with Killer Animals provides a fascinating and entertaining insight into the cinematographic world of animals on the rampage. From well-known predators such as sharks and lions to unusual killing machines like turkeys, elephants, frogs, cats, and rabbits, there is no shortage of the species on display in this book. Leading horror writers and filmmakers present their favorite "animals attack" films through in-depth essays. Some of the films are touching, some are repulsive, and some are just plain silly. Not all of these horror movies line up with the critical consensus, yet they have one thing in common: they have made the heart of the writer beat faster with excitement.

Download or read book Dark Nights Death Metal The Last Stories of the DC Universe 2020 1 written by Gail Simone and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last battle against the Batman Who Laughs is at hand…the final fight for everything in the universe. And while the night is usually darkest just before the dawn, what would be the last thing you’d do if you weren’t sure the dawn would ever arrive? Join our heroes in their waning hours as we show their journeys through what could be their final moments…heroes that have fought a million times before, but are keenly aware this could be their endgame. These are the stolen moments detailing the last stories of the DC Universe.

Download or read book Creatures of Appetite written by Todd Travis and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-05-22 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "They call it The Heartland Child Murders. Everyone else calls it a nightmare. Locked doors don't stop him. He leaves no trace behind. He only takes little girls. His nickname... The Iceman. A deranged serial killer roams wintry rural Nebraska with a demented purpose no one can fathom. Special Agent EMMA KANE, a former DC cop and damaged goods now with the FBI, is assigned to babysit burnt-out profiler JACOB THORNE, once the best in the business but now said to have lost his edge, as they both fly to Nebraska to catch this maniac."--back cover.

Download or read book John Severin Two Fisted Comic Book Artist written by Jon B. Cooke and published by Two Morrows Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive biography of one of the most prolific creators in the history of American comics! From a start in 1947 at the Simon & Kirby shop, he co-created the legendary Western strip American Eagle with Will Elder, and became an EC Comics mainstay, working with Harvey Kurtzman on Mad and Two-Fisted Tales. In addition to a 40+ year association with Cracked magazine, his pivotal Marvel Comics work included an extended run inking Herb Trimpe on The Hulk, and teaming with sister Marie Severin to create the classic comics version of King Kull. Throughout his storied career, he freelanced for every major publisher, and remained a workhorse up till his final Dark Horse mini-series at age 90. Included in this volume is a special "American Eagle" section, an eye-popping art gallery, and extensive personal photos and artifacts (including WWII "Victory Mail" cartoons and handmade greeting cards for his family). Also featured are commentary from over 25 peers gathered just for this book, including Neal Adams, Richard Corben, John Byrne, Russ Heath, Walter Simonson, and many others. Written by Greg Biga and multiple Eisner Award-winner Jon B. Cooke, with an introduction by Howard Chaykin, Foreword by Mort Todd, and Afterword by Chuck Dixon, this profusely illustrated book celebrates the centennial of the two-fisted artist's birth!

Download or read book American Science Fiction written by Various and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects nine classic science fiction novels from 1953 to 1958.