James Warren, Empire Of Monsters: The Man Behind Creepy, Vampirella, And Famous Monsters
by Bill Schelly
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"This heavily illustrated biography features eye-opening -- often outrageous --anecdotes about Warren, a larger-than-life figure whose ability as a publisher, promoter, and provocateur make him a fascinating figure. In addition to Forrest J. Ackerman's Famous Monsters of Filmland, he published Help!, a magazine created by MAD's Harvey Kurtzman, which featured early work by John Cleese, Gloria Steinem, Terry Gilliam, Robert Crumb, and Diane Arbus; Creepy and Eerie magazines, with covers by show more painter Frank Frazetta and comics art by Steve Ditko, Wallace Wood, Bernie Wrightson, Al Williamson, and many others. His most famous co-creation, the character Vampirella, debuted in her own magazine in 1969, and continues to be published today."--Amazon.com. show lessTags
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My first issue of Famous Monsters was #169 (dated November 1980) with that delicious Basil Gogos cover painting of Norman Bates' mother! I was definitely a latecomer to that magazine which ended in 1983 and would have only been 7 years old when that issue came out, but I was a fan nonetheless! I also have memories of my mother buying me issues of Creepy and Eerie off the racks at our local grocery store.
This book was a fascinating journey through the history of Warren Publishing. As mentioned, I loved the magazines but knew nothing of the overall story of the company. This book was a fascinating and quite readable journey through the company's ups and downs and the people involved.
Great fun and well worth the read! Highly show more recommended.
FYI: Warren Publishing Archive: https://archive.org/details/warrenpublishing show less
This book was a fascinating journey through the history of Warren Publishing. As mentioned, I loved the magazines but knew nothing of the overall story of the company. This book was a fascinating and quite readable journey through the company's ups and downs and the people involved.
Great fun and well worth the read! Highly show more recommended.
FYI: Warren Publishing Archive: https://archive.org/details/warrenpublishing show less
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