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By: Mark Evanier
Publisher: Abrams
February 22, 2008
Because Mark Evanier had started out as an assistant to Jack Kirby in the Seventies and became a life-long friend of the Kirby family from that time on, I approached this book with suspicion. Was this going to be another "Kirby-could-do-no-wrong" tribute, glossing over anything that showed him as multi-faceted as any human being, good and bad? Thankfully, no. It isn't that Evanier paints a warts-'n... more
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| 2. Superheroes in My Pants | 
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By: Mark Evanier
Publisher: TwoMorrows Publishing
2004-06
Book provides a great deal of information on the people who worked at Fawcett Comics, but little information on the characters they created... more
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| 3. Comic Books and Other Necessities of Life | 
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By: Mark Evanier, Sergio Aragones
Publisher: TwoMorrows Publishing
July 01, 2002
Like a lot of guys who came of age in the 1960's, comic books were the defining literature of my childhood. (And I use the term "literature" loosely, since the titles I followed most enthusiastically as a kid were the Superman family comics edited by Mort Weisinger, the legendarily gimmick-obsessed editor who never met a color of kryptonite he didn't like.) Printed cheaply and sold for almost nothing... more
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| 4. DNAgents Volume 1: Born Orphans | 
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By: Mark Evanier, Will Meugniot
Publisher: About Comics
July 21, 2004
Three and a half stars for this one, actually.
So I've got a soft spot for the underdog, independent comic books which came out in the 1980s. DNAgents happens to be one of the earlier titles, having debuted in 1983 under the Eclipse Comics banner. The concepts behind the DNAgents (human cloning, genetic manipulation, evil corporations) might seem a bit tired and hand-me-down nowadays... more
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| 5. Fanboy |
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By: Mark Evanier
Publisher: DC Comics
August 01, 2001
What can I say? Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragones put together? Can't beat that!! :)... more
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| 6. Panel Two: More Comic Book Scripts By Top Writers | 
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By: Nat Gertler, Peter David, Scott McCloud, Judd Winick, Bill Mumy, Mark Evanier, Miguel Ferrer
Publisher: About Comics
April 01, 2003
People hoping to gain an understanding of how to write comic books really couldn't find a better source than "Panel One," the previous volume edited by Nat Gertler collecting comic book scripts and roughs by various creators. "Panel Two" is more of the same, but not as polished. There are more of the "thumbnail" versions of scripts, and some that are so detailed it's almost like reading the comic itself... more
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| 7. Boogeyman |
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By: Sergio Aragones, Mark Evanier, Mark Evanier
Publisher: Dark Horse
June 23, 1999
These comics are sort of like Sergio and Mark's version of horror comics. In them, an old gravedigger narrates stories about the "Boogeyman". The Boogeyman is not a physical being, but rather is the symbolic manifestation of people's fears. The narrative structure gives ample opportunity to tell (mostly) humorous stories about human fears. If you are familar with Sergio's other collaborations with... more
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| 8. Groo: Most Intelligent Man in the World |
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By: Sergio Aragones, Mark Evanier
Publisher: Dark Horse
December 02, 1998
Check out that title. Those guys, Aragones and Evanier, pretty funny eh? Like that would ever happen. He must be sick, or taken over, or replaced , or something, because he starts sounding like his brain must be functioning.
This draws anybody and everybody that Groo has beaten up, destroyed, maimed or stressed in the past to come and find out what the hell is going on.
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| 9. The Groo Maiden |
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By: Sergio Aragones, Mark Evanier
Publisher: Dark Horse
May 08, 2002
Groo and Chakaal. Well, Groo wants it to be Groo and Chakaal. Chakaal is a woman that is pretty handy with the pigstickers herself, and, her brain actually works. There is no chance that she would ever be in love with Groo. Or, at least you would hope so. A besotted brainless cheese dipping barbarian is pretty funny though.
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| 10. Justice League of America Archives, Vol. 6 (DC Archive Editions) |
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By: Gardner Fox
Publisher: DC Comics
July 01, 2000
I held off buying the DC Archive editions for years because of the hefty price. Then I bought a couple used and I saw that they are worth every penny. At least they are worth it if you grew up with these titles. It was amazing how many of these stories (and specific panels) that I personally remembered after nearly 50 years.
Volume six contains stories originally published in Justice... more
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