February 2, 2012
TwoMorrows Publishing is running a sale on their Companion books through Valentine’s Day…for 40% off list price! That means you can pick up The Flash Companion for only $16.17!
So what is The Flash Companion?
It’s a book published in 2008 detailing the behind-the-scenes history of The Flash from Jay Garrick’s first appearance in 1940 through the death of Bart Allen and return of Wally West, including the 1990 TV series.
Most of it is about the artists and writers who have worked on the character. Articles on Gardner Fox, Sheldon Moldoff, and Julius Schwartz. Interviews with legends like Carmine Infantino, who reveals the origin of the Rogues, and Harry Lampert. Cary Bates on going serial in the seventies. Mike Baron’s fast living with Wally West. Mark Waid on creating Impulse, his reaction to Bart Allen’s death, and his tribute to the late Mike Wieringo.
“Flash facts” about critical turning points. Pages and plots from the stories that went unpublished when Flash Comics was canceled. The Flash who DC almost introduced after Crisis on Infinite Earths. The actor who turned down the role of Barry Allen.
Artwork and photos. Lost covers. A Rogue’s Gallery.
The book was written by Keith Dallas, who recruited a number of Flash fans (including myself) from the Comic Bloc forums to contribute additional material.
I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in the history of the Flash, or in the writers and artists who have created and guided the character for the past 70 years.
(Full disclosure, since I contributed a few articles: No, I don’t get any money for it, unless you buy it through my Amazon link in the sidebar — but then, you’d miss out on the discount price at TwoMorrows.)
November 28, 2011
TwoMorrows is going beyond Cyber Monday to hold a full “Cyber Week” sale, putting their entire back-stock of books on sale for 50% off. That includes the Companion books focusing on characters, teams and series, the Modern masters books focusing on artists, and more.
If you’ve been eyeing that Flash Companion cover in the sidebar for a while and haven’t picked it up, now’s your chance. I’m planning to pick up the hardcover edition of Carmine Infantino: Penciler Publisher Provocateur. Fans of the Flash in the 1990s may also be interested in the Modern Masters: Mike Wieringo book.
The sale on Twomorrows’ website runs through December 5.
September 8, 2010
In just a few weeks, TwoMorrows Publishing (the company that brought you The Flash Companion
) is releasing Carmine Infantino: Penciler, Publisher, Provocateur, a profile and extensive interview with the legendary artist by Jim Amash and Eric Nolen-Weathington.
The book arrives September 22 in two editions: a 224-page softcover and a 240-page hardcover with an additional 16-page color section not found in the paperback edition.
Even better: They’re offering a free 25-page preview [5.4MB PDF] online, pulled from an extensive interview on launching the Silver Age Flash and the artist’s approach to design, all heavily illustrated.
Carmine Infantino is the artistic and publishing visionary whose mark on the comic book industry pushed conventional boundaries. As a penciler and cover artist, he was a major force in defining the Silver Age of comics, co-creating the modern Flash and resuscitating the Batman franchise in the 1960s. As art director and publisher, he steered DC Comics through the late 1960s and 1970s, one of the most creative and fertile periods in their long history.
Join historian and inker Jim Amash (Alter Ego magazine, Archie Comics) and Eric Nolen-Weathington (Modern Masters book series) as they document the life and career of Carmine Infantino, in the most candid and thorough interview this controversial living legend has ever given, lavishly illustrated with the incredible images that made him a star. Carmine Infantino: Penciler, Publisher, Provocateur shines a light on the artist’s life, career, and contemporaries, and uncovers details about the comics industry never made public until now.
Carmine Infantino: Penciler, Publisher, Provocateur will be available on September 22.
March 21, 2010
TwoMorrows Publications (publishers of The Flash Companion) will be releasing The Age of TV Heroes on Wednesday, March 24. The full-color hardcover book covers live-action TV super-heroes from the early Superman adventures and the Adam West Batman through Smallville, stopping off to visit Wonder Woman, Shazam and, yes, the Flash.
The Age of TV Heroes examines the history of the live-action television adventures of everyone’s favorite comic book heroes! This handsome full-color hardcover features the in-depth stories of the actors and behind-the-scene players that made the classic super-hero television programs we all grew up with. From legendary shows like The Adventures of Superman and Batman, to the modern era of The Tick and Smallville, it’s colorfully presented in vivid detail, lavishly designed with a bevy of color photographs. Included are new and exclusive interviews and commentary from Adam West (Batman), Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman), Patrick Warburton (The Tick), Nicholas Hammond (Spider-Man), William Katt (The Greatest American Hero), Jack Larson (The Adventures of Superman), John Wesley Shipp (The Flash), Jackson Bostwick (Shazam!), and many more, including comments from Reb Brown, Stephen J. Cannell, Chip Kidd, Stan Lee, Noel Neill, John Romita, Alex Ross, Ilya Salkind, Lou Scheimer, Lorenzo Semple, Lyle Waggoner, and other actors, producers, and crew. Re-experience the pop culture birth of the super-hero phenomenon, and relive the first time that these heroes came to life on TV! Written by Jason Hofius and George Khoury, with a new cover by superstar painter Alex Ross
The publisher has posted a free 12-page preview [PDF] on their website, and is offering a 15% discount on purchases through their online store.
November 7, 2009
Some linkblogging for the weekend:
Collected Editions has spotted info on the Wenesday Comics hardcover, Final Crisis paperback and more.
Silver Age Gold points out that the science in the Flash…doesn’t always make sense.
TwoMorrows is holding a $10 sale on Modern Masters books, focusing on artists from Mike Allred to Mike Wieringo (with other artists who aren’t named Mike!).
Slightly off-topic, through Bad Astronomy I found a reference to 2012hoax, a site focused on debunking the idea that the world as we know it will end in December 2012.
October 10, 2009
I keep meaning to post about this and forgetting! TwoMorrows Publishing is running a 30%-off sale on their line of Companion books through October 31. Of course this includes Keith Dallas’ The Flash Companion.
The book is full of interviews with artists and writers, articles about the various eras of the character’s history, and more. I actually contributed a couple of Rogue Profiles to the book.
Check out past entries about the book for more info and some excerpts. It’s absolutely worth picking up.
The sale applies to purchases made on TwoMorrows’ website through October 31, 2009.
September 2, 2009
Just a quick item: TwoMorrows, publishers of The Flash Companion, is offering a 50%-off sale this month on back issues of their magazines including:
- Back Issue!
- Jack Kirby Collector
- Draw!
- Alter Ego
- Rough Stuff!
- Write Now!
- Comic Book Artist
- BrickJournal
The sale is good for orders on TwoMorrows’ website through the end of December.
