Funny Animals and Teen-age Hi-jinks

by Simon & Kirby

In 1947, after their genre-defining superhero work and World War II and before their groundbreaking romance work, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby turned out funny animal comics and teenage comedy. This collection brings together some of their rarest work — light, funny, full of mid-century charm — back in print for the first time in decades.

Story and art by the legendary Simon & Kirby! Lettering by Howard Ferguson! Coloring by... unknown 1940s color person!
Art restored and introduction by Simon & Kirby expert Harry Mendryk
Context, info, and erudite interpretation by:
Kirby Museum director Rand Hoppe
Cartoonist and teacher Mark Badger
Jack Kirby's friend and underground cartoonist Bruce Simon
Romance comics scholar Sydney Heifler
and possibly more!
Lovingly curated and shepherded by the Kirby Museum Press.

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Weird Robot Tales

by Raffaele Ienco (writer/artist/colors)

Weird Robot Tales (modern day science-fiction horror) -- A secret revolution of machines is happening in our world right now. Robots are everywhere, delivering mail, riot control, assisting police and replacing soldiers in the military. At the same time, Professor Henry Paxton lectures his students about the dangers of artificial intelligence and their infiltration of society, claiming the growing population of bots are smarter than they let on, keeping their machine superiority a secret and developing new and smarter A.I. covertly. Henry is right and when a young woman is killed before she could tell him a powerful secret about the machines, he begins an investigation to discover conspiracies and horror beyond what anyone thought possible! Written and drawn/colored by Raffaele Ienco (Marvel Comics Star Wars: Darth Vader 2020, Hellverine, Mechanism, Epic Kill) Available in 4 single standard comics (#1, #2, #3, #4) or a single collected trade paperback collecting all the material into one book! Each single issue is 24 pages of story and art! Bonus materials included in every book (process artwork, character studies) and more!

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Yours Cruelly: Becoming Elvira Graphic Novel Adaptation

by Cassandra Peterson, David Avallone & Mariano Benitez-Chapo

In 2021, Cassandra Peterson (better known to the world as the horror hostess with the mostest Elvira, Mistress of the Dark) told the story of her personal life, her experiences in show business, and the creation of her iconic character, Elvira. Now David Avallone, the prolific modern writer of Elvira's comic-book exploits, teams up with illustrator Mariano Benitez Chapo to reanimate her memoir - this time, as a graphic novel that delves into her struggles with self-image, relationships, and career in a candid and revealing account of her life. This is the indispensable behind the curtains look at one of the biggest icons of horror and entertainment.

Rating: Teen+
Writer: Cassandra Peterson, David Avallone
Artist: Mariano Benitez-Chapo
Genre: Horror / Humor / Memoir
Page Count: 160

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