Today we get to celebrate comics by remembering the birthday of the father of the graphic novel, Will Eisner (March 6, 1917 – January 3, 2005). Known for creating The Spirit and longer stories such as A Contract With God, Eisner continues to be a reigning influence on comics and graphic storytelling. The high school friend of Bob Kane started his comics career at an early age and continued working until his death. Tufts University screens the 2007 film Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist on Thursday as we celebrate Will Eisner Week at Earth Prime Time.
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EARTH PRIME TIME: WILL EISNER WEEK 2013
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Tags: A Contract With God, Comic Books, comics, Graphic Novels, Illustration, Jack Kirby, Portrait of a Sequential Artist, The Spirit, Tufts University, Will Eisner
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EARTH PRIME TIME: BEST VALENTINE’S COMICS
All is well this Valentine’s Day. The champagne or sparkling grape juice is chilled and the Rat Pack playlist has been chosen. After dinner and chocolates, you and your sweetie, (perhaps just by yourself) are getting into bed with rose petals and a big fat juicy stack of comics. That’s right, Earth Prime Time has your most romantic four-color stories this week to read to your baby this Valentine’s Day.
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EARTH PRIME TIME: JACK KIRBY’S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS VOL. 1
Jack “King” Kirby created Captain America with Joe Simon in 1941. By 1970, Jack negotiated a deal with DC Comics to create the Fourth World series of books that showcased hero Orion along with the Forever People and Superman facing off against new villain Darkseid of the planet Apokolips. Kirby’s Fourth World is collected for the first time in affordable paperback from DC Comics, and continues to be at the top of the list of timeless superhero adventures. The King didn’t merely innovate comic book storytelling and create all of our long lasting heroes. Jack Kirby is why there is a comic book industry today. Continue reading
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EARTH PRIME TIME: CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT & COMMANDER X PREVIEW WITH JAY PISCOPO
Moonstone Books will co-publish a cross-over one shot with local publisher Nemo Publishing to rebirth the legendary golden age hero Captain Midnight in December 2012. We’re huge fans of the collaborators, Jay Piscopo (Nemo, Capt’n Eli) and Brian Augustyn (DC Comics, Gotham by Gaslight). Jay was kind enough to take us to the skies and give us a birds-eye view of what to expect! Continue reading
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UNDERNEATH THE COVER: TAK TOYOSHIMA
Our Creative Director Tak Toyoshima has received huge props for this week’s cover of the Dig. Continue reading
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Tags: Cover, Dig Weekly, Doom's Day, Fantastic 4 #49, Galactus, Jack Kirby, Judgment Day, Rapture, Tak Toyoshima
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