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James Van Hise
James Van Hise (born 1949) is an American popular culture historian and comic book author. He had a long connection with the popular fanzine ''Rocket's Blast Comicollector'' (''RBCC''), and was its editor/publisher from 1974 to 1983. He also had a lengthy association with Hal Schuster, owner of New Media Publishing and Pioneer Books. Van Hise is the author of more than ten books, many of them published by Pioneer Books. Career Van Hise's first published works were in the ranks of fandom. He (along with Larry Bigman) wrote the ''Al Williamson Collector'' column for ''RBCC'' in the early 1970s. In 1974, Van Hise became editor and publisher of ''RBCC''. He introduced new features and columns to the zine, freshening its aesthetic for new audiences. He and Don Rosa (another ''RBCC'' contributor) produced the 1976 Omnicon comic convention, held in Louisville, Kentucky, in July 1976; guests included Frank Brunner, DeForest Kelley, and Michael Kaluta. Around 1981, Van Hise hooked up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocket's Blast Comicollector
''Rocket's Blast Comicollector'' (''RBCC'') was a comics advertising fanzine published from 1964 to 1983. The result of a merger with a similar publication, ''RBCCs purpose was to bring fans together for the purpose of adding to their comic book collections. It also proved to be a launching pad for aspiring comic book creators, many of whom corresponded and exchanged their work through ''RBCC'', and published work in the fanzine as amateurs. ''RBCC'' featured fan-generated art, original articles, and advertisements from comic book fans and dealers. Debuting in the pre-direct market era (before the proliferation of comics retailers), ''RBCC'' was one of the first and largest forums for buying and selling comics through the mail — often, the only way for fans to acquire back issues was through advertisements in ''RBCC''. And, as ''ComicSource'' wrote, "''RBCC'' was also an educational forum, with rich articles devoted to comics and creators long absent from the newsstands, such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Kaluta
Michael William Kaluta, sometimes credited as Mike Kaluta or Michael Wm. Kaluta (born August 25, 1947), is an American comics artist and writer best known for his acclaimed 1970s adaptation of the pulp magazine hero ''The Shadow'' with writer Dennis O'Neil. He is the godfather of comedian and gamemaster Brennan Lee Mulligan. Early life Born in Guatemala to U.S. citizens, Kaluta studied at the Richmond Professional Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University). Career Kaluta's early work included a three-page adventure story, "The Battle of Shiraz", in Charlton Comics ''Flash Gordon'' #18 (Jan. 1970) and an adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs's '' Carson of Venus'' novels for DC Comics. Kaluta's influences and style are drawn from pulp illustrations of the 1930s and the turn-of-the-century poster work of Alphonse Mucha – his signature motif is elaborate decorative panel designs – rather than the comic books of the Silver Age. He has rarely worked with the superhero gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Hornet
The Green Hornet is a superhero created in 1936 by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, with input from radio director James Jewell. Since his 1930s radio debut, the character has appeared in numerous serialized dramas in a wide variety of media. The Green Hornet appeared in film serials in the 1940s, ''The Green Hornet'' television series in the 1960s, (which costarred Bruce Lee in his first adult role), multiple comic book series from the 1940s onwards, and a film in 2011. The franchise is owned by Green Hornet, Inc., which licenses the property across a wide variety of media that includes comics, films, TV shows, radio and books. As of the 2010s, the comic-book rights are licensed to Dynamite Entertainment. History Though various incarnations sometimes change details, in most versions the Green Hornet is the alter ego of Britt Reid (), the wealthy young publisher of the ''Daily Sentinel'' newspaper. By night, clad in a long green overcoat, gloves, green fedora hat and gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fright Night (comic Series)
''Fright Night'' is a 1988 comic book series published by Now Comics. It is based on the 1985 film ''Fright Night''. The first two issues simply adapt the film, but after that the plots are original. Plot Charley Brewster is an average teenager who finds his world turned upside-down when vampire Jerry Dandrige moves in next door. He enlists the aid of horror movie star/TV host Peter Vincent to kill Dandrige and they're successful—but not before Charley's best friend, Evil Ed, is transformed into a bloodthirsty monster who delights in tormenting his former buddy. Soon Peter and Charley team up to fend off a variety of monsters, including squid-men, a spider boy, aliens, a minotaur, an evil sorceress and the nefarious Legion of the Endless Night, a vampire coven which later resurrects Jerry Dandrige. Aiding Peter and Charley on their adventures are Charley's girlfriend, Natalia Hinnault, whose father has ties to the vampire underworld; Natalia's eccentric Aunt Claudia, who is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Real Ghostbusters (comics)
''The Real Ghostbusters'' is a comic series spun off from ''The Real Ghostbusters'' animated series. Versions were published by Marvel UK and NOW Comics. Publication of the series began on March 28, 1988. Publication history NOW Comics NOW Comics began publishing the series in August 1988. The series ran for two volumes, two annuals and one special. The first volume ran for twenty-eight issues. The series was primarily written by James Van Hise, with the exceptions being issue #4 by La Morris Richmond, and issue #21 which featured Marvel UK reprints due to production delays. John Tobias, Phillip Hester, Evan Dorkin and Howard Bender were among the pencilers for the series. The series went on hiatus for a time due to the publisher's financial difficulties, but was subsequently re-launched. The second volume ran for four issues, one special (''The Real Ghostbusters Spectacular 3-D Special'') and two annuals (one regular and one 3-D). The series had a main story that ran from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NOW Comics
NOW Comics was a comic book publisher founded in late 1985 by Tony C. Caputo as a sole-proprietorship. During the four years after its founding, NOW grew from a one-man operation to operating in 12 countries, and published almost 1,000 comic books. The company was headquartered in the Chicago Loop in Chicago, Illinois. Most NOW titles were the results of licensing arrangements with such companies as Columbia Pictures, Columbia (Sony) Pictures, Broadway Video, ELP Communications, CBS, CBS Entertainment, Inc., Speed Racer, Speed Racer Enterprises, and Leisure Concepts, resulting in titles like ''Vector'', ''Mr. T (comics), Mr. T & The T-Force'', ''Speed Racer#Comic adaptations, Speed Racer'', ''Astro Boy (NOW Comics), The Original Astro Boy'', ''Alias'', ''Terminator: The Burning Earth'', ''The Real Ghostbusters (comics), The Real Ghostbusters'' and ''Ghostbusters II#Comic book adaptation, Ghostbusters II'', ''Fright Night (comic line), Fright Night'', ''Married... with Children#C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Famous Monsters Of Filmland
''Famous Monsters of Filmland'' is an American film genre, genre-specific List of film periodicals, film magazine, started in 1958 by publisher James Warren (publisher), James Warren and editor Forrest J Ackerman. ''Famous Monsters of Filmland'' directly inspired the creation of many other similar publications, including ''Castle of Frankenstein'', ''Cinefantastique'', ''Fangoria'', ''The Monster Times'', and ''Video Watchdog''. In addition, hundreds, if not thousands, of ''FM''-influenced horror, fantasy and science fiction film-related Fanzine#Horror film fanzines, fanzines have been produced, some of which have continued to publish for decades, such as ''Midnight Marquee'' and ''Little Shoppe of Horrors''. Publication history 1958–1983 ''Famous Monsters of Filmland'' was originally conceived as a one-shot publication by Warren and Ackerman, published in the wake of the widespread success of the ''Shock Theater'' package of old horror movies syndicated to American televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forrest J Ackerman
Forrest James Ackerman (November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American magazine editor; science fiction writer, and literary agent; a founder of science fiction fandom; a leading expert on science fiction, horror, and fantasy films; a prominent advocate of the Esperanto language; and one of the world's most avid collectors of genre books and film memorabilia. He was based in Los Angeles, California. As a literary agent, he represented such science fiction authors as Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, A. E. van Vogt, Curt Siodmak, and L. Ron Hubbard. For more than 70 years, he was one of science fiction's staunchest spokesmen and promoters. He was the founding editor and principal writer of the American magazine ''Famous Monsters of Filmland'', published by Warren Publishing. He co-created the character Vampirella, based on the 1968 Jane Fonda film '' Barbarella''. AdditionaWebcitation archive Ackerman also acted in films from the 1950s into the 21st century. He appears in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Comic-Con
San Diego Comic-Con is a comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention Center. Founded in 1970, originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fantasy media, Comic-Con has grown to include a large range of popular culture, pop culture and entertainment elements across virtually all genres. According to ''Forbes'', Comic-Con is the "largest convention of its kind in the world". Since 2010, Comic-Con has filled the San Diego Convention Center to capacity with over 130,000 attendees. Comic-Con is home to the Eisner Awards, which recognizes creative achievement in American comic books, often referred to as the comic industry's equivalent to the Academy Awards. San Diego Comic Convention, Trade name, doing business as Comic-Con International, is the corporate name of the public-benefit nonprofit corporation behind Comic-Con. The corporation also organizes WonderCon, an annual convention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Comics
Pacific Comics was a comic book Distribution (marketing), distributor and Comic book publisher, publisher active from 1971 to 1984. The company began as a San Diego, California, comic book shop owned by brothers Bill Schanes, Bill and Steve Schanes, later moving into comics distribution and then publishing. As a publisher, starting in 1981, Pacific took early advantage of the growing direct market, attracting a number of writers and artists from DC Comics and Marvel Comics to produce creator ownership, creator-owned titles, which were not subject to the Comics Code, and thus were free to feature more mature content. History Origins In 1971, the Schanes brothers (Steve Schanes, age 17, and Bill Schanes, age 13) co-founded Pacific Comics, which started out as a mail-order company, selling to consumers via advertisements in the ''Comics Buyer's Guide''. This led to ads inside some Marvel Comics, Marvel comics, and ultimately to tangible retail stores. The first Pacific Comics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Dolphin Enterprises
Pacific Comics was a comic book distributor and publisher active from 1971 to 1984. The company began as a San Diego, California, comic book shop owned by brothers Bill and Steve Schanes, later moving into comics distribution and then publishing. As a publisher, starting in 1981, Pacific took early advantage of the growing direct market, attracting a number of writers and artists from DC Comics and Marvel Comics to produce creator-owned titles, which were not subject to the Comics Code, and thus were free to feature more mature content. History Origins In 1971, the Schanes brothers (Steve Schanes, age 17, and Bill Schanes, age 13) co-founded Pacific Comics, which started out as a mail-order company, selling to consumers via advertisements in the ''Comics Buyer's Guide''. This led to ads inside some Marvel comics, and ultimately to tangible retail stores. The first Pacific Comics store opened in Pacific Beach, California, in 1974, and business was soon doing so well that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Trek
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the Star Trek: The Original Series, series of the same name and became a worldwide Popular culture, pop-culture Cultural influence of Star Trek, phenomenon. Since its creation, the franchise has expanded into List of Star Trek films, various films, List of Star Trek television series, television series, List of Star Trek games, video games, List of Star Trek novels, novels, and Star Trek (comics), comic books, and it has become one of the most recognizable and List of highest-grossing media franchises, highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The franchise began with ''Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek'' (''The Original Series''), which premiered on September 6, 1966, on Canada's CTV Television Network, CTV network. In the US it debuted on September 8, 1966, on NBC. The series followed the voyages of the crew of the Starship Enterprise, starship USS ''Ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
