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James Warren, Empire Of Monsters: The Man Behind Creepy, Vampirella, And Famous Monsters

This heavily illustrated biography features eye-opening — often outrageous —anecdotes about Warren, a larger-than-life figure whose ability as a publisher, promoter, and provocateur make him a fascinating figure. In addition to Forrest J. Ackerman’s Famous Monsters of Filmland, he published Help!, a magazine created by MAD’s Harvey Kurtzman, which featured early work by John Cleese, Gloria Steinem, Terry Gilliam, Robert Crumb, and Diane Arbus; Creepy and Eerie magazines, with covers by painter Frank Frazetta and comics art by Steve Ditko, Wallace Wood, Bernie Wrightson, Al Williamson, and many others. His most famous co-creation, the character Vampirella, debuted in her own magazine in 1969, and continues to be published today.  

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 272
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781683961475
  • Genres
  • biography, horror, history, comics
  • Release date
  • 2019