James Warren, Empire of Monsters

Zusammenfassung 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.

Résumé
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.