BACK IN PRINT! Steve Ditko, the co-creator of Spider-Man and Dr. Strange, remains an enigma, though this book draws us closer to the artist and gives us a better understanding of his amazing work. Introducing the very best of rare and striking Steve Ditko comic book stories and original art, this large-format beautifully showcases Ditko's work, with many reproductions of original art pieces by the master comic book artist. Edited and designed by Craig Yoe (Secret Identity), with essays by P. Craig Russell, John Romita, and Jerry Robinson, plus an introduction by Stan Lee. [(W/A/CA) Steve Ditko]
Steve Ditko's most creative comics are lovingly reproduced in a beautiful large format hardback book, "The Creativity of Steve Ditko," a companion to Craig Yoe's previous "The Art of Ditko." Forward by Paul Levitz with revealing essays by Mike Gold, Jack Harris, Mikal Banta, and Amber Stanton. Amber, daughter of fetish artist Eric Stanton, gives ground-breaking background about when her father and Ditko shared a studio for nearly a decade and worked on each others projects during the creation of Spider-Man. [(W/A/CA) Steve Ditko]
Edited by Blake Bell. In this fith volume of The Steve Ditko Archives, the legendary cocreator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange sets his pen to sometimesdisturbing flghts of fancy involving mermaids, mad scientists, alien invasions, exotic locales, and much more. Fantagraphics' meticulous full-color restoration gives these chilling Cold War-era yarns - many of which haven't seen print for more than half a century - a startling clarity. Story titles in this 220-page volume include: The Man Who Couldn't Die, Valley Of Eternity, The Statues That Came To Life, Inside The Crystal Globe, Mystery From Mars, and Doorway Into Tomorrow.
This fourth volume in Fantagraphics' on-going Steve Ditko Archives series features over 200 meticulously restored full-color pages by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko in his early prime - stories that have never seen a proper reprinting until now. Thrilling stories of suspense, mystery, haunted houses, and unsuspecting victims all delineated in Ditko's wildly idiosyncratic, masterful style. [(W) Steve Ditko (A/CA) Blake Bell]
