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Michael Turner is an artist whose name is synonymous with excellence, bringing a kinetic, dynamic freshness to whatever comic book property his tackled. From his crafting unforgettably iconic covers for such...

Masters of the Air: How the Bomber Boys Broke Down the Nazi War Machine has a well-earned place among World War II tomes, for both its deft writing and comprehensive, exhaustive research into the world’s...

What do J.R.R. Tolkien, Ursula K. Leguin, and HP Lovecraft all have in common? They, like a whole host of science fiction and fantasy creators, were influenced in same way by Lord...

What do J.R.R. Tolkien, Ursula K. Leguin, and HP Lovecraft all have in common? They, like a whole host of science fiction and fantasy creators, were influenced in same way by Lord Dunsany's The Gods of Pegana,...

For some time now, we've been huge fans of The Folio Society, the independent publisher of gorgeous hardback collections like DC: Batman (see our coverage here) and Marvel: Unforgettable Stories (read all...

Writer Steven Scott's love for the comics medium isn't something he hides--or could even if he tried. Whether it's about his past work in public relations for publishers or his reporting work or just...

Cartoonist Patrick McDonnell’s syndicated comic strip Mutts has had a special place in the hearts and minds of millions of readers over the years, with fans becoming deeply invested in and entertained by the...

Melding the genres of horror and paranormal investigation is an idea that is written in the storytelling DNA of so many of our favorite pieces of fiction, from The X-Files to Twin Peaks to even Buffy the...

Crisman Strunk Kentucky author Crisman Strunk’s life has been dominated by words for years. Whether it be through his work in crafting short stories, comics, and novels or through his role as an educator...

Chances are, if you think of Dracula, without question the world’s most famous vampire in all of pop culture, who you see in your mind’s eye is actor Béla Lugosi, who portrayed the Count in the 1931 film...