A sly, loving, and hilarious parody/tribute of late 1950s-era Marvel monster comics, Doris Danger: Giant Monsters Amok collects the best of the fictional Tabloia Weekly’s stories of giant monsters starring that fearless reporter, Doris Danger. Written and drawn as dead-on homages to the styles of Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Dick Ayers, these 20 stories recount Doris’s encounters with such monsters as “Ner-Nee-Nah,” “Spwum,” “Ho-Chee-Cha,” “X, Son of XI,” and many more. 
But this is parody on a meta-level, as “editor” Rob Oder takes you behind the scenes and reveals the secrets behind these comics ― the chaos, the “faster-faster/cheaper-cheaper” mentality, the never-ending deadlines, the despicable treatment of writers and artists, the contempt for fans, the blithe disregard for quality ― all presented with an unctuous, sunny veneer of jocular “sophistication” to readers. 
And that’s not all. Doris Danger: Giant Monsters Amok mixes its faux giant monster history with illustrations (“pin-ups!”) of giant monsters by actual comic book artists who wanted in on the fun: Arthur Adams, Mike Allred, Mark Bode, Tim Bradstreet, Jeffrey Brown, Sal Buscema, Geof Darrow, Colleen Doran, Michael Golden, Irwin Hasen, Gilbert Hernandez, Mario Hernandez, Peter Kuper, Michael Lark, Jae Lee, David Mack, Dean Motter, Bill Plympton, Esad Ribic, Steve Rude, Bill Sienkiewicz, Chris Sprouse, William Stout, Herb Trimpe, and Thomas Yeates. 
We’ll let Stan Lee have the last word: “Chris Wisnia has performed the amazing feat of taking the minor masterpieces that Jack Kirby and I had done and looking at them through a carnival’s distorting mirror.” Full-color illustrations throughout

Doris Danger: Giant Monsters Amok

Comics & Graphic Novels

Sprague, Ricky

Wisnia, Chris

Ayers, Dick

Graphic Novels

Fantagraphics Books

STOP USING ONLY 10% OF YOUR BRAIN CAPACITY!Zombie parties! Conceptual monsters! Diaphragmatic breathing! Secret Agents! Intellectual Property! Smart pills! Get ready to experience the SHARTBOOM-- the most exciting and thought-provoking collection of wholehearted comics ever assembled! You'll thrill to six original and unique works of brain-booming art, such as:"It's a Dead Man's Party": The dead make small talk--don't be afraid!"The Concept": Some of the most self-consciously counterintuitive minds in the world inadvertently create a rampaging monster with dangling protuberances!"The True Story of My Mid-Life Crisis": Take a look at what a mid-life crisis really looks like--featuring a glimpse of the author doing his diaphragmatic breathing!"'Action' Jones in Dr. Nefarious, the Senator of Cruelty": Secret Agent "Action" Jones goes undercover to prevent a villainous stratagem from reaching fruition!"Batman-Man": A hero discovers the dark Intellectual Property inspirations for a villain's horrifying plan!"Brain Test": Following the disappointing results of a brain test, the author's doctor prescribes him Smartinol to improve his cognitive abilities. But things take a shocking turn!Don't wait! Experience the SHARTBOOM today!

Shartboom Volume 1

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Superstar author Ed Gorman (of Dean Koontz's "Frankenstein") pens this demonic tale! Grayscaled graphic novel! The country is slipping away. The signs are all around you: Mass surveillance. Police militarization. Income inequality. Drugs. While investigating an explosion at a street protest, journalist Carl Kolchak uncovers the hidden, demonic origins of modern America. Can he get the story before the country is lost forever? And even if he does--will anyone care? Learn the answers in Kolchak: Dawn of the Demons!

Kolchak: Dawn of the Demons

Gorman, Ed

Moonstone

At the cutting edge of crime fiction, Mystery Weekly Magazine presents original short stories by the world's best-known and emerging mystery writers. The stories we feature in our monthly issues span every imaginable subgenre, including cozy, police procedural, noir, whodunit, supernatural, hardboiled, humor, and historical mysteries. Evocative writing and a compelling story are the only certainty. Get ready to be surprised, challenged, and entertained--whether you enjoy the style of the Golden Age of mystery (e.g., Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle), the glorious pulp digests of the early twentieth century (e.g., Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler), or contemporary masters of mystery. Our cover story, "One And Done" by Arthur Carey, follows a birdwatcher as he witnesses a murder causing the killer to set out to eliminate him. But the hunter picks the wrong prey. We have two very different locked room adventures this month. In Carlos Orsi's "The Adventure Of The Dead Frog", a controversial specimen is taken from a locked vault and every scientist is a suspect. And in "Arthur Kill" by Jeff Somers a retired cop has his doubts about his ex-wife's death, why she locked herself in his office ... and his stepson. Tim Major's "The Pale Shadow And The Conjuror" introduces us to sixteen-year-old Ephraim as he begins his pickpocketing apprenticeship, mentored by a notorious criminal, the Pale Shadow. Can they get away with the most ingenious art theft ever? "The International (Marketing) Incident" by Ricky Sprague touches on a topical subject when an uptight assistant in the international marketing department of a major Hollywood movie studio has to overcome his natural insecurities when his roommate is accused of murder.

Mystery Weekly Magazine: January 2018 (Mystery Weekly Magazine Issues)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Somers, Jeff

Orsi, Carlos

Major, Tim

Carey, Arthur

Mystery

Independently published

Mystery Magazine: June 2022 (Mystery Weekly Magazine Issues)

Literature & Fiction

Faraday, Jess

Roberts, Sherry

McCray, Brigitte N.

Dromey, John H.

McCaffery, Stanton

Parsons, J. R.

Belleranti, Guy

Short Stories & Anthologies

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