Now that I’ve had a few days to recover, here are some thoughts after attending Comic-Con International 2017 in San Diego. It was everything I wanted it to be! My goals in going were specific: first, to sign copies of my new book JOHN STANLEY, GIVING LIFE TO LITTLE LULU, to do two panels on the (…Read More)
As you can see from the snippet of Comic-Con’s Saturday programming guide, I’ll be appearing with Gary Groth on the panel JOHN STANLEY, GIVING LIFE TO LITTLE LULU, on Saturday. I’ve worked up a slide show presentation of highlights of Stanley’s life, which will serve as a springboard for our comments, and of course we (…Read More)
I recently received my author’s copy of my latest book, a biography of John Patrick Stanley, the creative genius behind the classic Little Lulu comic books of the 1940s and 1950s. This means copies are “in the pipeline” to everyone who pre-ordered it (for which I sincerely thank you). I’m writing this brief post mainly to point (…Read More)
Okay, folks, here’s just a bit about my next book, which will be an expanded version of the above captioned tome! Back in Year 2000, when I was putting the original book together, I conceived it as a memoir of my experience in comic fandom of the 1960s and early 1970s. The story in the (…Read More)
Happy New Year!!! Yes, it’s been a looooooong time since my last update, in July, when I won the Eisner Award for my biography of Harvey Kurtzman. It’s because, you guessed it, I’ve been busy—busier than ever. After the win, I was offered some nice book contracts, some for books that I want to (…Read More)
In a ceremony hosted by John Barrowman and others on Friday, June 22, my biography Harvey Kurtzman, The Man Who Created MAD and Revolutionized Humor in America won the Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Book! Since I wasn’t able to attend, I gave Fantagraphics publisher Gary Groth a message to read, if I won: “I’ve (…Read More)
OTTO BINDER, THE LIFE AND WORK OF A COMIC BOOK AND SCIENCE FICTION VISIONARY is a hit! Initial sales have been stronger than expected, and the reviews that have come in since its release on June 7 have been stellar. You can check out reviewer and reader reactions on Amazon.com, all rating the book either (…Read More)
Recently, the Eisner Award nominations were published, and (happy day!), my book Harvey Kurtzman, the Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor in America was among them, nominated for Best Comics-Related Book! Mad magazine was a game-changer in American popular culture in the 1950s, and the interest in this book has been tremendous. Those who (…Read More)
I just had the experience that all author’s love: holding a copy of their next book in their hands, and seeing it in final form. A galley copy of Otto Binder: The Life and Work of a Comic Book and Science Fiction Visionary arrived in my mailbox, and I couldn’t be happier with the job (…Read More)
Now that the “buzz” over my Harvey Kurtzman bio has died down, and we’re in the “lull” before the Otto Binder biography is re-issued on June 7, 2016, there hasn’t been a lot to write about here at billschelly.net…. but, I certainly don’t want to miss the chance to wish all of you a HAPPY (…Read More)