Comics Creators on Spider-Man

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The greatest creators in comics discuss the impact and importance of Spider-Man, and talk about how they have brought the web-slinger to life on the page over four decades. Illustrated with original script pages and all stages of artwork from sketchbook to finished page, this is pure heaven for every Spidey fan! This groundbreaking book features revealing interviews with Spider-Man's writers and artists throughout the strip's history, from original creator Stan Lee to current writer Brian Michael Bendis, from key artist John Romita to fan-favourite Todd McFarlane, and many other lively personalities behind the wall-crawling wonder. Instructional, fascinating and humorous, this book has something for comics fans, wannabe artists and hardened professionals alike.

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Essex Chronicles, Thursday 29 July, 2004: " Fans of the comic book Spidey will definitely want to pick up Comics Creators, a fascinating study of the creative process involved in telling the web-slinger's adventures over the last 40 years." The List 8-22 July 2004, review by Dave Martin: " Full of insights which will delight..."

Author Bio

Tom DeFalco is a comics industry giant. Formerly editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, he is responsible for an astonishing body of comics work, including long runs both writing and editing across the entire Spider-Man universe. (Defalco comics). His most recent non-comics work is Spider-Man: The Ultimate Guide, published in 2001 by Dorling Kindersley.