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| Founded | 1994; 31 years ago (1994) |
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| Founder | John Morrow Pam Morrow |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Distribution | Diamond Book Distributors[1] |
| Publication types | Magazines, books, DVDs |
| Official website | twomorrows |
TwoMorrows Publishing is a publisher of magazines about comic books, founded in 1994 by John and Pam Morrow out of their small advertising agency inRaleigh, North Carolina, United States. Its products also include books and DVDs.
TwoMorrows publishes the following magazines:
Defunct magazines include
After the death of comics creatorJack Kirby, lifelong Kirby fan John Morrow and his wife Pam contacted Roz Kirby, the artist's widow, about an ongoing magazine devoted to her husband's work and legacy. She gave it her authorization.[citation needed]
Jack Kirby Collector was first published in limited quantities as a small, black-and-white magazine focusing on Kirby artwork and articles by Morrow and a few fellow collectors and fans. As each issue grew in size, it began to include rare or previously unpublished Kirby art, as well asuninked pencil versions of published art. Soon the magazine was being published on better paper, with glossy color covers. New and veteran comics artists were given the chance to ink reproductions of Kirby's original pencil work. Each issue carried the notation "Fully Authorized by the Kirby Estate". The magazine went on to be nominated for several awards. First issue was published September 5, 1994.[citation needed]
The Morrows launched fundraiser projects to fund the preservation of thethermostatic[clarification needed] copies of Kirby's uninked pencils by scanning over 5,000 pages and cleaning them for future researchers and readers.[citation needed]
Jack Kirby Collector contributorJon B. Cooke approached the two Morrows about launching another magazine that would cover the comics of the 1960s and 1970s. This magazine,Comic Book Artist, launched under the TwoMorrows imprint in 1998 and would go on to win severalEisner Awards. TwoMorrows also picked upComicology, a magazine devoted to current comics, and which lasted four issues.
TwoMorrows expanded again with a revival of former Marvel editor-in-chiefRoy Thomas 1960s fanzine,Alter Ego — initially as aflip book withComic Book Artist, then in 1999 as a standalone publication.
In 2001, TwoMorrows launchedDraw! a magazine edited by animation and comics artistMike Manley that centered on how-to and related articles for cartoonists and animators. At the same time, comics author and editorDanny Fingeroth startedWrite Now, a magazine of how to write comics and animation. In 2003, Jon B. Cooke left TwoMorrows to takeComic Book Artist to another publisher,Top Shelf Productions. The Morrows hired former comics writer and editorMichael Eury, author of the bookCaptain Action, to launch a successor publication. The new title,Back Issue!, debuted in 2003.[3][4]Rough Stuff magazine, a spin-off ofBack Issue!, focusing on previously unpublished penciled pages, preliminary sketches, detailed layouts and unused inked artwork debuted in July 2006.
TwoMorrows has also published several books devoted to comics and comic history. The first was the Eisner Award-winningtrade paperbackStreetwise, a collection of autobiographical stories by such creators asJack Kirby,Sergio Aragones,Sam Glanzman,Murphy Anderson, andNick Cardy. Others includeTheWarren Companion andTheFawcett Companion, chronicling the histories of the defunct publishers;Kimota! TheMiracleman Companion, about theBritish comic book character;G-Force Animated: The OfficialBattle of the Planets book, detailing the animated TV series; and threeThe All Star Companions by Roy Thomas,The Legion Companion, andThe Justice League Companion, and several other books devoted toGolden Age andSilver Age of comic books titles and heroes.
Along with books devoted to such artists asMurphy Anderson,Dick Giordano,George Tuska,Gene Colan,Wally Wood, andKurt Schaffenberger, as well as to writerAlan Moore, TwoMorrows has published books about how comics are created, such asPanel Discussions,Comics Above Ground, andActing with a Pencil. Additionally, the company has published three collections of columns on comics by writerMark Evanier; checklists of the works of Kirby and Wood; and the "Modern Masters" series by writer-editor Eric Nolan-Weathington.
In 2006, TwoMorrows expanded into DVDs by producing an art-instruction video, and a DVD version of the company'sGeorge Pérez Modern Masters book.
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