Press Release:
The Little Giant Comics Old School Comic Show is proud to bring you an opportunity to meet a LEGEND!! The one and only JIM STERANKO is coming to Concord NH April 23rd for ONE DAY ONLY!
JIM STERANKO has cut a ferocious path through the entertainment arts, with a dozen successful careers to his credit: author, magician, illustrator, escape artist, historian. He is cited as one of the prime architects of Marvel Comics and the co-creator of NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. He also wrote and drew CAPTAIN AMERICA, THE HULK, SUPERMAN, and THE X-MEN (for which he designed the classic title logo); generated more than 150 original storytelling devices and techniques that changed the direction of the comics medium; and evolved a devoted cult of followers who have nicknamed him The Innovator. WIZARD magazine credits Steranko as the 5th Most Influential Artist in the history of the form.
He has painted a multitude of movie posters, record albums, and book covers; and in 1975, created RED TIDE, the First Modern Graphic Novel. As the editor-publisher of the international newsstand entertainment magazine PREVUE, he conducted hundreds of superstar interviews and penned more than three million words over 25 years. He numbers among his friends and associate’s animation giants Ralph Bakshi and Shamus Culhane; writers Mickey Spillane, Arthur C. Clarke, and Ray Bradbury; and directors Federico Fellini, John Huston, Alain Resnais, and Orson Welles.
A select few will get the opportunity to have dinner with Jim after the show for DINNER & DISCOURSE. Details coming soon!!
Can’t attend the show? CBCS has mail-in opportunities as does Captured Collectibles (CGC).Â
For more information, please visit:Â www.oldschoolcomicshow.com
