Mar
19

Charlton Spotlight on Dick Giordano and George Wildman

Paul Kupperberg on March 19th, 2012

The seventh issue of Charlton Spotlight magazine is out, containing, among other things, an interview with one-time Charlton Comics editor and Popeye artist George Wildman, as well as remembrances of another one-time Charlton Comics editor and artist, the late, great Dick Giordano. I contributed a short piece on Mr. G, who had been both my boss and a friend, as does Ron Frantz.

Charlton Spotlight (“Exploring the History of the Charlton Comics Group”), published by Michael Ambrose, is an excellent source of information on the defunct Little Comic Book Company That Could and always a fun read.

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Mar
9

Everything’s Still Archie!

Paul Kupperberg on March 9th, 2012

Not only is the second Life With Archie: The Married Life graphic novel (collecting issues #7-12 of Life With Archie magazine) out this week, but the monthly Life With Archie magazine keeps making news…and just a bit of controversy!

The celebrated Life With Archie #16, featuring the well-publicized wedding of Kevin Keller and Clay Walker, has sold out (word is, copies are going for big bucks on eBay and Amazon), and has got a Million Moms mad at me and retail outlets like Toys ‘R’ Us which carried the issue. Seems those Million Moms have some kind of problem with love, commitment, and marriage, but I wish them well and thank them for the publicity.

And, last but not least, news broke this week of an upcoming story line, focusing on Cheryl Blossom and her battle with breast cancer.

I’ve said it before and it’s still true: I’m having the best time of my comics writing career on Life With Archie. Not only do I get to tell real stories about real people, but I’ve also being given the opportunity to put a spotlight on issues that don’t normally get much attention in the four-color funny book fantasy world. As much as some accuse us of sensationalism, my top priority is to tell a good story and, a million moms–who number far less than that, alliteration aside–here or there who make claims to the contrary, that’s just what we’re doing.

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Jan
8

Get ’em on eBay!

Paul Kupperberg on January 8th, 2012
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE #1-3 (1982)

Having uncovered several long boxes full of duplicate copies of the many hundreds of comic book stories I’ve written over the years, I’ve decided to start putting some of these books up on eBay, under my seller name, KAYEELL.
 

Please click on the captions under the pictures to take you to the eBay auction.

SHOWCASE #94-96 (1977)

THE PEACEMAKER #1-4 (1988)

THE PHANTOM STRANGER #1-4 (1987)

SECRETS OF THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1-3

I’m starting with the items above, and I plan to put some items up every day, time willing, so please keep checking back to see what’s available! All available autographed upon request.

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Jan
3

You’re All Cordially Invited…

Paul Kupperberg on January 3rd, 2012

I’ll let the solicitation speak for itself (that’s it’s job, ain’t it?).

LIFE WITH ARCHIE #16
“Archie Marries Veronica” – Kevin returns from battle a war hero and the whole gang have assembled to watch him tie the knot! However it’s not wedded bliss for all in attendance as the sting of separation from Veronica continues to pain Archie. Working class couple Reggie and Betty field an offer to star in a reality program showcasing their entrepreneurial nature while Dilton hatches a scheme with Mr. Lodge!
 “Archie Marries Betty” – Kevin’s wedding is upon us and you’re on the guest list! But how exactly did Kevin meet his significant other? Discover how right in these pages… Meanwhile Archie juggles teaching responsibilities with his marriage to Betty. Don’t miss out on the wedding event of the year that everyone’s talking about!
Script: Paul Kupperberg
Art: Fernando Ruiz, Pat Kennedy, Tim Kennedy, Al Milgrom, Bob Smith
Cover by Norm Breyfogle
Shipping Date: 12/21/11
On Sale at Comic Specialty Shops: 1/4/11
On Sale on Newsstands: 1/10/12
64-page, full color comic

$3.99 US.

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Nov
27

Me and Sergio Down By The Schoolyard

Paul Kupperberg on November 27th, 2011

Of Springdale Elementary School, that is!

My story “Model Citizen Simpson” (with art by James Lloyd and Dan Davis) shares the pages of Bongo Comics’ Simpsons Comics Presents Bart Simpson #64 (now on sale!) with my friend, the legendary Sergio Aragones’ tale, “An Easy Assignment,” as well as Peter Kuper’s “Viva La Bart!”

Even if you could care less about me, how can you pass up a comic book featuring both Sergio and Peter, two MAD Magazine mainstays? And, while I’m at it, I recommend another Bongo title: Sergio Aragones Funnies, a monthly mag of mayhem and mirth, all by Sergio hisself.

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Nov
26

99¢

Paul Kupperberg on November 26th, 2011

Everybody else is having a holiday sale, so why shouldn’t I? I’ve lowered the price of my novel, The Same Old Story on Amazon.com for the Kindle to 99¢. I hope you’ll take advantage of my holiday-induced genorosity.

It’s 1951 and the comic book industry is undergoing a recession that’s sent half the writers and artists in New York to the streets scrambling for the work that remains. Among that number is writer Max Wiser, former pulp scribe and son of a legendary N.Y.P.D. homicide cop, on whose life Wiser based his bestselling pulp stories. When the industry’s top writer dies in an accidental drunken tumble from a subway train that proves to have been murder, Max is plunged into a world of lies and conspiracy…discovering that there is often a fine line between real life and the pulp fiction around which he has built his life. Especially after the beautiful blonde mistress of the murdered man works her way into his life…and as the death toll mounts, Max Wiser learns that even in the cliche-ridden world of comics and the pulps, there’s really no such thing as The Same Old Story…

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Nov
25

It’s an ABSOLUTELY MAD, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Paul Kupperberg on November 25th, 2011

A retailer friend tells me he’s found a stash of the out-of-print ABSOLUTE MAD: 53 YEARS OF MAD MAGAZINE ON DVD-ROM, which includes every issue of the magazine from 1952-2006, over 600 issues, on a single disk. As I was DC Comics’ in-house editorial liaison with the publisher of the disk I can vouch for its coolness (like, it allow you to actually fold-in Al Jaffee’s Fold-Ins!), and while supplies last, as they say, you can get a brand-new, in-the-box copy for $39.99, plus shipping.

It’s Black Friday…buy a beloved MAD one the perfect Holiday Gift, right here on eBay!

You can tell them I sent you but nobody really cares.

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Nov
16

The New York Times Thinks Everything’s Archie!

Paul Kupperberg on November 16th, 2011

According to The New York Times’ Book Section, the Archie: The Married Life graphic novel is a “Graphic Novel Worthy of Being A Gift.” The article, “A Superhero For Your Stocking” by George Gene Gustines was published today and it reads something like this:

“Something exciting is happening in Riverdale, the longtime home of Archie Andrews. In THE MARRIED LIFE (Archie Comics, $19.99), written by Michael Uslan and Paul Kupperberg and illustrated by Norm Breyfogle, Archie has futures: one with Betty as his wife, the other with Veronica. It’s not all malt shops and sock hops: the gang must deal with a lousy economy, Veronica’s meddling father (in both plotlines) and the nagging thought that their best days may have been in high school.”

We are in fine company with books like LIFE WITH MR. DANGEROUS, by Paul Hornschemeier, THE WALKING DEAD, by Robert Kirkman, GREEN RIVER KILLER: A TRUE DETECTIVE STORY by Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case, MARVEL FIRSTS: THE 1960S, by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby et al, and others.

Stick that in your stocking and stuff it!

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Nov
14

Images from a New Jersey Comicon (NJ Comic Expo, Teaneck NJ)

Paul Kupperberg on November 14th, 2011
“Some days you can’t get rid of a bomb!”
The Dynamic Duo and the Jaunty Jew
Ready to take off aboard the Batcopter!
With artist and DC VP/Art Director, Mark Chiarello
Mark Chiarello, Captain Action Enterprises’ Ed Catto, and cartoonist/letterer Rick Parker
And speaking of Captain Action
Writer and one-time DC Comics’ production manager, Bob Rozakis
Lee Meriwether, Catwoman in the 1966 BATMAN movie, autographs the Batcopter from the same film
My pal (and collaborator) Jim Beard, editor of Sequential Arts’ GOTHAM CITY 14 MILES, to which I contributed an essay
Golden Age great and DONDI creator, the inimitable Irwin Hasen
Artist and one-time DC production artist, Steve Manion, with Papercutz editor/publisher Jim Salicrup, and Una McGurk
“Rest easy, citizens!”

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Nov
7

NJ Comic Expo (November 12-13)

Paul Kupperberg on November 7th, 2011

I’ll be a guest at this weekend’s upcoming NJ Comic Expo and Batvention, celebrating the 45th anniversary of the Batman TV show at the Teaneck Armory, Teaneck NJ, November 12 – 13.

Also appearing are a beevy of fabulous femmes from the Batman TV show, including Catwoman Lee Meriwether, Terry Moore, Sherry Jackson, Donna Loren, and others. And if that weren’t cool enough, the Batmobile and Batcopter will be on display, and Saturday night the convention hosts a screening of the 1966 Batman movie, with Ms. Meriwether appearing to share her memories of working on that film.

On the comics side, guests include legendary Golden Age and Dondi artist, the delightful Irwin Hasen, DC VP and art director, the equally fabulous and delightful Mark Chiarello, writer Danny Fingeroth (not so fabulous, but delightful nonetheless), artists Mark McKenna and Bob Wiacek, former DC writer and production manager, the legendarily fabulous Bob Rozakis, Joel Eisner (author of The Official Batman Batbook), and my pal Jim Beard, with whom I’ll be appearing on a panel discussing Gotham City 14 Miles, the Sequential Arts book about the Batman TV show to which I contributed an essay.

I’ll have a table so I’ll be on hand both days to say hi, talk, sign, whatever. Hope to see you there!

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