1982 Archives

"Reproduced from a rare original copy as a 1:1 hardcover book, featuring the legendary art of José Luis García-López" In 1982, Spanish-Argentine artist José Luis García-López was hired by DC Comics to design an in-house document, the DC Comics Style Guide, delivering a consistent look and characterization for DC's Super Heroes that influenced their comics, animated[...]

In 1982 the creator of Astro Boy, Osamu Tezuka went to the ninth Angoulême comic book festival. Sponsored by the Japanese government and accompanied by politicians, he turned the experience into a comic book, as recalled by Paul La Marca for Fumettologica. Which gives a chance to see what once was, through the eyes of an outsider… as he took one of his[...]