{"product_id":"jim-shooter-conversations-paperback-2","title":"Jim Shooter: Conversations - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJason Sacks\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEric Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDominick Grace\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an American comic book writer, editor, and businessman, Jim Shooter (b. 1951) remains among the most important figures in the history of the medium. Starting in 1966 at the age of fourteen, Shooter, as the young protégé of verbally abusive DC editor Mort Weisinger, helped introduce themes and character development more commonly associated with DC competitor Marvel Comics. Shooter created several characters for the Legion of Super-Heroes, introduced Superman's villain the Parasite, and jointly devised the first race between the Flash and Superman. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When he later ascended to editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, the company, indeed the medium as a whole, was moribund. Yet by the time Shooter left the company a mere decade later, the industry had again achieved considerable commercial viability, with Marvel dominating the market. Shooter enjoyed many successes during his tenure, such as Chris Claremont and John Byrne's run on the \u003ci\u003eUncanny X-Men\u003c\/i\u003e, Byrne's work on the \u003ci\u003eFantastic Four\u003c\/i\u003e, Frank Miller's \u003ci\u003eDaredevil\u003c\/i\u003e stories, Walt Simonson's crafting of Norse mythology in \u003ci\u003eThor\u003c\/i\u003e, and Roger Stern's runs on \u003ci\u003eAvengers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Spider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as his own successes writing \u003ci\u003eSecret Wars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSecret Wars II\u003c\/i\u003e. After a rift at Marvel, Shooter then helped lead Valiant Comics into one of the most iconic comic book companies of the 1990s, before moving to start-up companies Defiant and Broadway Comics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Included here is a 1969 interview that shows a restless teenager; the 1973 interview that returned Shooter to comics; a discussion from 1980 during his pinnacle at Marvel; and two conversations from his time at Valiant and Defiant Comics. At the close, an extensive, original interview encompasses Shooter's full career.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Sacks\u003c\/b\u003e is author of many books of comics history, including \u003ci\u003eAmerican Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThriller: 7 Seconds to Save the World\u003c\/i\u003e; and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eAmerican Comic Book Chronicles: The 1990s\u003c\/i\u003e. He is coeditor (with Eric Hoffman and Dominick Grace) of \u003ci\u003eSteve Gerber: Conversations, \u003c\/i\u003epublished by University Press of Mississippi. \u003cb\u003eEric Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e is author of \u003ci\u003eOppen: A Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e. He coedited (with Jason Sacks and Dominick Grace) \u003ci\u003eSteve Gerber: Conversations \u003c\/i\u003eand (with Dominick Grace) \u003ci\u003eDave Sim: Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eChester Brown: Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSeth: Conversations; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Canadian Alternative: Cartoonists, Comics, and Graphic Novels\u003c\/i\u003e; and (with Nina Goss)\u003ci\u003e Tearing the World Apart: Bob Dylan and the Twenty-First Century, \u003c\/i\u003e all published by University Press of Mississippi. He is also author of several books of poetry, most recently \u003ci\u003eThis Thin Mean: New Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePresence of Life\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eLosses of Life\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eDominick Grace\u003c\/b\u003e is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Science Fiction of Phyllis Gotlieb: A Critical Reading\u003c\/i\u003e. He coedited (with Jason Sacks and Eric Hoffman) \u003ci\u003eSteve Gerber: Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand (with Eric Hoffman) \u003ci\u003eDave Sim: Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eChester Brown: Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSeth: Conversations;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Canadian Alternative: Cartoonists, Comics, and Graphic Novels\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by University Press of Mississippi\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47409167532253,"sku":"9781496818461","price":64.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/anhPVHlRQXY5ZnNLNHNOeUdiK0FoQT09_e940461e-bbb5-4ac3-9940-0a06f5210512.webp?v=1771150578","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/jim-shooter-conversations-paperback-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}