Bill Schelly
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Biographer and Comics Fandom Chronicler Bill Schelly Dies Unexpectedly at 67
Michael Dean outlines the life and accomplishments of one of comics’s preeminent biographers, Bill Schelly.
“He Was an Odd Individual Who Really Pushed the Boundaries”: An Interview with Bill Schelly about James Warren
The comics scholar talks at length about his career and his new book on publisher James Warren.
“They Changed My Life”: An Interview with Bill Schelly
A discussion with the comics scholar and Harvey Kurtzman biographer about his new memoir of growing up as a gay comics fan, the difference between fandom and criticism, the reality of comics as a profession, and his experiences with Steve Ditko.
Art Young Returns, and Nine More
At the top of Tumey’s stack of favorite books of 2017 sits a thick, five-pound book with about 800 old cartoons which are mostly political.
Talking to Bill Schelly, Comics Scholar and John Stanley Biographer
An interview with the author of a new biography of the great Little Lulu writer John Stanley.
SDCC 2011: 50 Years of Comic Book Fandom Panel
Mark Evanier moderates Jean Bails, Paul Levitz, Dick and Pat Lupoff, Richard Kyle, Bill Schelly, Roy Thomas and Maggie Thompson as they discuss the origins and history of comics fandom.