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Bill Schelly

Gary Groth on Bill Schelly

Gary Groth | September 27, 2019

Bill Schelly Tributes

The Editors | September 24, 2019

Reviews

James Warren, Empire of Monsters: The Man Behind Creepy, Vampirella, and Famous Monsters

Paul Buhle | March 14, 2019

Articles

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.

Michael Dean | September 18, 2019

“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.

Frank M. Young | March 21, 2019

“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.

Dan Nadel | May 16, 2018

Gary Gerani

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.

Paul Tumey | January 19, 2018

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.

Mark Newgarden | June 30, 2017

Gary Gerani

20 Comic Favorites of 2015

Paul Tumey’s top of the heap.

Paul Tumey | January 4, 2016

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.

Kristy Valenti | July 29, 2011

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