Did you know that Superman debuted in 1938 and is considered to have fuelled the birth of the superhero craze? Or that Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira was instrumental in introducing manga to the world outside of Japan? Readers will learn these stories and more as they are introduced to the pivotal creators of comics. From classic superhero tales like Spider-Man to epic fantasy adventures like Elfquest, comic books have inspired legions of devoted fans and accrue sales of over $1 billion annually. Awesome Minds: Comic Book Creators will walk kids ages 8 and up through the important milestones in comic book history and the visionaries who helped develop some of the most iconic fictional characters today. Each chapter is enhanced by full-colour illustrations, plus sidebars with time lines, fun facts, and more.Comic books are now fully part of mainstream pop culture, and this engaging read introduces kids ages 8 and up to the creators of the world's most beloved comics, as well as the unknown names that have guided the industry to where it is today.Alejandro Arbona began his publishing career nearly fifteen years ago as an editor and writer at Wizard: The Magazine of Comics, Entertainment, and Pop Culture, and his comic book writing has appeared in the Eisner Award-winning anthology Love is Love (DC Comics/IDW Publishing) and the independent sci-fi anthology Fearless Future. Alejandro was an editor at Marvel Comics and Valiant Entertainment; he currently edits Black Magick and The Old Guard for Image Comics, and Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network for Penguin Random House and Kodansha. Alejandro is the author of Awesome Minds: Video Game Creators. He lives in New York City.
