COMIC BOOK IMPLOSION EXPANDED ED SC (29 May Release)

In 1978¸ DC Comics launched a bold initiative to win over fans and retailers with an expanded line-up billed as 'The DC Explosion.' But mere weeks after its launch¸ DC's parent company pulled the plug¸ cancelling a slew of titles¸ and leaving stacks of completed comic book stories unpublished. Now¸ over 45 years after that 'DC Implosion¸' TwoMorrows Publishing recalls one of the most notorious events in comics. with an exhaustive oral history from Jenette Kahn¸ Paul Levitz¸ Len Wein¸ Mike Gold¸ Al Milgrom¸ and other creators and executives involved! Plus: detailed analysis and commentary by other top pros who were 'just fans' in 1978 (Mark Waid¸ Michael T. Gilbert¸ Tom Brevoort¸ and more)-examining how it changed the landscape of comics forever! This new Expanded Edition of the sold-out Eisner Award-nominated book explodes in full cover for the first time¸ with additional coverage of lost 1970s DC projects like Ninja the Invisible and an adaptation of 'The Wiz¸' Jim Starlin's unaltered cover art for Batman Family #21¸ content meant for cancelled Marvel titles such as Godzilla and Ms. Marvel¸ and more! By Keith Dallas and John Wells.