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

By Bill Schelly

Book Overview

Paperback edition. This heavily illustrated biography features eye-opening -- often outrageous --anecdotes about Warren, a larger-than-life figure whose ability as a publisher, promoter, and provocateur make him a fascinating figure. In addition to Forrest J. Ackerman's Famous Monsters of Filmland, he published Help!, a magazine created by MAD's Harvey Kurtzman, which featured early work by John Cleese, Gloria Steinem, Terry Gilliam, Robert Crumb, and Diane Arbus; Creepy and Eerie magazines, with covers by painter Frank Frazetta and comics art by Steve Ditko, Wallace Wood, Bernie Wrightson, Al Williamson, and many others. His most famous co-creation, the character Vampirella, debuted in her own magazine in 1969, and continues to be published today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1683964179
• ISBN13: 9781683964179
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher