| What happens when you take a comics fan with an overactive imagination and undeveloped social skills and give him his own comic book? You get Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragones' FANBOY, that's what! Now all six issues of this hilarious, aptly-titled miniseries are collected into a single volume, with a new cover by co-creator Aragones and an introduction by the Fanboy himself! FANBOY, a 144-page trade paperback by writer Evanier and artist Aragones (the co-creators of Groo), stars Finster, a mild-mannered comics shop employee and high-school dreamer who finds the imaginary worlds of comics more compelling than drab reality - except, of course, when it comes to trying to get the most popular girl in school to go out with him. Finster's quixotic advances not only open him up for endless abuse, but also blind him to the affections of the only girl not printed on wood pulp with whom he has a relationship. Who helps him to see the truth? Why, his comic-book heroes, of course - drawn by a host of the medium's most famed and acclaimed artists! And we're not kidding about the amazing talents involved here. Behold the exciting roster of big names: Neal Adams, Brent Anderson, Jordi Bernet, Will Blyberg, Dave Gibbons, Joe Giella, Mike Grell, Matt Haley, Russ Heath, Phil Jimenez, Gil Kane, Frank Miller, Jim Mooney, Kevin Nowlan, Jerry Ordway, Wendy Pini, Steve Rude, Marie Severin, Bill Sienkiewicz, Tom Simmons, Dan Spiegle, Dick Sprang, Bruce Timm, and Bernie Wrightson - not to mention the amazing cover art from the original six issues by Aragones, Ordway, Gil Kane, Kevin Maguire, Joe Kubert, Bob Kane, and Brian Bolland! This trade is...dare we say it?...a fanboy's dream come true! |
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