The Big Book Of | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Paradox Press (DC Comics) |
Format | Ongoing series |
Publication date | 1994–2000 |
Number of issues | 17 |
Creative team | |
Writer(s) |
Doug Moench John Wagner Paul Kirchner Jonathan Vankin |
Artist(s) |
Rick Geary Bob Fingerman Eric Shanower Lennie Mace Randy DuBurke Roger Langridge Frank Quitely Alec Stevens |
Editor(s) |
Andy Helfer Bronwyn Taggart Jim Higgins |
The Big Book Of is a series of graphic novel anthologies published by American company DC Comics imprint Paradox Press.
The Big Books were published between 1994 and 2000. Just over half of them (ten out of seventeen) were written by a single author (including Doug Moench and John Wagner), with Jonathan Vankin taking over the writing of the later volumes.
A wide range of artists worked on the stories. Notably it was the first American work for Frank Quitely.Rick Geary reckons he is the only artist to contribute to all seventeen volumes. E.C. alums Joe Orlando, George Evans and Marie Severin are present as are Russ Heath and Gray Morrow. The Big Books were the last stands of masters of horror Tom Sutton and Pat Boyette. Other artists who were regular contributors to the series as a whole include Bob Fingerman, Eric Shanower, Lennie Mace, Randy DuBurke, James Romberger, Salgood Sam, Steve Leialoha, Joe Sacco, Roger Langridge, and Alec Stevens.