Sense of wonder
Subtitle: my life in comic fandom--the whole story
By: Bill Schelly
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9781623171513
Subjects: Comic books, strips; Comic book fans; Biography; Gay men; History and criticism
Description: "A fascinating story of growing up as a gay fan of comic books in the 1960s, building a fifty-year career as an award-winning writer, and interacting with acclaimed comic book legends, Award-winning writer Bill Schelly relates how comics and fandom saved his life in this engrossing story that begins in the burgeoning comic fandom movement of the 1960s and follows the twists and turns of a career that spanned fifty years. Schelly recounts his struggle to come out at a time when homosexuality was considered a mental illness, how the egalitarian nature of fandom offered a safe haven for those who were different, and how his need for creative expression eventually overcame all obstacles. He describes living through the AIDS epidemic, finding the love of his life, and his unorthodox route to becoming a father. He also details his personal encounters with major talents of 1960s comics, such as Steve Ditko (co-creator of Spider-Man), Jim Shooter (writer for DC and later editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics), and Julius Schwartz (legendary architect of the Silver Age of comics)"--
Notes: Includes index.

"Part 1 of this book was published in 2001 by TwoMorrows Publishing, and is presented here in slightly revised form. Part 2 is entirely new, written for this edition."--ECIP galley.