Harvey Kurtzman’s Marley’s Ghost Sweepstakes!
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5) Winner will receive an 11”x14” Pencil Sketch of Marley’s Ghost Characters by artist Gideon Kendall worth $200.
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Harvey Kurtzman’s Marley’s Ghost Now Available Exclusively from comiXology Originals
Special introductory price of $2.99 on comiXology and Kindle
& free for comiXology Unlimited and Kindle Unlimited subscribers
“To me (and many others) Harvey was like a Pied Piper. He would whistle and we would follow him anywhere. Even the rewarding life at Mad that I’ve had these past sixty years would never have come about
if it weren’t for its creator, Harvey.” —Al Jaffee, Mad Magazine
“Almost all American satire today follows a formula that Harvey Kurtzman thought up.”
—Richard Corlis, Time Magazine
November 8, 2017, New York, NY – ComiXology, Amazon’s premier digital comic shopping & reading service, debuts the next comiXology Originals release – Harvey Kurtzman’s Marley’s Ghost, the graphic novel adaptation of Charles Dickens’s beloved classic A Christmas Carol – at a special introductory price of $2.99 on comiXology and free for comiXology Unlimited and Kindle Unlimited subscribers.
Just in time for the holiday season, comiXology is proud to bring readers Harvey Kurtzman’s Marley’s Ghost (120 pages / color), a gorgeous graphic novel based on Harvey Kurtzman’s unfinished work. Harvey Kurtzman’s Marley’s Ghost will be available for purchase on comiXology and Kindle as part of the comiXology Originals line of exclusive digital content. Readers can also enjoy this new telling of the classic holiday tale by signing up for a free 30-day trial of comiXology Unlimited or Kindle Unlimited.
In the 1950s, legendary comics creator Harvey Kurtzman had plans to adapt Charles Dickens’s classic story A Christmas Carol into what would become known as a graphic novel. However, the project was never brought to fruition and the pages, thumbnails, and notes that Kurtzman had created remained unfinished. Artist Gideon Kendall and writers Josh O’Neill and Shannon Wheeler– under the supervision of the Kurtzman Estate and book packagers Kitchen, Lind & Associates – teamed up to finish Kurtzman’s dream project for comiXology. Harvey Kurtzman’s Marley’s Ghost adapts and expands upon Kurtzman’s extensive breakdowns and notes to make his long-lost vision a reality.
“With Harvey Kurtzman’s Marley’s Ghost, families everywhere can enjoy this retelling of a holiday favorite, while comic aficionados will marvel at this now completed Kurtzman work.”said Chip Mosher, comiXology’s Head of Content & Senior Director of Communications. “Marley’s Ghost is a one-of-a-kind collaboration between some of the greatest creative talents of any time. Once you dive in, you’ll be hit by the tour-de-force storytelling of Josh O’Neill and Shannon Wheeler, along with Gideon Kendall’s finishes on Kurtzman’s roughs that delivers Dickens’s A Christmas Carol for audiences today.”
You can pre-order comiXology Originals, exclusive digital content only available on comiXology and Kindle!
Adventure Time Marshall Lee Spectacular contains three all-new original Marshall Lee stories set in KaBOOM!/BOOM! Studios’ bestselling continuation of Cartoon Network’s “Adventure Time” TV show. The first story features New York Times bestselling writer Mariko Tamaki (*Skim, Supergirl*) with artist Audrey Mok (*Josie and the Pussycats*), followed by stories teaming up writer Melanie Gillman (*As the Crow Flies, Steven Universe*) with artist Trungles (*Fresh Romance*) and writer S.M. Vidaurri (Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Witches) with artist Asia Kendrick-Horton (*Steven Universe*). All three stories can be found behind a fully painted cover by Fabio Moon (Daytripper).
Welcome to Valiant High – a hilarious reimagining of Valiant’s award-winning superhero universe by writer Daniel Kibblesmith (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) and artist Derek Charm (Jughead) with a first issue cover by David Lafuente (Ultimate Spider-Man)! Before they became the world’s most formidable heroes, they were roaming the halls at a super-powered preparatory academy where Aric “X-O Manowar” Dacia is a record-setting running back, Colin “Ninjak” King is a debonair foreign exchange student, and Coach Bloodshot is way too into dodgeball! Now…Faith “Zephyr” Herbert is about to discover it all for the first time as the newest girl in school!
Harvey Kurtzman’s Marley’s Ghost will see the posthumous expansion and completion of this legendary creator’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’s classic A Christmas Carol. Kurztman’s ambitious concept for Marley’s Ghost began in the 1950s—as an early “graphic novel"—but was never realized. Now, the talented trio of Shannon Wheeler, Gideon Kendall, and Josh O'Neill will adapt and expand upon Kurtzman’s extensive breakdowns and notes to make his long-lost vision a reality. Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993) was the creator of MAD, Playboy’s Little Annie Fanny, and TRUMP magazine. The comic industry’s Harvey Awards are named in his honor. Shannon Wheeler is the Eisner Award-winning creator of the comic Too Much Coffee Man and a contributor to The New Yorker. Gideon Kendall is an artist, illustrator and animation designer whose clients include Disney, Cartoon Network, and The New York Times. Josh O'Neil is an Eisner and Harvey Award-winning writer and editor (Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream).
We are so excited about the comiXology Originals news!
“Titles are intended to act as outreach for the comics medium in general, in addition to ComiXology specifically, offering alternative genres to the superhero stories that dominate the industry. Even Valiant High— written by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’s Daniel Kibblesmith, with art by Jughead’s Derek Charm — reimagines the publisher’s superhero characters in a high school setting, with heroes and villains becoming faculty and students. The program is the second significant new project this year from the digital comics company.”
“One of the past decade’s most remarkable developments in comics art has been the ascent of digital-comics retailer comiXology…. Like Netflix before it, comiXology will start offering online-only titles; unlike Netflix, you snag them via individual purchase. … Let the experiment begin!”
“The one thing that unites these books is their unexpectedness: Marshall Lee gives the spotlight to a supporting character from an alternate version of Adventure Time, Valiant is creating its own fanfic-style high school AU, and of course the Kurtzman book features unseen and long forgotten work from one of comics’ greatest pioneers. With these titles as an opening gambit, it will be interesting to see what Comixology Unlimited offers in its second round of books and beyond!”
“I admit to feeling some skepticism when ComiXology was first acquired by Amazon (I’d been a big fan of the service prior to it being picked up by the ecommerce giant), but this sounds like a very promising beginning for a lineup of Originals. The best part is that none of these choices strike me as particularly ‘safe’; sure, Adventure Time is tried and tested IP, but the creative teams participating there are super interesting.”
ComiXology Originals Unveiled with Debut of Exclusive Content Line
ComiXology unveils digital only program to spotlight exclusive comic content
Debut lineup includes titles from publishers BOOM! Studios, Valiant Entertainment and the legendary Harvey Kurtzman
October 4th, 2016 – New York, NY – ComiXology, Amazon’s premier digital comic shopping & reading platform, today announced comiXology Originals, a new program featuring exclusive comic content on comiXology and Kindle. The comiXology Originals debut lineup includes titles from BOOM! Studios, Valiant Entertainment and the legendary Harvey Kurtzman all available for pre-order today. ComiXology Originals titles will be digital only and exclusively available for comiXology and Kindle customers.
“Our mission is to make everyone on the face of the planet a comic fan, and with comiXology Originals we’re excited to offer a range of content by diverse creators,” said comiXology co-founder and CEO David Steinberger. “It’s fantastic to be working with publishers across the spectrum to deliver great comics to comiXology and Kindle, offering fans stories that they can’t get anywhere else.”
ComiXology Originals offers a host of diverse comic book content – debut titles include:
- Adventure Time Marshall Lee Spectacular from BOOM! Studios with three all-new original Marshall Lee stories set in BOOM! Studios’ bestselling continuation of Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time TV show. The first story features New York Times bestselling writer Mariko Tamaki with artist Audrey Mok, followed by stories teaming up writer Melanie Gillman with artist Trungles and writer S.M. Vidaurri with artist Asia Kendrick-Horton — all found behind a fully painted cover by Fabio Moon. This digital only exclusive is available for pre-order today on comiXology and Kindle for $3.99.
- Valiant High from Valiant Entertainment is a hilarious reimagining of Valiant’s award-winning superhero universe by writer Daniel Kibblesmith (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert), artist Derek Charm (Jughead) with a first issue cover by David Lafuente! Before they became the world’s most formidable heroes, they were roaming the halls at a super-powered preparatory academy where Aric “X-O Manowar” Dacia is a record-setting running back, Colin “Ninjak” King is a debonair foreign exchange student, and Coach Bloodshot is way too into dodgeball! Now… Faith “Zephyr” Herbert is about to discover it all for the first time as the newest girl in school! Issue #1 (of 4) of this digital only exclusive is available for pre-order today on comiXology and Kindle for $3.99.
- Harvey Kurtzman’s Marley’s Ghost will see The New Yorker cartoonist Shannon Wheeler, illustrator Gideon Kendall and editor Josh O’Neill expand and complete Kurtzman’s first attempt at the graphic novel form courtesy of the Estate of Harvey Kurtzman and packagers Kitchen, Lind & Associates. Never completed until now, in the 1950s Kurtzman attempted to adapt the Marley’s ghost section of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol with over 70 pages of breakdowns. The completed work will be a 100+ page digital only exclusive graphic novel and is available for pre-order today for $9.99. on comiXology and Kindle with a winter 2017 release date.
“It’s humbling to kick off the comiXology Originals program with such a fantastic roster of creators like Mariko Tamaki, Derek Charm, Audrey Mok, Fabio Moon, Shannon Wheeler, Harvey Kurztman and so many others,” said Chip Mosher, comiXology’s Head of Content and Senior Director of Communications. “From a fun superhero romp with Valiant, to BOOM!’s Adventure Time, to posthumously finishing Mad Magazine founder Harvey Kurtzman’s Marley’s Ghost - this is truly an embarrassment of riches.”
The debut of comiXology Originals is just the latest in a long line of innovations and offers from comiXology. With over 75,000 comics, graphic novels and manga from more than 125 publishers, comiXology offers the widest selection of digital comics in the world. ComiXology’s immense catalog, comiXology Unlimited subscription service and cinematic Guided View reading experience make it the best digital platform for comic fans worldwide.
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I SINNED AGAINST LOVE
Weird Love #11 (art by Ralph Owen)
The only film written by Harvey Kurtzman, creator of MAD Magazine. The characters were designed by MAD contributor Jack Davis.
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The very first issue of MAD is now on comiXology! Including classic spoofs of multiple comic book genres–sci-fi (“Blobs!”), horror (“Hoohah!”), crime (“Ganefs!”) and westerns (“Varmint!”).](https://64.media.tumblr.com/c45d5ee1e68f1644f1072645e108627f/tumblr_mq3327ytOi1sa2z61o1_1280.jpg)
Circa 1952: MAD Magazine #1
