George Khoury ( / ˈ k ʊər i / ) is a writer and interviewer in the field of comic books . Khoury's most notable works focus on the UK comic book writer Alan Moore . Khoury is based in New Jersey .
17-723: George Khoury or Khouri may refer to: George Khoury (author) (born 1971), writer and journalist in the field of comic books George Khoury (bishop) (born 1970), Greek bishop George Khoury (molecular biologist) (1943–1987), National Cancer Institute researcher George Khoury (murder victim) (1983–2004), a murdered Israeli Arab Christian George Khoury (record producer) (1909–1998), record producer George Khouri (footballer) (born 1962), footballer from Syria George Khoury (actor) , actor in films such as Looking for Danger (1957) See also [ edit ] George Khoury Association of Baseball Leagues Khouri or Khoury,
34-579: A flip book with Comic Book Artist , then in 1999 as a standalone publication. In 2001, TwoMorrows launched Draw! a magazine edited by animation and comics artist Mike Manley that centered on how-to and related articles for cartoonists and animators. At the same time, comics author and editor Danny Fingeroth started Write Now , a magazine of how to write comics and animation. In 2003, Jon B. Cooke left TwoMorrows to take Comic Book Artist to another publisher, Top Shelf Productions . The Morrows hired former comics writer and editor Michael Eury , author of
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68-419: A few fellow collectors and fans. As each issue grew in size, it began to include rare or previously unpublished Kirby art, as well as uninked pencil versions of published art. Soon the magazine was being published on better paper, with glossy color covers. New and veteran comics artists were given the chance to ink reproductions of Kirby's original pencil work. Each issue carried the notation "Fully Authorized by
85-518: A goldmine of wonders: Uncanny X-Men by Chris Claremont and Paul Smith , Fantastic Four by John Byrne , Thor by Walter Simonson , Daredevil by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson , The New Defenders by J.M. DeMatteis and Don Perlin , etc... I was enchanted by the excitement-filled stories that I was getting from these Marvel epics – this was my golden age. Khoury attended Saint Peter's College in New Jersey, where he wrote for
102-418: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages George Khoury (author) Khoury recalls not being "completely enthralled by comic books until I discovered Star Wars #68 from Marvel Comics ." As a 12-year-old Star Wars fan, Khoury was introduced to Marvel Comics, and ...kept coming back for more of these Marvel Comics each week... discover[ing]
119-578: The Eisner Award-winning trade paperback Streetwise , a collection of autobiographical stories by such creators as Jack Kirby , Sergio Aragones , Sam Glanzman , Murphy Anderson , and Nick Cardy . Others include The Warren Companion and The Fawcett Companion , chronicling the histories of the defunct publishers; Kimota! The Miracleman Companion , about the British comic book character; G-Force Animated: The Official Battle of
136-520: The Kirby Estate". The magazine went on to be nominated for several awards. First issue was published September 5, 1994. The Morrows launched fundraiser projects to fund the preservation of the thermostatic copies of Kirby's uninked pencils by scanning over 5,000 pages and cleaning them for future researchers and readers. Jack Kirby Collector contributor Jon B. Cooke approached the two Morrows about launching another magazine that would cover
153-638: The Planets book , detailing the animated TV series; and three The All Star Companions by Roy Thomas, The Legion Companion , and The Justice League Companion , and several other books devoted to Golden Age and Silver Age of comic books titles and heroes. Along with books devoted to such artists as Murphy Anderson , Dick Giordano , George Tuska , Gene Colan , Wally Wood , and Kurt Schaffenberger , as well as to writer Alan Moore , TwoMorrows has published books about how comics are created, such as Panel Discussions , Comics Above Ground , and Acting with
170-506: The book Captain Action , to launch a successor publication. The new title, Back Issue! , debuted in 2003. Rough Stuff magazine, a spin-off of Back Issue! , focusing on previously unpublished penciled pages, preliminary sketches, detailed layouts and unused inked artwork debuted in July 2006. TwoMorrows has also published several books devoted to comics and comic history. The first was
187-581: The book Spike Lee : Interviews (ed. Cynthia Fuchs). In January 2008, Khoury began producing an irregular weekly column for CBR.com entitled "Pop!", featuring a mixture of reminiscences, "lost stories", interviews and analysis. TwoMorrows Publishing TwoMorrows Publishing is a publisher of magazines about comic books, founded in 1994 by John and Pam Morrow out of their small advertising agency in Raleigh, North Carolina , United States. Its products also include books and DVDs. TwoMorrows publishes
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#1732790555842204-597: The college paper and was a member of the Zeta Eta chapter of the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity. During his senior year, he held an unpaid late 1995 internship at Marvel Comics, with the editor Ralph Macchio and Macchio's assistant Matt Idelson . Khoury's main body of work has been produced for the North Carolina-based publisher TwoMorrows Publishing . His 2001 Kimota! The Miracleman Companion
221-466: The comics of the 1960s and 1970s. This magazine, Comic Book Artist , launched under the TwoMorrows imprint in 1998 and would go on to win several Eisner Awards . TwoMorrows also picked up Comicology , a magazine devoted to current comics, and which lasted four issues. TwoMorrows expanded again with a revival of former Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas 1960s fanzine, Alter Ego — initially as
238-448: The following magazines: Defunct magazines include After the death of comics creator Jack Kirby , lifelong Kirby fan John Morrow and his wife Pam contacted Roz Kirby, the artist's widow, about an ongoing magazine devoted to her husband's work and legacy. She gave it her authorization. Jack Kirby Collector was first published in limited quantities as a small, black-and-white magazine focusing on Kirby artwork and articles by Morrow and
255-871: The newly published Image Comics : Road to Independence , he moderated a reunion of all seven Image founders — Erik Larsen , Jim Lee , Rob Liefeld , Todd McFarlane , Whilce Portacio , Marc Silvestri and Jim Valentino — at the San Diego Comicon . His Swampmen: Muck Monsters of the Comics , with co-author Jon B. Cooke, was published as an issue of Comic Book Creator magazine, #6, in 2014. In 2016, he published Comic Book Fever: A Celebration of Comics: 1976-1986 . From at least issue #21 (August 2002) of TwoMorrows' Comic Book Artist magazine, Khoury contributed articles and columns, in particular focusing on "lost" stories that were talked about, solicited or even worked on, but are unreleased. By issue #23, Khoury
272-536: Was described as the magazine's "new assistant editor", rising later to the position of senior editor, while continuing to write for the publication. Khoury has also worked for other TwoMorrows' magazines, including Jack Kirby Collector, Comic Book Artist, and Rough Stuff. He is currently a contributing editor to Comic Book Creator magazine. Khoury has also produced freelance work for publications including Creative Screenwriting , Newsarama.com , El Siglo and Comics Buyer's Guide , and contributed an interview to
289-754: Was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2002. In 2003, he published The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore and in 2004 he was the editor of True Brit: A Celebration to the Great British Comic Book Artists . With Jason Hofius , Khoury co-wrote G-Force Animated: The Official Battle of the Planets Book and The Age of Heroes , and co-edited (with Eric Nolen-Weathington ) two volumes in TwoMorrows' Modern Masters series spotlighting comics illustrators: Vol. 6: Art(hur) Adams and Vol. 10: Kevin Maguire . In 2007, as author of
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