{"product_id":"jim-shooter-jason-sacks-9781496818461","title":"Jim Shooter: Conversations","description":"As an American comic book writer, editor, and businessman, Jim Shooter (b. 1951) remains among the most important figures in the history of the medium. Starting in 1966 at the age of fourteen, Shooter, as the young protégé of verbally abusive DC editor Mort Weisinger, helped introduce themes and character development more commonly associated with DC competitor Marvel Comics. Shooter created several characters for the Legion of Super-Heroes, introduced Superman's villain the Parasite, and jointly devised the first race between the Flash and Superman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When he later ascended to editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, the company, indeed the medium as a whole, was moribund. Yet by the time Shooter left the company a mere decade later, the industry had again achieved considerable commercial viability, with Marvel dominating the market. Shooter enjoyed many successes during his tenure, such as Chris Claremont and John Byrne's run on the \u003ci\u003eUncanny X-Men\u003c\/i\u003e, Byrne's work on the \u003ci\u003eFantastic Four\u003c\/i\u003e, Frank Miller's \u003ci\u003eDaredevil\u003c\/i\u003e stories, Walt Simonson's crafting of Norse mythology in \u003ci\u003eThor\u003c\/i\u003e, and Roger Stern's runs on \u003ci\u003eAvengers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Spider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as his own successes writing \u003ci\u003eSecret Wars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSecret Wars II\u003c\/i\u003e. After a rift at Marvel, Shooter then helped lead Valiant Comics into one of the most iconic comic book companies of the 1990s, before moving to start-up companies Defiant and Broadway Comics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Included here is a 1969 interview that shows a restless teenager; the 1973 interview that returned Shooter to comics; a discussion from 1980 during his pinnacle at Marvel; and two conversations from his time at Valiant and Defiant Comics. At the close, an extensive, original interview encompasses Shooter's full career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jason Sacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496818466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496818461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Jason Sacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124133982463,"sku":"9781496818461","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23b0d7fa-3388-4365-8cc0-bb39e55ad2ac.jpg?v=1687434946","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jim-shooter-jason-sacks-9781496818461","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}