Comic Book Babylon: A Cautionary Tale of Sex, Drugs and Comics - Hardcover

Pilcher, Tim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0992733901 ISBN 13: 9780992733902

Publisher: Two Bun Press, 2013

Synopsis

This is the candid, uncensored and utterly unofficial of story of DC Comic’s infamous Vertigo UK office, written by one who was the heart of the drug-fuelled, creative whirlwind. It’s the odyssey of one comic fan in pursuit of his dream job, becoming the first British member of the DC editorial staff, and learning the harsh realities of publishing life. Along the way he meets celebrities including Paul Gambaccini, Jonathan Ross, The Spice Girls, Blur, Adam Ant, and many, many more. Revealing the crazy, halcyon days of the British comics publishing in the mid-Nineties, it blows the lid off the debauchery and excess that was part and parcel of the industry. When you reach such dizzy heights, there’s only one place to go. “…For a few glorious years only, before cost-cutting set in, there was Vertigo's 'British Office' - the comics equivalent of the Loaded HQ in the ‘90s. Vodka, mushrooms, Es, sex, money, travel and the pure unleashed creativity of young people having a good time together.” —Grant Morrison, author of Supergods, All Star Superman, Batman Inc. and The Invisibles.

Edition details

• Publisher: Two Bun Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0992733901
• ISBN 13: 9780992733902
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160