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

Pilcher, Tim

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Language: English

Published by Two Bun Press, 2013

099273391X / 9780992733919

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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.

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Title
Comic Book Babylon: A Cautionary Tale of Sex, Drugs and Comics
Author
Pilcher, Tim
Publisher
Two Bun Press
Publication year
2013
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
ISBN 10
099273391X
ISBN 13
9780992733919
Item weight
250 grams

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Arranged over two floors, City Books is a general bookseller with a large range of carefully selected books, including an extensive selection of books of local interest. We sell new books, but not second-hand. Founded in 1986 and run by Paul and Inge Sweetman, the shop is on Western Road, in the Brunswick area of Brighton and Hove, bang in the centre of the city. Regency architecture dominates this part of Britain’s City by the Sea. In a competition held in Brighton and Hove, City Books was voted by locals ‘The Best Shop in Brunswick’. The shop has also been shortlisted twice for the national ‘Independent Bookshop of the Year Award’ and won the Muddy Stiletto award for Best Bookshop in Sussex in 2018.…

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