Welcome to the WOW, a dynamic showcase of the efforts of Alex Grand and Comic Book Historians (CBH) authors. This collection features dozens of noteworthy mentions, industry contributions, and invited insights that reflect CBH influence in the comic book world across Marvel, DC and beyond! Each entry serves as a testament to the cultural significance of comic books, inviting researchers, journalists, and enthusiasts alike to explore deeper into the wealth of interviews, articles, and guides crafted by Alex and the authors at CBH. Dive in and experience the WOW factor that awaits!
Winter 2024
Comic Book Historians publishing line now available at Global Comix!
Winter 2024
San Francisco FAN EXPO 2024 Panel: with Alex Grand, Jameson Rohrer, Kim Munson, Marc Greenberg and Phillip Ginn.
Winter 2024
Alex Grand’s article on Jim Starlin, bringer of death to comics and the birth of the Marvel Graphic Novel in Back Issue! #156
Fall 2024
The Comic Book Historians Podcast made it into the top 15 list of Comic History related Podcasts:
SUMMER 2024
The Lost EC Comics Interviews SDCC 2024 Panel with Alex Grand, David Armstrong, Bill Field and Grant Geissman.
spring 2024
CBH’s Alex Grand is quoted in the New York Times on the life and times of Comics Archaeologist Robert Beerbohm:
spring 2024
CBH’s Alex Grand is quoted in Men’s Health magazine a couple times in this article on the evolution of the superhero body from the 1930s to present:
spring 2024
You can order my book, the PenCraft, Independent Press Award & Bookfest award-winning bestseller, Understanding Superhero Comic Books from McFarland Books with Foreword by Jim Steranko. Editorial reviews from comic professionals located at the amazon page, as well as high praise literary reviews from Associated Press, Kirkus Reviews and Literary Titan.
winter 2024
CBH’s Alex Grand’s book, Understanding Superhero Comic Books is mentioned as a source in IGN.COM’s article on Harry Houdini:
winter 2024
Comic Book Resources gives Alex Grand’s Understanding Superhero Comic Books two thumbs up! click the image.
Fall 2023
CBH’s Alex Grand & Jim Thompson interview Silver Age Inker Tom Palmer on his extensive biographical career, also featured in Alter Ego 184, 2023:
fall 2023
Who was Steve Ditko? SDCC 2023 panel with Lenny Schwartz, Alex Grand, Mark Ditko, Marci Singel & Jackie Estrada at Comic Con International.
fall 2023
Alex Grand conducted interviews with Steve Ditko’s brother, Pat, and nephew, Patrick, delving into the secretive life of the renowned Spider-Man co-creator and sharing never-before-seen photos, footage, and touching anecdotes that showcased Ditko’s remarkable humanity.
fall 2023
CBH’s Alex Grand wrote the mini-bio of Sal Buscema in the creator section of John Carpenter’s Hyperbreed by Guy Dorian Sr & Louise Simonson:
Fall 2023
CBH’s Alex Grand & Jim Thompson interview the late, great Silver Age inker Tom Palmer in a biographical interview for the CBH podcast presented in Roy Thomas’ Alter Ego Magazine issue 184, 2023.
Summer 2023
Alex Grand wrote the obituary with friend, Bud Plant, for the late great art historian Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. (1946-2023) for The Comics Journal.
summer 2023
Amazon Prime’s The Flash: Saga of the Scarlet Speedster (2023) features interviews with Julius Schwartz & Carmine Infantino conducted by our very own David Armstrong and remastered by Alex Grand.
summer 2023
CBH’s Alex Grand hosted LEGO ART: SPIDER-MAN (audio) with special guests, Marvel editors Tom Brevoort & Nick Lowe as well as LEGO designer and engineer, Nico Vas (transcript):
Summer 2023
CBH’s Alex Grand is interviewed about his book, Understanding Superhero Comic Books by Steve… and Cimino says BOOM!:
spring 2023
CBH’s Alex Grand is interviewed about his book, Understanding Superhero Comic Books by Tom from Cosmic Comic Nation powered by Comic Con Radio:
spring 2023
The Comic Book Historians Podcast was a source in the Disney+ ‘Stan Lee‘ Documentary (2023)
Spring 2023
Check Out what CBH’s Alex Grand has to say about two important comics on Quality Comix list of …
winter 2023
CBH’s Alex Grand talks to grad student Finn Holovacs about the cultural development of comic books over the twentieth century. Recorded and presented in 2023
winter 2023
HASHMAN trailer blowing socks off:
Winter 2023
Multiple award-winning Graphic Novel from CBH Publishing, the psychedelic Hashman, based on a true story, by Alex Grand, Joshua S. Berman and Charbak Dipta, achieving Gold Literary Titan Award & Gold Professional Relationship Memoir Human Relations Award, Gold Historical Realistic Fiction Human Relations Indie Award, National Indie Excellence Award, NYC Big Book Award, Independent Press Award with coverage by Bloomberg, Business Insider, Yahoo!, and more:
Winter 2023
CBH’s Alex Grand was on Monte’s So Important: The Interview Podcast! discussing his book Understanding Superhero Comic Books, on Comic Books – And Realism!
fall 2022
Check out David Armstrong’s Golden and Silver Age Interviews with figures like John Buscema, John Romita, Julius Schwartz, Carmine Infantino and more filmed tirelessly from 1997 to 2005, remastered by CBH’s Alex Grand and celebrated by comic book scholars and luminaries such as Marvel’s Tom Brevoort!
fall 2022
Alex Grand discusses the returning to San Diego #ComicCon 2022 on Newsy Morning Rush’s Media Mix. (2022)
Summer 2022
CBH’s Alex Grand was in a San Diego Comic Con Panel 2022, discussing the importance of archiving comic history, where he announced his upcoming book, Understanding Superhero Comic Books.
Summer 2022
Latinx Spaces gives Alex Grand and Sebastián Guidobono’s graphic novel, Journey Into Mexico, a glowing review – see on X
Summer 2022
CBH’s Alex Grand & N. Scott Robinson, Ph.D. edited a career spanning zine with contributions by Roy Thomas, Jim Salicrup, Don McGregor, Brian Stelfreeze and more about former Marvel writer and editor, David Anthony Kraft:
Summer 2022
CBH’s Alex Grand was on the BBC radio show, Today with Marvel comic book writer, Zeb Wells, discussing the cultural relevance of Spider-Man for the character’s 60th anniversary, which starts at 2:26:30 mark of the morning program:
summer 2022
Learn more about my book, published by McFarland & Company, Understanding Superhero Comic Books in this CBH docuseries video:
spring 2022
CBH’s Alex Grand and Editor of Fantagraphics, Michael Dean wrote Neal Adams’ obituary for The Comics Journal:
spring 2022
CBH’s Alex Grand was quoted by NPR regarding the sad passing of Comic Book Great, Neal Adams:
winter 2022
From CBH Publishing, Cult Girls by Natalie Grand and Cassandre Bolan, which won First Place at The BookFest Awards for Girls & Women YA Fiction, First Place at the PenCraft Book Awards for best Graphic Novel/Comic, a Literary Titan Gold Book Award 2023,, Gold Motivational Memoir Human Relations Indie Award & Gold Arts Book Award, and a Maincrest Media Book Award for Women’s Non-Fiction.
winter 2022
CBH’s Alex Grand interviews Mark Ditko, nephew of the late co-creator of Spider-Man Steve Ditko about the auteur’s life and career, presented in Roy Thomas’ Alter Ego Collectors’ Item Classics.
fall 2021
Alex Grand writes his report and discussion of the goings on, and ramifications of the Steve Ditko Convention 2021 that occurred at Johnstown, PA for The Comics Journal.
fall 2021
CBH’s Alex Grand is interviewed on the performance and success of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) on the Newsy National News Network:
fall 2021
Check out this Comic Book Historians Frank Thorne interview and retrospective with the man himself, shortly before his death in this career spanning zine:
Fall 2021
CBH’s Alex Grand is on Paul Hermann’s Comic Binge show discussing the history behind two special What If…? issues
fall 2021
CBH’s Alex Grand joins Roy Thomas, Maggie Thompson, and Tom Brevoort in discussing Marvel in the 1960s and Iron Man in the soundtrack for Lego Art’s Iron Man:
summer 2021
CBH’s Alex Grand is quoted in the Hollywood Reporter on Creator Rights in the Comic Book Industry.
summer 2021
Check out the Motion Comic trailer of Alex Grand & Sebastián Guidobono’s 4-issue comic book mini-series Journey Into Mexico (2021), which was given glowing reviews by Latinx Spaces, and Literary Titan, available in both English & Spanish in graphic novel, or comic book 1,2,3,4 and e-book.
summer 2021
CBH’s Alex Grand is in 6 out of 10 episodes of the Russo Bros. documentary series Slugfest: DC vs. Marvel (2021) and also given credit for providing archivable materials. The show was directed by Sheena M. Joyce & Don Argott, who directed Batman & Bill. Watchable here:
spring 2021
CBH’s Alex Grand is included in the Walter Day Comic Book History trading card collection:
spring 2021
CBH’s Alex Grand wrote the obituary for Comics Interview Publisher and Marvel alumnus, David Anthony Kraft in The Comics Journal 2021
spring 2021
Comicsbeat wrote an article on Alex Grand, Brad Ricca, Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson, and Trina Ribbons, discussing Women in Platinum Age Comics at San Diego Comic Con 2021.
Spring 2021
Alex Grand went back for part 2 with Jim Shooter in his definitive interview here:
spring 2021
A sit down chat between Alex Grand & the late Steve Ditko’s nephew, Mark on various key aspects of the Spider-Man co-creators life, characters and motivations in this career spanning interview including rare and unseen photos and footage. This interview is celebrated and presented in Roy Thomas’ Alter Ego Collectors’ Item Classics.
spring 2021
CBH’s Alex Grand was a keynote speaker for ARMA Nebraska Seminar 2021:
fall 2021
Check out CBH’s Howard Chaykin-zine dedicated to his life and career, edited by Alex Grand & N. Scott Robinson, Ph.D.:
winter 2021
CBH’s Alex Grand & Jim Thompson definitively interview Jim Shooter about his extensive career in part 1 of 2:
winter 2021
CBH’s Alex Grand is quoted in the Wall Street Journal on how financial and personal struggle was at the heart of Marvel Comics in the 1960s, and how that’s introduced into the MCU in Falcon and Winter Soldier 2021.
fall 2020
Captain Adam’s adventures continue in new CBH Motion Comic written & animated by Alex Grand also found in 4k on Amazon Prime:
fall 2020
CBH’s Alex Grand is in the Russo Brothers Comic history Docu-drama series Slugfest: Marvel vs DC narrated by Kevin Smith with an all-star cast & first episode premiering at NY Comic Con (2020) and available at ROKU:
Summer 2020
im Steranko & Alex Grand chat and take the listener into his biography in The Steranko Experience (2018):
Summer 2020
CBH’s Alex Grand interviewed about the history of the Comic Book on the Transatlantic Podcast (2020).
summer 2020
Check out the CBH Docuseries on YouTube by Alex Grand:
summer 2020
Click to see LEGO and Marvel’s press release for their innovative new toy project with accompanying soundtrack which includes comic expert interviews with former Marvel Editor in Chief, Roy Thomas and CBH’s Alex Grand.
Spring 2020
Alex Grand on the Today Show discussing how Comics can reflect humanity in the COVID era.
Spring 2020
CBH’s Alex Grand & Jim Thompson are highlighted here in Bleeding Cool News for their Career spanning podcast interview of Diamond Comics Distributor President, Steve Geppi.
winter 2020
CBH’s Alex Grand’s article on Jack Kirby Marvel Precursors is found below in the 25th Anniversary edition of the Jack Kirby Collector. Click below to read:
winter 2020
and another Alex Grand Motion Comic depicting Marvel Universe co-creator, Steve Ditko’s Space Adventures, 1960 or watch in 4k on Amazon Prime:
Summer 2019
CBH’s Alex Grand is interviewed by UK talkRADIO host, Paul Ross about the historical importance of Marvel Comics 1000
Summer 2019
Alex Grand on CGTN America interviewed on the cultural significance of the film, Avengers Endgame
Summer 2019
Check out CBH’s Recent Motion Comic with Marvel Universe co-creator Jack Kirby’s 1950s, The Thing on Sputnik 4 animated by Alex Grand:
spring 2019
Check out CBH’s Alex Grand, with Larry Hama, Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas, Thomas Jane, and Cartoon Art Museum’s Andrew Farago in the trailer for Life According to Stan Lee, a documentary that aired about the Marvel Comics co-creator:
winter 2019
Check out the review forAlex Grand’s Foreword to innovative Graphic Novel COR found at shop.pkmm.com
Summer 2018
Click the video below to see CBH’s Mission Statement:
