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!
Fall 2024
The Comic Book Historians Podcast made it into the top 15 list of Comic History related Podcasts:
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
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)
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:
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.
