Dick Giordano

This volume celebrates the achievements of one of comics' most prominent and affable personalities. Giordano is a rare force in comic books, influential as an illustrator (Batman, Wonder Woman, Modesty Blaise, Deathmask), inker (working with Neal Adams, John Byrne, and George Perez, among countless others), editor (for Charlton's legendary "Action Heroes" line, and DC's groundbreaking series of the late 1960s/early 1970s), and editorial administrator (The Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen, the Prestige format, and vastly improved creators' rights all happened during his tenure as DC's editorial director).