ACE MAGAZINE (2020)

"Finally, a magazine devoted to contemporary comics combined with a thorough and accurate price guide! Here comes ACE Magazine #1, and our name stands for 'All Comics Evaluated,' as every month we appraise the contents and the market worth of today's titles and notable comics of yesterday. Our first issue looks at DC on your TV screen with exclusive behind-the-scenes coverage; in-depth interviews with artist Amanda Conner (Harley Quinn) and writer James Tynion IV (The Woods); the phenomenons of Lumberjanes and Enormous; the secret origin of the sensational Harley Quinn; the coming onslaught of Marvel on Netflix; and 'The Night Broadway Got Warped!'; plus Scott McCloud discusses The Sculptor; John Romita, Sr. reveals his greatest influence; and Robin, the Boy Wonder, is now 75 years old! Included in our section 'The Guide' is an amazingly comprehensive and authoritative price guide, market reports, variant watch, convention listings and assessments, auction news, and much more. We aim to fill the void in the world of comics that's been empty for too long!"

"ACE features 'The Guide,' an amazingly comprehensive and real-world price guide, covering all the important comics, from the Silver Age to the present, with an in-depth examination of all the hot variants you care about. Our top features are 'The Age of Ultron is NOW!' as ACE looks at the new Avengers movie every which way, including a behind-the-scenes report on the sequel as well as a talk with Ultron creator, Rascally Roy Thomas! Plus we examine Free Comic Book Day and this year's offerings, and the best (and most collectible) FCBD issues of the past. Additional features include in-depth interviews with Chip Zdarksy (Sex Criminals artist and writer of Howard the Duck), and comics legend Howard Chaykin (Satellite Sam, Black Kiss); a dossier on Marvel's 'Merc with a Mouth,' the dastardly Deadpool; chat with indy cartoonist Lucy Knisley; take a tour of DC's new L.A. digs; and celebrate the 100th anniversary of famed Superman editor Mort Weisinger's birth."

"ACE #3 features The Guide, an amazingly comprehensive and real-world price guide, covering all the important comics, from the Silver Age to the present, with an in-depth examination of all the hot variants you care about. Behind our Bob Eggleton cover painting, it's giant monsters and dinosaurs in the comics as we look at 'The Comic Book Rampage of Godzilla' from '70s Marvel to today's IDW; examine 'The War That Time Forgot' when soldiers battled prehistoric beasts; and take a peek at the upcoming summer blockbuster Jurassic World. Plus, we feature an interview with hot young writer Noelle Stevenson; Eric Powell's The Goon turns 20; Jimmy Palmiotti talks about The Con Job; and we look at the history of Thanos, the latest Batgirl series, and the great kids comics edited by Chris Duffy. Additional features include in-depth interviews with writer Jason Aaron (Scalped, Thor, Star Wars) and artist John Cassaday (Planetary, Captain America, Star Wars). Oh, and there's reviews of the titles you may have overlooked and sneak peeks at cool stuff to look out for. ACE = All Comics Evaluated."

"ACE #4 showcases The Guide, an amazingly comprehensive and real-world price guide, covering all the important comics, from the Silver Age to the present, with an in-depth examination of all the hot variants you care about. Behind our Michael Allred cover, it's giANT-MANia, as we celebrate the world's smallest big hero, Ant-Man, with movie coverage, Henry Pym and Scott Lang hero histories, and an article on the character's cousin, Mario Gulley's Ant. ACE also maps out the connections between the movies with a Marvel Phase One and Two schematic so you can keep track of all the fun! We also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Teen Titans and feature Michael Allred and Kelly Sue DeConnick. "

"ACE showcases The Guide, an amazingly comprehensive and real-world price guide, covering all the important comics, from the Silver Age to the present, with an in-depth examination of all the hot variants you care about. Behind our awesome Joseph Michael Linsner cover, Dawn goes to Comic-Con, and we not only have an in-depth interview with the artist/writer of Cry for Dawn, but examine the cosplay phenomenon in the comic book realm. We also interview Mark Waid, the perennially hot writer, lately of Archie and Daredevil, and get the scoop on Craig Thompson's return to comics with Space Dumplins, as well as check out the return of Fantastic Four in a whole new movie reboot."

"ACE showcases The Guide, an amazingly comprehensive and real-world price guide, covering all the important comics, from the Silver Age to the present, with an in-depth examination of all the hot variants you care about. We sport the video gameboy heroes Sonic the Hedgehog and Mega Man on our Archie-themed cover, as take we look at their comic book connections. Also this ish we feature comprehensive interviews with Marvel mega-star writer Brian Michael Bendis and the multi-talented Carla Speed McNeil, prolific writer and artist. Then we dig into the lost Punisher/Nick Fury team-up by Jim Lee, celebrate 75 years of Captain Marvel, and look at the comics-related shows for the coming Fall TV season."