Hitting shops everywhere in 2010
Forrest J. Ackerman’s legacy lives on long after his passing.
“Famous Monsters of Filmland” announced its return to print with partner IDW Publishing (“30 Days of Night,” “Locke & Key”). The new Famous Monsters magazine will begin its run on a quarterly basis starting in summer 2010, and will be available in major book retailers, comic stores, and online at FamousMonsters.com.
Originally launched in 1958, “Famous Monsters of Filmland” was one of the first magazines to take readers behind-the-scenes of some of the most popular movies of present and past. Under the guidance of beloved editor-in-chief Forrest J. Ackerman, credited with nurturing and even inspiring the careers of early contemporaries such as Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen, and L. Ron Hubbard, the magazine brought monsters to life and made household names out of writers, directors, creature designers, FX artists, and monster makeup technicians.
Editorial duties for the magazine will be handled by Michael Heisler, a veteran of the comic book industry for over 20 years, with experience logged at Marvel Comics, WildStorm Productions and IDW itself. “FM was far and away my favorite magazine when I was a kid, and there has been nothing quite like it since,” says Heisler. “Our goal is to update that magic for a modern audience, with coverage of current horror in all its forms, while continuing to pay tribute to the classic films that started it all. Personally, I’m thrilled to be taking this step down the road that Forry Ackerman and ‘Chilly Billy’ Cardille put me on so many years ago.”
Source: IDW Publishing
