GERRY CONWAY Tribute Issue Leads SIX BACK ISSUE Editions Added to 2027 Slate
Publisher TwoMorrows fills out the selections for the second half of next year — and moves into 2028! TwoMorrows has added six editions of Back Issue to its publishing slate for 2027 and early 2028, led by a special Gerry Conway tribute. Dig the solicitations for Back Issue #176 to #181: — BACK ISSUE #176 Gerry Conway Tribute issue! We lost one of the Bronze Age greats with the passing of writer/editor Gerry Conway in 2026, so this issue, we spotlight some of his most important contributions to comics. Featuring Conway’s Kirby Konnections for DC Comics (Kamandi, Hercules Unbound, Return of the New Gods, and even Secret Society of Super-Villains), Gerry’s many co-creations, Conway’s pivotal runs on Spider-Man and Batman, and so much more. This issue shines a light on his work with Paul Levitz, Don Newton, Jim Aparo, Gene Colan, John Romita, Ross Andru, Sal Buscema, Tom DeFalco, and others. With a Spider-Man and Scorpion cover by Gil Kane and John Romita Sr. Edited by Roger Ash. Print: $10.95 Digital: $4.99 Sale Date: 6/16/27 — BACK ISSUE #177 The color purple is associated with royalty, Oprah, and Prince—and is also a featured color on some of our favorite Bronze Age comics characters, which we explore in this Purple Issue! There’s no purple prose here—just hero/villain histories of The Purple Man, the Inhumans’ Medusa, Clea, Shrinking Violet, Grape Ape, Baron Zemo, and more! Spotlighting the work of Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, Gene Colan, Paul Smith, Gil Kane, Frank Miller, Herb Trimpe, George Pérez, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and others. With a deep purple Clea cover by Michael Golden. Edited by Roger Ash. Print: $10.95 Digital: $4.99 Sale Date: 7/21/27 — BACK ISSUE #178 There’s good business and bad business, but definitely no monkey business this issue, as we’re Taking Care of Business! We get serious with retrospectives on post-Crisis Lex Luthor, Maxwell Lord, Morgan Edge, the Cadmus Project, Damage Control, the Green Lantern Corps, and other movers and shakers of comics’ Bronze Age. Featuring the work of John Byrne, Marv Wolfman, Jerry Ordway, Dwayne McDuffie, Ernie Colón, Roger Stern, Ron Frenz, Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire, and others. With a classic Guardian cover by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta! Edited by Roger Ash. Print: $10.95 Digital: $4.99 Sale Date: 9/15/27 — BACK ISSUE #179 Just like a certain...
