CRISIS, GIFFEN Tributes Lead Next Wave of BACK ISSUE Magazines Into 2025
PLUS: Scantily clad superheroes, Weapon X and MORE… The next wave of Michael Eury’s Back Issue has been scheduled for the first half 2025 — five issues highlighting an array of subjects, including Crisis on Infinite Earths, the late Keith Giffen, superheroes in swimsuits and plenty more. Dig the official descriptions from Two Morrows, below. Each issue will be available at comics shops and magazine sellers but you can already pre-order them directly from the publisher. Check out the links with each entry. (Precise sale dates are subject to change.) — BACK ISSUE #157 84 Full-Color Pages Keith Giffen Tribute Issue! A star-studded celebration of the work of the prolific writer/artist of Legion of Super-Heroes, Rocket Raccoon, Guardians of the Galaxy, Justice League, Lobo, Blue Beetle, and many more hits from the Bronze Age and beyond! Featuring Cary Bates, Tom Bierbaum, J. M. DeMatteis, Dan DiDio, Robert Loren Fleming, Cully Hamner, Scott Koblish, Paul Levitz, Kevin Maguire, Bart Sears, Mark Waid, and more! Re-presenting the cover of Son of Ambush Bug #6 by Giffen and Bob Oksner. Edited by Michael Eury and Roger Ash. Sale date: Jan. 15, 2025. Click here to pre-order. — BACK ISSUE #158 84 Full-Color Pages Hey, Mister Issue! Starring the Fantastic Four’s Mr. Fantastic, Steve Ditko’s Mr. A, the 40th anniversary of Michael T. Gilbert’s Mr. Monster, Mr. X, the Teen Titans’ Mr. Jupiter, R. Crumb’s Mr. Natural, Archie’s Mr. Weatherbee, and a villain history of the cool, cruel Mr. Freeze! Featuring John Byrne, Nick Cardy, Gerry Conway, Dan DeCarlo, Paul Dini, Steve Englehart, the Hernandez Bros., Mike Mignola, Dean Motter, and more! Mr. Freeze cover illustration by Ed McGuinness. Edited by Michael Eury and Roger Ash. Sale date: March 12, 2025. Click here to pre-order. — BACK ISSUE #159 84 Full-Color Pages Crisis on Infinite Earths 40th Anniversary Retrospective, celebrating the Marv Wolfman/George Pérez magnum opus! A pre-Crisis tour of DC’s multiple Earths, an analysis of Crisis and its crossovers, the Crisis Death List, post-Crisis DC retro projects, a guest editorial by Marv Wolfman, and more! Featuring Mike W. Barr, Steve Englehart, Robert Greenberger, Paul Levitz, Elliot S! Maggin, Doug Moench, Jerry Ordway, Roy Thomas, Mark Waid, and more! Re-presenting the cover of Crisis on Infinite Earths Index #1 by Pérez. Edited by Roger Ash and Michael Eury. Sale date: May 14, 2025. Click here to pre-order. — BACK ISSUE #160 84 Full-Color Pages Summer Fun issue, featuring Marvel’s Superhero Swimsuit Editions and a Betty and Veronica swimsuit...