The world changed 23 years ago…
September 11, 2001: The Day the World Changed Forever (Europe Comics, 2021). Art by Heloïse Chochois.
By PETER BOSCH
In remembrance.
Moment of Silence #1 (Marvel, Feb. 2002). Cover art by Joe Quesada and Alex Ross.
9-11 Volume 2: The World’s Finest Comic Book Writers & Artists Tell Stories to Remember (DC, 2002). Cover art by Alex Ross.
9-11 Volume 2: The World’s Finest Comic Book Writers & Artists Tell Stories to Remember (DC, 2002). Art by Neal Adams.
The Amazing Spider-Man #36 (Marvel, Dec. 2001)
In the Shadows of No Towers (Pantheon Books, 2004). Cover by Art Spiegelman.
9-11 Emergency Relief (Alternative Comics, 2002). Cover art by Frank Cho.
The Four Fives, a seven-page story appearing in several 2021 Marvel comics. The ringing of the bell five times, four times in a row, signifies a member of the New York City Fire Department has died in the line of duty. Script by Joe Quesada, pencils by John Romita Jr., and inks by Scott Hanna:
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13th Dimension contributor-at-large PETER BOSCH’s first book, American TV Comic Books: 1940s-1980s – From the Small Screen to the Printed Page, was published by TwoMorrows. A sequel, about movie comics, is coming soon. Peter has written articles and conducted celebrity interviews for various magazines and newspapers. He lives in Hollywood.
September 11, 2024
Thank you for this. And thanks to all the creative people involved.
September 11, 2024
A very respectful remembrance of the comic book community’s response to a horrific day when many people did heroic things.