William M. Gaines

William M. Gaines

Рождение : 1922-03-01, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Смерть : 1992-06-03

История

William Maxwell Gaines (March 1, 1922 – June 3, 1992), was an American publisher and co-editor of EC Comics. Following a shift in EC's direction in 1950, Gaines presided over what became an artistically influential and historically important line of mature-audience comics. He published the satirical magazine Mad for over 40 years. He was posthumously inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame (1993) and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame (1997). In 2012, he was inducted into the Ghastly Awards' Hall of Fame.

Профиль

William M. Gaines

Фильмы

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS
Himself
Unleashed from the video vaults of the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #3: SEQUELITIS is a brand new compilation of the most electrifying found footage mayhem that you’ll see this week. For our third tape, we’re diving into the most controversial, hotly debated topic of all time: HORROR SEQUELS! Thank you for your generous support during these difficult times. And remember: “This makes Guns N’ Roses look like THE BRADY BUNCH.”
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Self (archive footage)
A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.
Байки из склепа: Кровавый бордель
Comic Book
Мадам Лилит и ее сексапильные помощницы содержат очень необычный бордель на окраине города. Они берут за услуги не только деньги, но и высасывают из клиентов кровь до последней капли. Хитроватый пройдоха Рэйф Гэттмен тоже попадает в эту переделку и оказывается один на один с дюжиной кровавых вампиров и, мало того, с его Преподобием Джимми Кэррентом, проходимцем, обладающим всемогущим талисманом.
W.E.I.R.D. World
Writer
Greed, murder, sex - all appear to thrive at the Wilson Emery Institute for Research and Development, aka W.E.I.R.D., where brilliant, young, but emotionally unstable scientific geniuses are recruited to develop cutting-edge projects in such fields as virology, time-travel, rejuvenation and robotics.
Comic Book Confidential
In the 20th century, no artistic medium in North America with so much potential for creative expression has had a more turbulent history plagued with less respect than comic books. Through animated montages, readings and interviews, this film guides us through the history of the medium from the late 1930s and 1940s with the first explosion of popularity with the superheroes created by great talents like Jack Kirby and hitting its first artistic zenith with Will Eisner's "Spirit". It then shifts to the post war comics world with the rising popularity of crime and horror comics, especially those published by EC Comics under the editorshiop of William B. Gaines until it came crashing down the rise of censorship with the imposition of the Comics Code. In its wake of the devastation of the medium's creative freedom, we also explore EC's defiant survival with the creation of the singular "Mad Magazine" by Harvey Kurtzman.
Склеп ужаса
Story
Пять человек встречаются в лифте, который едет все медленнее и медленнее. Наконец, герои оказываются в странном подвале, где ожидают прибытия хозяина. Но каждого из них мучают какие-то страхи, о которых они и рассказывают друг другу.