Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil by Jeff Smith

The team is significant as one of the first supervillain teams in comics to contain villains that a superhero had fought previously prior to this, supervillain teams were composed of villains created just for that storyline. It is led by Mister Mind against their mutual enemy Captain Marvel. The Monster Society of Evil is a supervillain team created by Otto Binder and C. Art by Don Newton and Dave Hunt, lettering by Todd Klein, colors by Adrienne Roy, from World's Finest #264.Ĭameo: Captain Marvel Adventures #22 (March 1943)įull appearance: Captain Marvel Adventures #26 (August 1943)

The first page of the 1980–1981 The Monster Society Strikes Back story arc. On the right from the top: Ibac, Black Adam, and King Kull. On the left from the top: Oggar, Mister Atom and Doctor Sivana.

Between projects, Smith spends much of his time on the international guest circuit promoting comics and the art of graphic novels.Mister Mind showing a picture of Captain Marvel to his Monster Society of Evil. In 2007, DC Comics released Smith’s first non-creator owned work, SHAZAM! Monster Society of Evil, a four-part mini-series recreating a classic serial from comic’s Golden Age. publisher Scholastic entered the graphic novel market by launching a new imprint, Graphix with a full color version of BONE: Out from Boneville, bringing the underground comic to a new audience and a new generation. In the Spring of 2005, Harry Potter’s U.S. In 1992, Jeff’s wife Vijaya Iyer joined the company as partner to handle publishing and distribution, licensing, and foreign language publications.

Word of mouth, critical acclaim, and a string of major awards helped propel Cartoon Books and BONE to the forefront of the comic book industry. Against all odds, the small company flourished, building a reputation for quality stories and artwork. In 1991, he launched a company called Cartoon Books to publish his comic book BONE, a comedy/adventure about three lost cousins from Boneville. See other authors with similar names.īorn and raised in the American mid-west, Jeff Smith learned about cartooning from comic strips, comic books, and watching animation on TV. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.

Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil by Jeff Smith