{"id":1677,"date":"2011-06-03T21:28:16","date_gmt":"2011-06-04T02:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/?p=1677"},"modified":"2011-06-03T21:40:26","modified_gmt":"2011-06-04T02:40:26","slug":"joe-simon-my-life-in-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/2011\/06\/03\/joe-simon-my-life-in-comics\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Simon &#8211; My Life in Comics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m in Charlotte, NC for Heroes Con 2011.  It&#8217;s been a great show so far and I&#8217;m looking forward to the next two days.  The highlight today was my conversation with Steve Saffel of Titan Books about the great new Joe Simon autobiography, &#8220;My Life in Comics&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1678\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/joesimonmylife.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1678\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1678\" title=\"Joe Simon, &quot;My Life in Comics&quot;\" src=\"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/joesimonmylife-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Simon, &quot;My Life in Comics&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/joesimonmylife-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/joesimonmylife-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/joesimonmylife.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1678\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Simon, &quot;My Life in Comics&quot;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Simon, along with co-legend Jack Kirby are perhaps best known for their 1941 creation of <a href=\"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/2009\/06\/28\/captain-america-the-best-of-the-early-adventures\">Captain America.<\/a> Cap was really only a small part of their creative genius, and they would go on to invent many memorable characters and stories in the Golden and Silver Ages.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My Life in Comics&#8221; explores Simon&#8217;s &#8220;search for the great American hero&#8221; from his childhood, through his teenage years and beyond. \u00a0The book doesn&#8217;t just stop with the creation of Captain America in the Golden Age, but explores many facets of Simon&#8217;s creative life in comics. \u00a0It&#8217;s well worth the read for anyone interested in learning more about the history of this four-color medium. \u00a0This 246 page autobiography features many examples of Simon&#8217;s artistic genius, and has some great color photos of Simon and friends through the years. \u00a0It contains a number of never-before-told stories of Simon&#8217;s career in the world of comic books.<\/p>\n<p>As an added bonus at Heroes Con, the book included an autographed bookplate with a very cool color drawing by Simon. \u00a0These books were selling fast at the show, and I assume they will sell out very quickly.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1680\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-2a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1680\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1680\" title=\"Joe Simon autographed bookplate\" src=\"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-2a-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Simon autographed bookplate\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-2a-224x300.jpg 224w, http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-2a-112x150.jpg 112w, http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-2a-764x1024.jpg 764w, http:\/\/goldenagecomics.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo-2a.jpg 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Simon autographed bookplate<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;My Life in Comics&#8221; 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