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“Certain fandoms have more collecting associated with them, be it science fiction, horror or pulp-adventure stuff,” says Birkemoe. You dont have to be a sci-fi fan to love this book of. Although they might not be an obvious fit with a comics crowd, Birkemoe knows many people who collect vintage illustrations. If youre new to these parts (welcome) check out his latest novel LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME MIRA, Jan. But he ended up buying the romance paintings. Harlequin, which merged decades ago with the British romance publisher Mills & Boon, was acquired in 2014 by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp and is now a division of HarperCollins, has sold more than.
Meers - who is retired and doesn’t want to speak publicly about his old job - originally wanted to sell The Beguiling some of his comics art and Birkemoe went to see it. I feel privileged to have grown up in the 1950s and ’60s, surrounded by illustration.” Meers, hearkening back to his childhood in texts sent to the shop’s owner, Peter Birkemoe, said, “I was excited by illustration wherever I saw it - on paperback book covers, movie posters, science fiction magazines, the many magazines that featured short stories and advertising art, much of which was masterful.