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Ad Astra - by Michael Gingold (Hardcover)

Ad Astra - by  Michael Gingold (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Once upon a time - the 1980s - in a galaxy not really all that far away - New York - Michael Gingold started a collection of newspaper advertisements for the science fiction, fantasy, and horror releases that stoked his passion as a genre fan. Eventually, he would grow up to become editor-in-chief of the horror magazine <em>Fangoria</em>, plus a writer for numerous other genre publications, a screenwriter, respected author, and all-around expert for films frightful and fanstastical.</p><p>As the years went by, Michael held on to this collection of weird and wonderful art, eventually publishing the best-selling, horror-themed <em>Ad Nauseam: Newsprint Nightmares from the 1980s </em>and its sequel, <em>Ad Nauseam II: Newsprint Nightmares from the 1990s and 2000s</em>. And now he presents <em><strong>Ad Astra: 20 Years of Newspaper Ads for Sci-Fi & Fantasy Films</strong></em>, a year-by-year look at the movies that shaped many a childhood in the '80s and '90s.</p><p>Inside this 270-page book, you'll find <em>Star Trek </em>to <em>Starship Troopers, The Dark Crystal </em>to <em>Dark City, Blade Runner </em>to <em>The Running Man, RoboCop </em>to <em>Robot Jox</em>, <em>The Empire Strikes Back </em>to <em>Back to the Future</em>, and many, many more. See alternate artwork for your favorite films, learn the fascinating behind-the-scenes stories of their marketing campaigns, and read the most entertaining and unexpected quotes from reviewers at the time all carefully curated by Michael.</p><p>So throw on your jetpack as we travel back in time to when print was king and movie marketing was an art form for the ages!</p>Also available: <b><em>Ad Nauseam: Newsprint Nightmares from the '70s and '80s</b></em> and <b><em>Ad Nauseam II: Newsprint Nightmares from the 1990s and 2000s</em></b>.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><strong>MICHAEL GINGOLD </strong>first began reproducing newspaper ads for 1980s horror films in his Xerox fanzine <em>Scareaphanalia</em>, and went on to become a longtime editor and writer for Fangoria magazine and on-line. He also currently contributes to <em>Rue Morgue, Birth.Movies.Death, Time Out New York, Scream</em>, and others. Michael is the author of <em>The FrightFest Guide to Monster Movies </em>and <em>Shark Movie Mania</em>, and has created featurettes and written liner notes for numerous Blu-ray and DVD releases.

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