Maggie Thompson was a key figure in the history of comics because she and her late husband Don, who died in 1994, started the early fanzine Comic Arts, then the sci-fi fanzine Newfangles, and then went on to edit the Comics Buyer's Guide for over 20 years (see "‘CBG’ DOA"). She has continued to be an active part of the comics community as a writer and historian. In Part 2, of this interview with comics journalist Heidi MacDonald, she discusses the Comics Buyer's Guide. In Part 1 she describes her early days in comics and sci-fi fandom and her collaboration with Don on their first fanzines.
We are also making available lightly edited transcripts of the interview, in two parts:
ICv2 Interview: Maggie Thompson Interviewed by Heidi MacDonald, Part 1
ICv2 Interview: Maggie Thompson Interviewed by Heidi MacDonald, Part 2
This interview was conducted as part of ICv2’s Comics Direct Market 50th Anniversary celebration; for more, see "Comics Direct Market 50th Anniversary."

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