Joe Bongiorno

New York native Joe Bongiorno is the author of the eight-volume book series Black Sabbath: The Illustrated Lyrics. In 1992, Joe created the exhaustive Star Wars Expanded Universe Timeline (www.starwarstimeline.net), which has gone on to feature several licensed but unpublished stories in the Star Wars universe, including his own novel Supernatural Encounters. Joe also started the Royal Timeline of Oz (www.oztimeline.net) and the Royal Publisher of Oz, in order to publish new stories in the universe started by L. Frank Baum, including the anthology The Lost Tales of Oz, illustrated by Eric Shanower. Joe has co-edited The Cyberpunk Nexus: Exploring the Blade Runner Universe and contributed essays on Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Planet of the Apes for several anthologies by Sequart, his most recent being a look at Satan in cinema, in Musings on Monsters. Joe currently lives in an ever-expanding Long Island library where he caters to the demands of too many cats and dogs.

BOOKS AND MOVIES BY JOE BONGIORNO

Musings on Monsters: Observations on the World of Classic Horror

Musings on Monsters: Observations on the World of Classic Horror (contributor)

Somewhere Beyond the Heavens: Exploring Battlestar Galactica

Somewhere Beyond the Heavens: Exploring Battlestar Galactica (contributor)

The Cyberpunk Nexus: Exploring the Blade Runner Universe

The Cyberpunk Nexus: Exploring the Blade Runner Universe (co-editor, contributor)

A More Civilized Age: Exploring the Star Wars Expanded Universe

A More Civilized Age: Exploring the Star Wars Expanded Universe (contributor)

A Galaxy Far, Far Away: Exploring Star Wars Comics

A Galaxy Far, Far Away: Exploring Star Wars Comics (contributor)

A Long Time Ago: Exploring the Star Wars Cinematic Universe

A Long Time Ago: Exploring the Star Wars Cinematic Universe (contributor)

The Sacred Scrolls: Comics on the Planet of the Apes

The Sacred Scrolls: Comics on the Planet of the Apes (contributor)