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Joe Ferrara:
Atlantis Fantasyworld has a 35-year history that starts with its owner, Joe Ferrara...
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I love them all!
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I was born and raised in San Jose, California. As a kid I loved comics but stopped reading them when I got to high school. When I started college at Santa Clara University one of my roommates was Mike Friedrich. Mike was putting himself through college by writing comics, most notably Detective, and Justice League. This rekindled my interest in comics and I became an avid collector. I transferred to San Jose State University in 1971 where I received a BA in Music. I was making a pretty good living as a full time musician and never planned to do anything else.
However, on August 15, 1976, I moved from San Jose to Santa Cruz, California and discovered the only place in town to buy comics was in the back of a local record shop. Instead of driving to San Jose twice a week to buy comics, about a 70 mile round trip, I decided to use the 6,000 comics in my collection to start my own store. On November 27, 1976, Atlantis Fantasyworld opened it doors for the first time. After a few years my two occupations switched roles: Atlantis became my main support and music my hobby. I still play my music, entertaining every Friday at the Shadowbrook Restaurant in Capitola, California. I also have had the privilege of singing the National Anthem for the San Francisco Giants every year since 1981!
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Dottie Ferrara:
For many years I worked as a Quality Assurance Representative at Lockheed Missile and Space Co. In 1992 I resigned from Lockheed and became an active partner in the design phase of the “new” Atlantis. Working together, using all our own ideas, Joe and I designed the new store.
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The comics I read are Strangers In Paradise, Jane’s World, True Story Swear To God, Kabuki, Luba, Concrete and Terry Moore's Echo. All of these comics are considered Slice of Life books, except for Kabuki. These are my favorites because all of the creators are masterful storytellers and talented artists. Also, I like Mike Grell’s Jon Sable and especially his Green Arrow series. Two of my favorite graphic novels are Stuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruise and Bryan Talbot's The Tale Of One Bad Rat.
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Trisha:
Trisha is currently a student at UC Santa Cruz majoring in Geology. One day, she hopes to help save the world. Trisha is also involved in dance and loves music and art. When not watching cartoons, she can be found hiking through the woods or reading an assortment of science fiction, fantasy or comics!
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Fables
by Bill Willingham
I find this series fantastic because all my favorite story book characters have been included in the most elaborate and enthralling story i've read in years. It's a series that gets better and more epic with each volume.
Locke and Key
by Joe HIll
This is a book I look forward to every month! Its the story begins with the Locke family as they face a terrible loss. This event brings them to their family's ancestral home in the town of Lovecraft, Massachusetts. The 'Key House' holds many secrets within its grounds. The Locke kids; Tyler, Kinsey and Bode are taken up in mystery and adventure as they discover secrets of their families past and fight off dark forces they don't completely understand. It's great!!
Transmetropolitan
by Warren Ellis
Imagine a Hunter S. Thompson-like journalist (Spider Jerusalem) in a not so distant future full of sci fi technology. With the help of his filthy assistants, Spider takes on drug lords, politicians and everyone in between in his search for the truth.
Planetary
by Warren Ellis
Time-Space Archeologists! Need I say more?
Animal Man
by Grant Morrison
Grant Morrison has a wonderful way with B-List super heroes. In this series Animal Man goes on an existential journey into his past to find the source of his powers. This series contains some of my favorite single issues ever.
The Unwritten
by Mike Carey
I describe this as Harry Potter for Big kids. Its takes a look at the power literature has to shape our reality and that there really just might be a bit of magic in everyone.
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Nate:
Nate is the Inventory Manager for Atlantis Fantasyworld.
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Transmetropolitan
by Warren Ellis
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Former Staff
MaryAnne & daughter Zoe:
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Christina:
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Marina & daughter Alexandria:
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Jacq: 
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