Heroes of the Comics: Portraits of the Pioneering Legends of Comic Books by Friedman, Drew

Heroes of the Comics: Portraits of the Pioneering Legends of Comic Books

Featuring over 80 full-color portraits of the pioneering legends of American comic books, including publishers, editors and...
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Author: Drew Friedman
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Language: English
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Heroes of the Comics: Portraits of the Pioneering Legends of Comic Books by Friedman, Drew

Heroes of the Comics: Portraits of the Pioneering Legends of Comic Books

€57,16

Heroes of the Comics: Portraits of the Pioneering Legends of Comic Books

€57,16
Author: Drew Friedman
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Featuring over 80 full-color portraits of the pioneering legends of American comic books, including publishers, editors and artists from the industry's birth in the '30s, through the brilliant artists and writers of behind EC Comics in the '50s. All lovingly rendered and chosen by Drew Friedman, a cartooning legend in his own right. Featuring subjects popular and obscure, men and women, as well as several pioneering African-American artists. Each subject features a short essay by Friedman, who grew up knowing many of the subjects included (as the son of writer Bruce Jay Friedman), including Stan Lee, Harvey Kurtzman, Will Eisner, Mort Drucker, Al Jaffee, Jack Davis, Will Elder, and Bill Gaines. More names you might recognize: Barks, Crumb, Wood, Wolverton, Frazetta, Siegel & Shuster, Kirby, Cole, Ditko, Werthem... it's a Hall of Fame of comic book history from the man BoingBoing.com call "America's greatest living portrait artist "

Author: Drew Friedman
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Published: 09/07/2014
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.75lbs
Size: 12.00h x 9.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781606997314
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/15/2014 pg. 74

About the Author
Friedman, Drew: -

Drew Friedman's work has appeared in The New York Times, Mad, New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and many other magazines. He resides in Pennsylvania with his wife and collaborator, Kathy Bidus, and their two beagles.



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