Sparring with Gil Kane debating the history and aesthetics of comics
"In 12 conversations with his professional peers between 1969 and 1988, Gil Kane appreciates comic strips of the past criticizes comic books of the present, and envisions a future of graphic novels. ... In a series of remarkably candid and insightful discussions with other comics artists and wr...
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Seattle, WA
Fantagraphics Books
Januar 2018
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| Ausgabe: | First Fantagraphics Books edition |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "In 12 conversations with his professional peers between 1969 and 1988, Gil Kane appreciates comic strips of the past criticizes comic books of the present, and envisions a future of graphic novels. ... In a series of remarkably candid and insightful discussions with other comics artists and writers over the years, Kane examines the fundamentals of the form itself, praises the virtues of individual creators, and challenges the industrial standards imposed on artists that he felt held them back from telling innovative stories." -- Gil Kane drew every major comic book character in his 50-year career -- from Spider-Man and the Hulk to Superman and Batman -- and conceived and drew independent "graphic novels" long before the term had any meaning to the larger public. He was also a fascinating raconteur and a formidable analyst, critic, and theorist of comics, a medium he loved. Included in this collection are interviews Kane conducted with a wide array of cartoonists: newspaper strip artists such as Hal Foster (Prince Valiant) and Walt Kelly (Pogo); fellow comic book creators such as Harvey Kurtzman; underground cartoonists Robert Crumb and Jack Jackson; and the literary critic Donald Phelps |
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| Beschreibung: | 307 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 1683960718 1-68396-071-8 9781683960713 978-1-68396-071-3 |