Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (775 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0465036570 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Copyright © 2005 The New Yorker. The story begins early in the last century, on the Lower East Side, where Harry Donenfeld rises from the streets to become king of the "smooshes"—soft-core magazines with titles like French Humor and Hot Tales. From The New Yorker This history of the birth of superhero comics highlights three pivotal figures. For Shuster and Siegel, they were both a calling and an eventual source of misery: the pair waged a lifelong campaign for credit and appropriate compensation. Later, two high-school friends in Cleveland, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, become avid fans of "scientifiction," the new kind of literature promoted by their favorite pulp magazines. The disparate worlds of the wise guy and the geeks collide
Later, two high school friends in Cleveland, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, become avid fans of 'scientifiction,' the new kind of literature promoted by their favorite pulp magazines. The story begins early in the last century, on the Lower East Side, where Harry Donenfeld rises from the streets to become the king of the 'smooshes'-soft-core magazines with titles like French Humor and Hot Tales. Animated by the stories of some of the last century's most charismatic and conniving artists, writers, and businessmen, Men of Tomorrow brilliantly demonstrates how the creators of the superheroes gained their cultural power
gail said who would have guessed???. with no interest in comic book heroes, i wouldn't have thought this book to have been of any interest to me but it's turned out to be very much the opposite: at heart, it's a work of serious scholarship in American history--more narrowly, Jewish American history--from the early to the mid-twentieth century. But the author is such a fine story-teller that the reader forgets he's drawing on sources. Jones pits "who would have guessed???" according to gail. with no interest in comic book heroes, i wouldn't have thought this book to have been of any interest to me but it's turned out to be very much the opposite: at heart, it's a work of serious scholarship in American history--more narrowly, Jewish American history--from the early to the mid-twentieth century. But the author is such a fine story-teller that the reader forgets he's drawing on sources. Jones pits 2 naive mid-western comic book creators against 2 slick New York comic book businessmen (you can guess which side screws the other). naive mid-western comic book creators against "who would have guessed???" according to gail. with no interest in comic book heroes, i wouldn't have thought this book to have been of any interest to me but it's turned out to be very much the opposite: at heart, it's a work of serious scholarship in American history--more narrowly, Jewish American history--from the early to the mid-twentieth century. But the author is such a fine story-teller that the reader forgets he's drawing on sources. Jones pits 2 naive mid-western comic book creators against 2 slick New York comic book businessmen (you can guess which side screws the other). slick New York comic book businessmen (you can guess which side screws the other). Comprehensive history of the origins of DC Comics Bob Moser Men of Tomorrow shows the industry and the men that built it in a less than faltering light, giving source to the rumors that I had heard for many years about the comics industry back in the day. Concentrates heavily on the origins of Superman and the fates of the men who created him.. An excellent, excellent history of the men and the milleu An excellent, excellent history of the men and the milleu of the Golden Age of ComicsSiegel, Shuster, Kane, Kirby, and more. Read it and you'll absorb the past.