Sparring With Gil Kane: Debating The History and Aesthetics of Comics
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (808 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1683960718 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The Legendary Intellectual and Raconteur Talks to Hal Foster, Walt Kelly, Harvey Kurtzman, Howard Chaykin, Robert Crumb, and Other Artists. 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. 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 a
He lives in Seattle.GIL KANE (1926-2000) was a comic book artist whose career spanned the 1940s to 1990s. Kane co-created the modern-day versions of the superheroes Green Lantern and the Atom for DC Comics, and created the independtly published precursors to the graphic novel, His Name Is Savage! and Blackmark. He is in both the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame and the Harvey Award Jack Kirby Hall of Fame. . Gary Groth is the co-founder of The C
He lives in Seattle.GIL KANE (1926-2000) was a comic book artist whose career spanned the 1940s to 1990s. He is in both the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame and the Harvey Award Jack Kirby Hall of Fame. About the Author Gary Groth is the co-founder of The Comics Journal and Fantagraphics Books. . Kane co-created the modern-day versions of the superheroes Green Lantern and the Atom for DC Comics, and created the independtly published precursors to the graphic novel, His Name Is Savage! and Blackmark