Best of witzend
Title | Best of witzend PDF eBook |
Author | Wallace Wood |
Publisher | Fantagraphics Books |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2018-08-08 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1683961153 |
Cartoonist Wallace Wood created and published his own magazine ― witzend. Witzend immediately became a venue for personal work, without regard to commercial constraints and with contributors like Frank Frazetta, Al Williamson, Gray Morrow, and Reed Crandall. (And that was just the first issue!) In later issues, Steve Ditko, Art Spiegelman, Vaughn Bodé, Jim Steranko, Jeffrey Catherine Jones, Howard Chaykin, Bernie Wrightson ― and dozens more ― joined in.
The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood
Title | The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood PDF eBook |
Author | Bhob Stewart |
Publisher | Fantagraphics Books |
Pages | 258 |
Release | 2016-11-30 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1606998153 |
Who was Wallace Wood? The maddest artist of Mad magazine? The man behind Marvel’s Daredevil?The Life and Legend is an incisive look back at the life and career of one of the greatest and most mythic figures of cartooning. Edited over the course of thirty years by former Wood assistant Bhob Stewart, The Life and Legend is a biographical portrait, generously illustrated with Wood’s gorgeous art as well as little-seen personal photos and childhood ephemera. Also: remembrances by Wood’s friends, colleagues, assistants, and loved ones. This collective biographical and critical portrait explores the humorous spirit, dark detours, and psychological twists of a gifted maverick in American pop culture.
Pipsqueak Papers
Title | Pipsqueak Papers PDF eBook |
Author | Wallace Wood |
Publisher | |
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Release | 1993 |
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Complete Wally Wood Lunar Tunes
Title | Complete Wally Wood Lunar Tunes PDF eBook |
Author | Wallace Wood |
Publisher | Woodwork, Wally Wood Classics |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2005-09-15 |
Genre | Fantasy comic books, strips, etc |
ISBN | 9781887591867 |
Combination of mad, weird science with minor nudity written and drawn by Wally Wood and published posthumously in 2005.
Comic Book Fanthropology
Title | Comic Book Fanthropology PDF eBook |
Author | Sean Kleefeld |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2011-04-01 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 0615336205 |
Whether you've spent your entire life reading comics books or you've just met someone who does, you're sure to notice that the average comic book fan is somewhat different than everybody else. Why do they insist on arguing if Superman is stronger than Captain Marvel? Why do they talk as if they own the rights to Judge Dredd? Why do they keep drawing chibi versions of themselves? The only way to find out all the answers is to study comic book fandom to discover what makes fans tick. Comic Book Fanthropology does exactly that in a casual, narrative manner.
The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood
Title | The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood PDF eBook |
Author | Various |
Publisher | Fantagraphics Books |
Pages | 274 |
Release | 2018-02-07 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1683960688 |
Bursting with a cornucopia of gorgeous artwork and photos, this second of two volumes of the Eisner Award–nominated The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood also features the vivid personal recollections of the friends, colleagues, and assistants who knew him best. The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood Volume 2 completes this revealing, intimate portrait of the brilliant but troubled maverick comics creator (EC Comics, Mad, Daredevil, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, witzend, The Justice Society of America, The Wizard King). Contributors include Larry Hama, John Workman, Trina Robbins, Paul Krassner, Flo Steinberg, Tom Sutton, Bill Pearson, and Paul Levitz. Professor Ben Saunders reveals the meticulous handcrafted wizardry that made Wood’s most famous story, “My World” possible. A special tribute gallery includes artwork by Robert Crumb, Daniel Clowes, Dave Sim, Drew Friedman, and others. Introduction by Eisner Award–winning writer/artist Ed Piskor.
The Best of Comix Book
Title | The Best of Comix Book PDF eBook |
Author | Denis Kitchen |
Publisher | Dark Horse Comics |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Comic books, strips, etc |
ISBN | 1616552581 |
In 1974, legendary Marvel Comics publisher Stan Lee approached underground pioneer Denis Kitchen and offered a way for them to collaborate. Their resulting series was called Comix Book and featured work by many of the top underground cartoonists including Joel Beck, Kim Deitch, Justin Green, Harvey Pekar, Trina Robbins, Art Spiegelman (first national appearance of Maus), Skip Williamson, and S. Clay Wilson. The Best of Comix Book showcases 150-pages of classic underground comix (printed on newsprint, as they originally appeared), many never before reprinted.