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Men of Tomorrow:

Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book
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Basic Books, 20/set/2005 - 384 pagine
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 and established a crucial place in the modern imagination. "This history of the birth of superhero comics highlights three pivotal figures. 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. 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 in 1938, and the result is Action Comics #1, the debut of Superman. For Donenfeld, the comics were a way to sidestep the censors. 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." -The New Yorker

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Great cover art too. - Goodreads
Jones' writing is superlative. - Goodreads

Review: Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book

Recensione dell'utente  - Hamish - Goodreads

Pretty fascinating, pretty absorbing. Not quite an all-encompassing portrait of the golden age of comics; Jones focuses on a few key figures and tells their stories in detail, while giving only brief ... Leggi recensione completa

Review: Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book

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Informazioni sull'autore (2005)

Gerard Jones is a writer whose credits include the New York Times, Harper's, Batman and Spider-Man comics, and Pokémon cartoons. Recently, he has developed the Art & Story Workshops for children and spoken on fantasy, aggression, and the media at institutions around the country. He is the author of Honey, I'm Home: Sitcoms Selling the American Dream and The Comic Book Heroes. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and son.

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TitoloMen of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book
AutoreGerard Jones
Edizioneillustrata
EditoreBasic Books, 2005
ISBN0465036570, 9780465036578
Lunghezza384 pagine
  
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