Give Our Regards to the Atomsmashers!: Writers on ComicsSean Howe Pantheon Books, 2004 - 228 pagine In "Give Our Regards to the Atom-smashers!," some of our most intriguing and creative contemporary writers weigh in on the world of comics: the ones they love versus the ones they hate, the comics they devoured as kids and still can't live without, and the comics that have influenced them in their work and their lives. Here is Jonathan Lethem on childhood friendships, comic books, and the genius of artist Jack Kirby . . . Brad Meltzer on spending a summer vacation with the New Teen Titans. . . Glen David Gold on the obsessive nature of collecting . . . Myla Goldberg writing about the disturbed visions of Chris Ware and Renee French . . . Steve Erickson riffing on the perverse patriotism of American Flagg. Here, too, are Luc Sante on Tintin, Aimee Bender on Yummy Fur, Greil Marcus on Uncle Sam, Lydia Millet on Little Nemo in Slumberland, and many others. "Give Our Regards to the Atomsmashers! "is a quirky, thrilling, and compulsively readable celebration of the unique alchemy of words and drawings that forms the language of comic books. It is a book that will delight the seasoned comics reader and invite everyone else into a whole new world. |
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... thing , the more the whole thing made sense . After almost fifty years of comic books , American Flagg was finally ... things . The first is that as Reaganism AMERICAN FLAGG flourished at its most bombastic and combustible , American ...
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... things " are never described or shown , and therefore become every bad thing imaginable . " The Stairs " finally helped me to understand Woodring's choice of style . In representing his human characters ( especially himself ) in an ...
... things " are never described or shown , and therefore become every bad thing imaginable . " The Stairs " finally helped me to understand Woodring's choice of style . In representing his human characters ( especially himself ) in an ...
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... things . But he's a very busy man and can only be bothered with this if you're ready to spend some serious money ... things I had at the high end of my collection , and then I paused , sens- ing it had done nothing , and I mentioned some ...
... things . But he's a very busy man and can only be bothered with this if you're ready to spend some serious money ... things I had at the high end of my collection , and then I paused , sens- ing it had done nothing , and I mentioned some ...
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