The Great Comic Book HeroesFantagraphics Books, 2003 - 80 pagine Fantagraphics is proud to publish Jules Feiffer's long out-of-print and seminal essay of comics criticism, The Great Comic Book Heroes, in a compact and affordable size. In 1965, Feiffer wrote what is arguably the first critical history of the comic book superheroes of the late 1930s and early 1940s, including Plastic Man, Batman, Superman, The Spirit and others. In the book, Feiffer writes about the unique the place of comics in the space between high and low art and the power which this space offers both the creator and reader. The Great Comic Book Heroes is widely acknowledged to be the first book to analyze the juvenile medium of superhero comics in a critical manner, but without denying the iconic hold such works have over readers of all ages. Out of print for over 30 years, Feiffer's book discusses the role that the patriotic superhero played during World War II in shaping the public spirit of civilians and soldiers, as well as the escapist power these stories held over the zeitgeist of America. With wit and insight Feiffer discusses what the great comic book heroes meant to him as a child and later as an artist. |
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... in the foreground , challenging an ... house . Beating up lions did not particularly interest me ; my problem was ... all dubious outside values . ( Prince Valiant too was guilty of that bookish style but it was set in King Arthur's day ...
... house all day and drawing pictures , one was big , and consequently canonized for staying in the house all day and drawing pictures . Instead of having no friends because one stayed in the house all day and drew pictures , one grew up ...
... house all day and drew pictures . Instead of being small and skinny with no muscles and no power because one stayed in the house all day and drew pictures , one grew up to be less small , less skinny , still perhaps with no muscles ...