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Howard Chaykin
Brannon . Ed(S): Costello
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Description for Howard Chaykin
Paperback. Beginning with early interviews in fanzines and concluding with a new interview conducted in 2010, this book collects widely ranging discussions from Howard Chaykin's earliest days as an assistant for such legends as Gil Kane and Wallace Wood, to his recent work on titles such as American Century. Editor(s): Costello, Brannon. Series: Conversations with Comic Artists Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 35|35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; AKLC; FZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
One of the most distinctive voices in mainstream comics since the 1970s, Howard Chaykin (b. 1950) has earned a reputation as a visionary formal innovator and a compelling storyteller whose comics offer both pulp-adventure thrills and thoughtful engagement with real-world politics and culture. His body of work is defined by the belief that comics can be a vehicle for sophisticated adult entertainment and for narratives that utilize the medium's unique properties to explore serious themes with intelligence and wit.
Beginning with early interviews in fanzines and concluding with a new interview conducted in 2010 with the volume's editor, Howard ... Read more collects widely ranging discussions from Chaykin's earliest days as an assistant for such legends as Gil Kane and Wallace Wood to his recent work on titles including Dominic Fortune, Challengers of the Unknown, and American Century. The book includes 35 line illustrations selected from Chaykin, as well. As a writer/artist for outlets such as DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Heavy Metal, he has participated in and influenced many of the major developments in mainstream comics over the past four decades. He was an early pioneer in the graphic novel format in the 1970s, and his groundbreaking sci-fi satire American Flagg! was an essential contribution to the maturation of the comic book as a vehicle for social commentary in the 1980s. Show Less
One of the most distinctive voices in mainstream comics since the 1970s, Howard Chaykin (b. 1950) has earned a reputation as a visionary formal innovator and a compelling storyteller whose comics offer both pulp-adventure thrills and thoughtful engagement with real-world politics and culture. His body of work is defined by the belief that comics can be a vehicle for sophisticated adult entertainment and for narratives that utilize the medium's unique properties to explore serious themes with intelligence and wit.
Beginning with early interviews in fanzines and concluding with a new interview conducted in 2010 with the volume's editor, Howard ... Read more collects widely ranging discussions from Chaykin's earliest days as an assistant for such legends as Gil Kane and Wallace Wood to his recent work on titles including Dominic Fortune, Challengers of the Unknown, and American Century. The book includes 35 line illustrations selected from Chaykin, as well. As a writer/artist for outlets such as DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Heavy Metal, he has participated in and influenced many of the major developments in mainstream comics over the past four decades. He was an early pioneer in the graphic novel format in the 1970s, and his groundbreaking sci-fi satire American Flagg! was an essential contribution to the maturation of the comic book as a vehicle for social commentary in the 1980s. Show Less
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
Conversations with Comic Artists Series
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Jackson, United States
ISBN
9781628461770
SKU
V9781628461770
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Ref
99-50
About Brannon . Ed(S): Costello
Brannon Costello, Saint Gabriel, Louisiana, is associate professor of English at Louisiana State University and coeditor with Qiana J. Whitted of Comics and the U.S. South (published by University Press of Mississippi).
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