Comics Go To Hell: A Visual History of the Devil in Comics - Hardcover

Stromberg, Fredrik

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1560976160 ISBN 13: 9781560976165

Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, 2005

Synopsis

by Fredrik Strömberg
The Devil is one of the most potent and longest-lived icons in the history of human civilization. It is therefore not a big surprise that images of the Prince of Darkness are so abundant in comics - a medium that by its nature builds upon the communicative powers of icons. In this book, author Fredrik Strömberg examines how cartoonists through the ages have used the myths about the Devil, in a wide variety of ways. Comics featured in this book include, among others: the infamous Jack T. Chick tracts, Hellblazer, Love & Rockets, The Checkered Demon, Donald Duck, Mephisto, Dilbert, The New Adventures of Jesus, Stray Toasters, The Demon, Futurama, Preacher, Hot Stuff - The Little Devil, Castle Waiting, Sandman, The Book of Leviathan, Swamp Thing, Dragon Ball, Spawn, Silver Surfer, Picture Stories from the Bible, Uncanny X-Men, Tintin, Sshhhh!, and Lady Death. Like Strömberg's previous book from Fantagraphics, Black Images in the Comics, this book is designed for maximum browsability, with each spread featuring a short (but informative!) essay on a comic next to a representative panel of the work at hand.
HC, 6x6, 360pg, b&w

About this title

Synopsis

The devil is one of the most potent and longest-lived icons in the history of human civilisation. It is therefore not a big surprise that images of the Prince of Darkness are so abundant in comics, a medium that by nature builds upon the communicative powers of icons. The author examines how cartoonists through the ages have used the myths about the Devil, in a wide variety of ways. The book is divided into thematic chapters, including "Ancient Devils" - about medieval artists rendering the Devil in sequential picture stories; "Religious Devils" - concerning the Devil in Christian comics; "Super Devils" - the Devil in superhero comics; "Funny Devils" - all the humourous ways the image of the Devil can be used; and more. Comics featured include: Love & Rockets; Mephisto; Silver Surfer; Donald Duck; Sandman; Spawn; Dilbert; Dragon Ball; Tintin

About the Author

Fredrik Stromberg was born in 1968 in the South of Sweden. He is the editor of Bild & Bubbla, Scandinavia s largest magazine about comics, writes regularly about comics, heads a school for comic artists and sits on the editorial board for the International Journal of Comics Art. He lives in Sweden.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1560976160
• ISBN 13: 9781560976165
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360