The Comics Journal Library Volume 8: The EC Artists: 0 - Softcover

Various Arstists

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1606996088 ISBN 13: 9781606996089

Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, 2013

Synopsis

The Comics Journal Library series is the most comprehensive series of lavishly illustrated interviews conducted with cartoonists ever published. To celebrate our republication of the legendary EC line, we proudly present the first of a two-volume set of interviews with the artists and writers (and publisher!) who made EC great. Included in the first volume: career-spanning conversations with EC legends Will Elder, John Severin, Harvey Kurtzman, and Al Feldstein, as well as short interviews with EC short-timers Frank Frazetta and Joe Kubert. Also: EC Publisher William Gaines on his infamous Senate subcommittee testimony, and probing conversations between Silver Age cartoonist Gil Kane and Harvey Kurtzman, as well as contemporary alternative cartoonist Sam Henderson and MAD great Al Jaffee. Part of what made EC the best publisher in the history of mainstream comics was some of the most beautiful drawing ever published in comic books, and every interview is profusely illustrated by pertinent examples of the work under discussion. The EC artists were renowned for their attention to detail, and the reproduction here takes full advantage of the oversized art book format.

About this title

About the Authors

Michael Dean lives in Seattle, WA. He has been an editor at The Comics Journal since 1999.

Gary Groth is the co-founder of The Comics Journal and Fantagraphics Books. He lives in Seattle.

From the Back Cover

The Comics Journal Library Vol. 8: The EC Artists is the first in a two-volume set of interviews with the artists and writers (and publisher!) who made EC great. There are career-spanning conversations with EC legends Will Elder, John Severin, Harvey Kurtzman, and Al Feldstein, as well as short interviews with EC short-timers Frank Frazetta and Joe Kubert. Also: EC Publisher William Gaines on his infamous Senate subcommittee testimony, and probing conversations between Silver Age cartoonist Gil Kane and Harvey Kurtzman, as well as contemporary alternative cartoonist Sam Henderson and Mad great Al Jaffee.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1606996088
• ISBN 13: 9781606996089
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: Groth Gary, Dean Michael