Dread & Superficiality: Woody Allen As Comic Strip

Hample, Stuart

ISBN 10: 0810957426 / ISBN 13: 9780810957428

Published by Abrams ComicArts, New York, NY, USA, 2009

About this Item

unused book from closed bookstore inventory; orange boards, clean, tight and square but very slight bend to the binding from improper storage, text is clean and unmarked, some discoloration on the top page edges; DJ has no tears, creases or chips.

Seller Inventory # 504345

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dread & Superficiality: Woody Allen As Comic Strip
• Publisher: Abrams ComicArts, New York, NY, USA
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810957426
• ISBN 13: 9780810957428
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Hample, Stuart
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Humor

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Synopsis

Woody Allen's classic neurosis, humorous life philosophy, and complex relationships, are embodied in the classic comic strip "Inside Woody Allen," syndicated daily by King Features from 1976 to 1984, illustrated by Stuart Hample. Dread & Superficiality: Woody Allen as Comic Strip is a compilation of 220 of the best of the comic's comics, all reproduced from the original art, along with sketches, photographs, and development work. An all-new preface by Hample provides a rare glimpse into the creation of this material, revealing a long-overlooked facet of Allen's career that is smart and funny and as timeless as the man who has inspired a generation with his unique vision.“Dread & Superficiality is a must for Woody Allen fans, both for its reminder of how iconic he used to be, and for Hample’s frank introduction, in which he writes about working with Allen in the early days of the strip.”–The Onion A/V Club “…this thorough collection is an unexpected delight. As a primer for would-be cartoonists, the text provides great insights into the development of this sadly dying art form.” –Miami Herald

About the Author

Stuart Hample, chronic self-doubter, writer, cartoonist, and self-styled "multi-media failure", has written, edited, and illustrated more than twenty books, including the international bestseller Children's Letters to God. Woody Allen is a comic, writer, and filmmaker whose prolific career has spanned more than five decades. He writes frequently for The New Yorker, and is the author of Getting Even, Without Feathers, Side Effects, and Mere Anarchy. R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983) was a visionary of the modern age. In his work as an architect, inventor, engineer, writer, mathematician, and educator, he devoted himself to designing objects, buildings, and cars that he hoped would solve many of the problems facing humanity while consuming the minimum of earth's resources.