Masterful Marks : Cartoonists Who Changed the World
Overview
In a first-of-its-kind collection, award-winning illustrators celebrate the lives of the visionary artists who created the world of comic art and altered pop culture forever. Sixteen Graphic Novel Biographies of: - Walt Disney - Dr. Seuss - Charles Schulz - The Creators of Superman - R. Crumb - Jack Kirby - Winsor McCay - Herg - Osamu Tezuka - MAD creator, Harvey Kurtzman - Al Hirschfeld - Edward Gorey - Chas Addams - Rodolphe T pffer - Lynd Ward - Hugh Hefner The story of cartoons--the multibillion-dollar industry that has affected all corners of our culture, from high to low--is ultimately the story of the visionary icons who pioneered the form. But no one has told the story of comic art in its own medium--until now. In Masterful Marks, top illustrators--including Drew Friedman, Nora Krug, Denis Kitchen, and Peter Kuper--reveal how sixteen visionary cartoonists overcame massive financial, political, and personal challenges to create a new form of art that now defines our world.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781451649192
- ISBN-10: 1451649193
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Publish Date: September 2014
- Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.65 pounds
- Page Count: 128
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