Al Feldstein is best known as the main writer/editor of the EC
comics line during the first half of the 1950s and then the editor
of Mad Magazine for the first three decades of its existence. But
what many don t know or remember is that Feldstein was also an
accomplished and distinctive cartoonist, whose comics (which he
both wrote and drew, a relative rarity in those days) adorned the
pages of many of those self same EC comics. His powerfully
composed, meticulously inked pages, often featuring grotesque
creatures or scenes of ghastly destruction (and some of the
greatest stiffly handsome/beautiful specimens of 1950s humanity
ever put to paper), were a vital part of the allure of these
classic comics. Feldstein s contributions to the first year and a
half of EC s two SF titles, Weird Science and Weird Fantasy
comprising 16 classic O. Henry-style shock-ending stories with such
evocative, vintage title as Things From Outer Space. The Flying
Saucer Invasion, Spawn of Venus, Destruction of the Earth, and Am I
Man or Machine? will be collected in their integrity in this
volume, which will also boast a new interview with Feldstein about
his years at EC, focusing in particular in his work on these
science fiction titles that were the company s pride and joy (and
were killed a few years later by the Comics Code)."
General
Imprint: |
Fantagraphics Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2013 |
First published: |
September 2013 |
Editors: |
Gary Groth
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Authors: |
Al Feldstein
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Dimensions: |
260 x 184 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
204 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-60699-659-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Graphic novels
Promotions
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LSN: |
1-60699-659-2 |
Barcode: |
9781606996591 |
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