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Larry Hama (b. 1949) is the writer and cartoonist who helped
develop the 1980s G.I. Joe toyline and created a new generation of
comic book fans from the tie-in comic book. Through many interviews
with Hama, this volume reveals that G.I. Joe is far from his
greatest feat as an artist. At different points in his life and
career, Hama was mentored by comics' legends Bernard Krigstein,
Wallace Wood, and Neal Adams. Though their impact left an
impression on his work, Hama has created a unique brand of
storytelling that crosses various media. For example, he devised
the character Bucky O'Hare, a green rabbit in outer space that was
made into a comic book, toy line, video game, and television
cartoon-with each medium in mind. Hama also discusses his varied
career, from working at Neal Adams and Dick Giordano's legendary
Continuity to editing a humor magazine at Marvel, developing G.I.
Joe, and enjoying a long run as writer of Wolverine. This volume
also explores Hama's life outside of comics. He is an activist in
the Asian American community, a musician, and an actor in film and
stage. He has also appeared in minor roles on the television shows
M*A*S*H and Saturday Night Live and on Broadway. Editor and
historian Christopher Irving compiles six of his own interviews
with Hama, some of which are unpublished, and compiled others that
range through Hama's illustrious career. The first academic volume
on the artist, this collection gives a snapshot of Hama's unique
character-driven and visual approach to comics' storytelling.
Michael Allred stands out for his blend of spiritual and
philosophical approaches with an art style reminiscent of 1960s era
superhero comics, which creates a mixture of both postmodernism and
nostalgia. His childhood came during an era where pop art and camp
embraced elements of kitsch and pastiche and introduced them into
the lexicon of popular culture. Allred's use of both in his work as
a cartoonist on his signature comic book Madman in the early 1990s
offset the veiled autobiography of his own spiritual journey
through Mormonism and struggles with existentialism. Thematically,
Allred's work deals heavily with the afterlife as his creations
struggle with the grander questions--whether his modern
Frankenstein hero Madman, cosmic rock 'n' roller Red Rocket 7, the
undead heroine of iZombie (co-created with writer Chris Roberson),
or the cast of superhero team book The Atomics. Allred also enjoys
a position in the creator-driven generation that informs the
current batch of independent cartoonists and has experienced his
own brush with a major Hollywood studio's aborted film adaptation
of Madman. Allred's other brushes with Hollywood include an
independent adaptation of his comic book The G-Men from Hell, an
appearance as himself in Kevin Smith's romantic comedy Chasing Amy
(where he provided illustrations for a fictitious comic book), the
television adaptation of iZombie, and an ongoing relationship with
director Robert Rodriguez on a future Madman film. Michael Allred:
Conversations features several interviews with the cartoonist from
the early days of Madman's success through to his current
mainstream work for Marvel Comics. To read them is to not only
witness the ever-changing state of the comic book industry, but
also to document Allred's growth as a creative genius.
Hold on tight as historian Christopher Irving explores the origins
of the first on-screen superheroes and the comic creators and
film-makers who brought them to life. CLIFFHANGER! touches on the
early days of the film serial, to its explosion as a juvenile
medium of the 1930s and ‘40s. See how the creation of characters
like Superman, Captain America, Spy Smasher, and Captain Marvel
dovetailed with the early film adaptations. Along the way, you’ll
meet the stuntmen, directors (Spencer Bennett, William Witney,
producer Sam Katzman), comic book creators (Siegel & Shuster,
Simon & Kirby, Bob Kane, C.C. Beck, Frank Frazetta, Will
Eisner), and actors (Buster Crabbe, George Reeves, Lorna Gray, Kane
Richmond, Kirk Alyn, Dave O’Brien) who brought them to the silver
screen—and how that resonates with today’s cinematic superhero
universe.
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A Catechism of Grecian Antiquities - Being an Account of the Religion, Government, Judicial Proceedings, Military and Naval Affairs, Dress, Food, Baths, Exercises, Marriages, Funerals, Coins, Weights, Measures, &C. of the Greeks ... (Paperback)
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
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Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
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Consisting Of A Series Of Easy Miscellaneous Questions On The
English Constitution. Physical Geography, Astronomy, Electricity,
Magnetism, The Human Frame, And General Subjects.
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Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks,
notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this
work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of
our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's
literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of
thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of intere
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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