Overview
Many fans and insiders alike have never heard of Bill Hume, Bailin' Wire Bill, Abe Martin, AWOL Wally, the Texas History Movies, or the Weatherbird at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. And many insiders do not know why we call comic books comics even though lots of them are not at all funny.Robert C. Harvey, cartoonist and a veteran comics critic, author of several histories of comics and biographies of cartoonists, tells forgotten stories of a dozen now obscure but once famous cartoonists and their creations. He also includes accounts of the cartooning careers of a groundbreaking African American and a woman who broke into an industry once dominated by white men. Many of the better known stories in some of the book's fourteen chapters are wrapped around fugitive scraps of information that are almost unknown. Which of Bill Mauldin's famous duo is Willie? Which is Joe? What was the big secret about E. Simms Campbell? Who was Funnyman? And why? And some of the pictures are rare, too. Hugh Hefner's cartoons, Kin Hubbard's illustrations for Short Furrows, Betty Swords' pictures for the Male Chauvinist Pig Calendar of 1974, the Far East pin-up cartoon character Babysan, illustrations for Popo and Fifina, and Red Ryder's last bow.
Full Product Details
Author: Robert C Harvey
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 9781322457161
ISBN 10: 1322457166
Pages: 193
Publication Date: 01 January 2014
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Format: Electronic book text
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
This book is an indispensable companion to Harvey's previous landmark histories, The Art of the Funnies and The Art of the Comic Book. Among its varied offerings are an updated timeline incorporating important comics research discoveries from the last twenty years, a thorough redefinition of comics terminology, and a selection of fascinating essays on some of the art form's pioneers, masters, and lesser-known talents. An eminent comics scholar and a gifted raconteur, Harvey's writing is both informative and entertaining. --Brian Walker, cartoonist, historian, and curator
Author Information
Robert C. Harvey, Commerce City, Colorado, comics historian and critic, is a cartoonist who has written for The Comics Journal, Comics Buyers' Guide, and Cartoonist PROfiles. Among his books are The Art of the Funnies: An Aesthetic History, The Art of the Comic Book: An Aesthetic History, Accidental Ambassador Gordo: The Comic Strip Art of Gus Arriola, and Milton Caniff: Conversations, all published by University Press of Mississippi.
