MASTERS OF IMAGINATION The Comic Book Artists Hall of Fame

In Masters of Imagination, comic book expert and historian Mike Benton celebrates the lives, artistry, and imagination of these select few, the thirteen comic book artists who are members of one or both of the two comic book artist halls of fame. Benton offers insight and behind-the-scenes stories into the creative processes that made them the very best in the world. And out of the tens of thousands of comic book artists who have graced the field, only a select few have been honored by election to the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame and the Will Eisner Hall of Fame by fans and colleagues. These thirteen artists created unforgettable characters who are now permanent residents of the American pop culture landscape: Superman by Joe Shuster, Scrooge McDuck by Carl Barks, Pogo by Walt Kelly, Plastic Man by Jack Cole, the Spirit by Will Eisner, the Amazing Spider-Man by Steve Ditko, Captain Marvel by C. C. Beck, Spacehawk by Basil Wolverton, and the Fantastic Four by Jack Kirby. These artists also changed the way stories are told: Alex Toth with cinematic direction, Bernard Krigstein with innovations in panel breakdowns, Harvey Kurtzman (co-creator of Mad magazine) with brutally realistic war chronicles, and Wallace Wood with bold inking in his fabulous science fiction work. The work of these artists is represented by more than 200 color photographs of panels, covers, studies, and self-caricatures - spanning their full careers. Also included are an exhaustive collector's checklist of each artist's work and a bibliography of their and other's critical writing. Masters of Imagination is a lush tribute to America's greatest comic book artists - the artists who have thrilled and moved us for sixty years. Out Of Print. Condition: Fine. Lightly rubbed corners with one softly bumped.