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The Wolverton Bible - Couverture rigide

Wolverton, Basil

 
9781560979647: The Wolverton Bible
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 156097964X ISBN 13 : 9781560979647
Editeur : Fantagraphics Books, 2009

Synopsis

The legendary ugly artist of Mad finds God! Cartoonist Basil Wolverton was known for his grotesque drawings in Mad magazine. He was commissioned and later employed by a church to write and illustrate a narrative of the Old Testament. Compiled and edited by Wolverton's son, Monte, the 304-page Bible Stories includes all of Wolverton's artwork for the Worldwide Church of God corporation. Recording artist and noted EC authority Grant Geissman(Tales of Terror: The E.C. Companion and Foul Play!: The Art and Artists of the Notorious 1950s E.C. Comics!) provides an insightful foreword, while Monte Wolverton delivers commentary and background in the introduction and in each section. This volume is authorized and commissioned by the Worldwide Church of God and endorsed by the Wolverton family. Many of the illustrations in this book are regarded as Basil Wolverton's finest work. Still others have never been published.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The legendary ugly artist of Mad finds God! Cartoonist Basil Wolverton was known for his grotesque drawings in Mad magazine. He was commissioned and later employed by a church to write and illustrate a narrative of the Old Testament. Compiled and edited by Wolverton's son, Monte, the 304-page Bible Stories includes all of Wolverton's artwork for the Worldwide Church of God corporation. Recording artist and noted EC authority Grant Geissman (Tales of Terror: The E.C. Companion and Foul Play!: The Art and Artists of the Notorious 1950s E.C. Comics!) provides an insightful foreword, while Monte Wolverton delivers commentary and background in the introduction and in each section. This volume is authorized and commissioned by the Worldwide Church of God and endorsed by the Wolverton family. Many of the illustrations in this book are regarded as Basil Wolverton's finest work. Still others have never been published.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Seen as the stylistic spiritual grandfather of underground and alternative comics, cartoonist Basil Wolverton became a legend in the 1940s and 50s for his illustrations and caricatures which appeared in such publications as LIFE, PAGEANT and MAD magazine. Less well known was his involvement in the Worldwide Church of God, by whom he was employed to create this illustrated narrative of the Old Testament, including 550 illustrations, as well as dozens of cartoons and humorous drawings for various Worldwide Church publications. Many of these are regarded as his finest work.

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Éditeur
Fantagraphics Books
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
156097964X
ISBN 13 
9781560979647
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
320
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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