Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms Stretched to Their Limits

Spiegelman, Art, Kidd, Chip

ISBN 10: 0811831795 / ISBN 13: 9780811831796

Edité par Chronicle Books, 2001

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Synopsis :

Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and illustrator Art Spiegelman joins forces with designer Chip Kidd to pay homage to the comic book hero Plastic Man and his creator, Jack Cole. Plastic Man is more than just a putty face--with his bad-boy past, he literally embodies the comic book form: the exuberant energy, flexibility, boyishness, and subtle hints of sexuality. And as cartoonists 'become' each character they create, it can be said that Jack Cole himself resembles Plastic Man. Cole revealed the true magnitude and intensity of his imagination and inner thoughts as Plastic Man slithered from panel to panel--shifting forms and dashing from male to female, or freely morphing from a stiff upright figure to a being as soft as a Dali clock. With a compelling history, a V-necked red rubber leotard, a black-and-yellow striped belt, and very cool tinted goggles, Plastic Man is truly a cult classic, and this art-packed book will delight any fan.

À propos de l?auteur: Art Spiegelman was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1948 and raised in Queens, New York Ever since 1992, when Art Spiegelman won a Pulitzer Prize for Maus, his masterful Holocaust comic book narrative, fans of adult comics have had a sparkle in their eyes. In Maus and Maus II, by portraying Jews as mice and Nazis as cats, Spiegelman created an unusual and controversial context for his powerful narrative. In more recent years, he has illustrated many covers for The New Yorker magazine. His comics are best known for their scratch-board, illustrative style and controversial content. He has also published a children's book entitled Open Me... I'm A Dog, as well as the illustration accompaniment to the 1928 book, The Wild Party, by Joseph Moncure March. Art Spiegelman is currently working on the story and the sets for a new opera entitled "Drawn to Death: A Three Panel Opera" with composer Phillip Johnston. Art Spiegelman's most recent publication is the children's anthology entitled Little Lit. Other honours he has received are a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a nomination for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Spiegelman currently resides in New York City.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Jack Cole and Plastic Man: Forms Stretched ...
Éditeur : Chronicle Books
Date d'édition : 2001
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Very Good