American Movie Comic Books: From the Silver Screen to the Printed Page

Peter Bosch, Jack Kirby, Alex Toth, Frank Frazetta, Walt Simonson, John Buscema

ISBN 10: 1605491292 / ISBN 13: 9781605491295

Edité par TwoMorrows Publishing, 2025

N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781605491295

Synopsis :

In AMERICAN MOVIE COMIC BOOKS (1930s-1970s), author PETER BOSCH continues his remarkable history of Hollywood’s ongoing love affair with comic books. The sequel to AMERICAN TV COMIC BOOKS, this new book looks at hundreds of Tinseltown’s motion pictures that made the jump from the silver screen to the comics page, starting from the days of Charlie Chaplin and continuing through to the wonders of Steven Spielberg. Along with comics story pages from the industry’s greatest talents―including JACK KIRBY, RUSS MANNING, AL WILLIAMSON, FRANK FRAZETTA, ALEX TOTH, DAN SPIEGLE, WALLACE WOOD, STEVE DITKO, JOHN BUSCEMA, GEORGE PÉREZ, and WALTER SIMONSON (to name just a few!)―you will discover full-color photo covers, posters, original art, and much more! It’s the ultimate reference for films from the Thirties to the Seventies that were adapted to comics, including The Wizard of Oz, Ben-Hur, Around the World in 80 Days, Disney’s cinema classics and animated movies, Yellow Submarine, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars, Alien, The Planet of the Apes series, and many others. Don’t miss this blockbuster, perfect for anyone who enjoys movies and comics alike!

À propos de l?auteur: Peter Bosch has spent years researching and documenting amazing areas of comics history, specializing in their crossover with mass media. He's known for tracking down historical data on the well-known series (Star Trek, The Munsters) and the lesser-known shows (Captain Gallant, Pinky Lee) to present the finest looks ever taken at unique genres of comic books.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : American Movie Comic Books: From the Silver ...
Éditeur : TwoMorrows Publishing
Date d'édition : 2025
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : New
Edition : 1st.