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* Read * Man of Rock: A Biography of Joe Kubert by Bill Schelly Ô eBook or Kindle ePUB. Man of Rock: A Biography of Joe Kubert He was subsequently inducted into both the Harvey Awards' Jack Kirby Hall of Fame and the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.. He started the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art in the 1980s. Joe Kubert's extraordinary career spans the history of the comic book in America: he began drawing comics in 1938, just as Superman made his debut in Action Comics #1, and continues to be one of the most vital cartoonists working today, writing and drawing both mainstream comic book chara
| Title | : | Man of Rock: A Biography of Joe Kubert |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.53 (579 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1560979283 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-22 |
| Language | : | English |
. Bill Schelly is an Eisner-nominated comic-book and film historian; he lives in Seattle
Tim Lasiuta said Stunning!. Once upon a time there was a young man named Joseph Kubert who traveled across the ocean to arrive in New York. His father, Jakob, and mother, Etta, encouraged him as a young man in his pursuit of art. With the arrival of Action Comics #1, and the influence of the daily comic strips by Raymond and Foster, he found himself. Joe the young man, had become Joe, the artist.He arrived at the Harry A Chesler shop, a precoucious 11 year old eager to learn. At $5 a week, he practised and watched the industry grow from the Shops. Growing up as a professional artist while still in school, Joe's early work can be found in bo. Man of Rock - an excellent book Back in the day, in 1962 when I was a tender 11 year old, I was seriously starting to examine the comic book medium. I found a few comics drawn by Joe Kubert. These were the 3 1962 ssues of DC's The Brave and the Bold featuring Hawkman. While I was enjoying these titles, my other comic book reading experiences were contemporary with the various other comics of that time. I always had a great appreciation for these Kubert comics because they were so unique. His style was way different from much of the blander, run of the mill DC "product" of the time. Kubert was harsher. He was dar ker. He had more depth. He inspi. Exceptional Comics Career Overview Comic book and comic fandom historian Bill Schelly has pulled another rabbit out of his hat with this well-researched overview of the life of Joe Kubert, whose career in comics spans over 60 years and is still going strong. Kubert was there at the beginning of comics and still works regularly, so his personal history in many ways mirrors the history of the medium itself. Schelly has done his usual exceptional job of digging for interesting tidbits and scoops, as well as presenting a fascinating look at this talented comics creator and the ever-changing comics industry itself. The book is always a pleasure to read
“Man of Rock gives you a sense of a life in comics very well lived. Bill Schelly’s sunny biographycaptures for posterity Kubert’s winning, take-no-guff spirit.” (Tom Spurgeon - Comics Reporter)“Kubert’s story is basically the story of American comics.” (Steven Grant - ComicBook Resources)“Journeyman artist, editor, entrepreneur and educator gets his due in this smart and readable volume” (Richard Pachter - The Miami Herald)
He was subsequently inducted into both the Harvey Awards' Jack Kirby Hall of Fame and the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.. He started the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art in the 1980s. Joe Kubert's extraordinary career spans the history of the comic book in America: he began drawing comics in 1938, just as Superman made his debut in Action Comics #1, and continues to be one of the most vital cartoonists working today, writing and drawing both mainstream comic book characters as well as, more recently, graphic novels of his own conception. Kubert made his name working for DC Comics on acclaimed series starring Sgt. In the 1990s, he wrote and drew his own graphic novels, including Fax from Sarajevo, which won the Will Eisner Comics Industry Award for Best Graphic Novel. Rock of Easy Co., Hawkman, Tarzan, and has worked on many of DC's most commercially successful properties (Superman, Batman, Flash, et al.). Kubert has created comics for virtually every major publisher over an incredible 70 years in the business, including Marvel and EC
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