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Read [Gerard Jones Book] * Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book Online ^ PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book Four color awesomeness. marc bartsch For my whole life I've been a huge comic fan and hungry for any and all books I could find on the history of comics. This is among the very best I've ever read. Highly recommended.. Fascinating and enjoyable Once again, the old adage that truth is stranger than fiction seems to resonate. Michael Chabon's recent fictional history on the comic book pioneers may have been beautifully written but this book is utterly fascinating. People may think that Jones is re
| Title | : | Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.95 (972 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0465036570 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-18 |
| Language | : | English |
Four color awesomeness. marc bartsch For my whole life I've been a huge comic fan and hungry for any and all books I could find on the history of comics. This is among the very best I've ever read. Highly recommended.. Fascinating and enjoyable Once again, the old adage that truth is stranger than fiction seems to resonate. Michael Chabon's recent fictional history on the comic book pioneers may have been beautifully written but this book is utterly fascinating. People may think that Jones is rehashing events that are `well known' within the annals of comics history but the author does a masterful job of placing this subject within the broader context of popular culture and for that matter, 20th century America. In doing so I can guarantee that you'll never look at a comic book in quite the same way ever again. There's lots of inform. About as behind-the-scenes as you can get! Michael Griffith This is a wonderful examination of the men who created one of the most enduring and endearing media in modern times, the comic book.For history buff, pop culture fans, and, of course, comic book "geeks", this book offers an intimate and sometimes alarming (even depressing) account of the birth of the comic book, the screwing of young talent, the greed of companies, and America itself from the early part of the 20th century almost to today.3 complaints, and they are each rather minor (since the book held my attention like few others have):1.) So much attention is spend on 3 or 4 central figures
Copyright © 2005 The New Yorker. The disparate worlds of the wise guy and the geeks collide in 1938, and the result is Action Comics #1, the début of Superman. For Shuster and Siegel, they were both a calling and an eventual source of misery: the pair waged a lifelong campaign for credit and appropriate compensation. For Donenfeld, the comics were a way to sidestep the censors. From The New Yorker This history of the birth of superhero comics highlights three pivotal figures. Later, two high-school friends in Cleveland, Joe
For Shuster and Siegel, they were both a calling and an eventual source of misery: the pair waged a lifelong campaign for credit and appropriate compensation." -The New Yorker. The story begins early in the last century, on the Lower East Side, where Harry Donenfeld rises from the streets to become the king of the 'smooshes'-soft-core magazines with titles like French Humor and Hot Tales. "This history of the birth of superhero comics highlights three pivotal figures. Animated by the stories of some of the last century's most charismatic and conniving artists, writers, and businessmen, Men of Tomorrow brilliantly demonstrates how the creators of the superheroes gained their cultural power and established a crucial place in the modern imagination. For Donenfeld, the comics were a way to sidestep the censors. The disparate worlds of the wise guy and the geeks collide in 1938, and the result is Action Comics #1, the debut of Superman. Later, two high school friends in Cleveland, Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, become avid fans of 'scientifiction,' the new kind of literature promoted by their favorite pulp magazines
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