Curt Swan A Life in Comics (Paperback)

Eddy Zeno

ISBN 10: 1887591400 / ISBN 13: 9781887591409

Published by Vanguard Productions, New Jersey, 2002

About this Item

Paperback. The artwork of Curt Swan (1920-1996) defined the look of Superman for over 30 years. His amazing skills of storytelling, draftsmanship and design brought a realism and sense of wonder to The Man of Steel's adventures, making them the best-selling comic books of their day. Filled with iconic artwork, this biography traces the artist's career from its beginning on features like Gangbusters to his widespread regard as the Dean of American comics and, later, his frustrations with an industry that began to view his classic, dignified work as unfashionable. This monograph features one-on-one interviews with Curt's family as well as with comics legends Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson and more. A study of the life and work of Curt Swan (1920-1996) who defined the look of "Superman" for over 30 years. Filled with Swan's artwork, it traces the artist's career from its beginnings to his widespread fame. There are interviews with his family members as well as with other comics legends. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Seller Inventory # 9781887591409

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Curt Swan A Life in Comics (Paperback)
• Publisher: Vanguard Productions, New Jersey
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1887591400
• ISBN 13: 9781887591409
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In Curt Swan: A Life In Comics, Eddy Zeno traces the artist's career from his service in World War II as a staff cartoonist for the armed forces newspaper, Stars and Stripes, to the mid-1940s beginnings of his comic book career on features like The Boy Commandos, Tommy Tomorrow and Gangbusters. The book outlines his rise as the top Superman artist, from his newspaper strip work in the fifties, to the imaginative zenith reached in the sixties, and on through to the eighties. Swan then passed the torch to a new generation of artists who had grown up with his work firing their imaginations. Curt Swan: A Life In Comics reveals how in the artist's later years, he enjoyed the admiration of an army of fans and professionals that regarded him as one of the deans of American comics. This is juxtaposed against his dealing with the frustrations of trying to continue to fit into an industry that had evolved into something that regarded his quiet, dignified art as no longer fashionable.

About the Author

A lifelong comics fan who has written for magazines such as Comic Book Marketplace, Eddy Zeno enjoyed a close correspondence with Curt Swan for over 10 years. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee.