Outlaws, Rebels, Freethinkers & Pirates - Softcover

Levin, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560976314 ISBN 13: 9781560976318

Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, 2005

Synopsis

by Bob Levin
Bob Levin, author of The Pirates & the Mouse, explores the by-ways and back roads of creative genius in as off-beat a collection of characters as are likely to be found outside a carnival midway. Serious, dedicated, often driven by the hounds of Hell, these artists pursue often off-putting, always fascinating visions without regard to popular acclaim or financial reward. Essay subjects include: Chester Brown, S. Clay Wilson, Dori Seda, B.N. Duncan, Justin Green, Maxon Crumb, Crockett Johnson, Roy Lichtenstein, Graham Ingels, Jack Katz, Rory Hayes, and more. Levin's profile/essay style is a unique blend of pooched journalism, quasi-autobiography, faux cultural history, and semi-scholarship, and the perfect vehicle by which to engage these beyond-the-box personalities. And from these engagements he fashions powerful arguments for the value of unfettered expression, no matter from how far outside the mainstream it may issue.

About this title

About the Author:

Bob Levin lives in Berkeley, CA with his wife and collaborator, Adele. He practices law when he isn't writing books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1560976314
• ISBN 13: 9781560976318
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248