Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book (Essential Kurtzman) - Hardcover

Kurtzman, Harvey

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1616555637 ISBN 13: 9781616555634

Publisher: Dark Horse Books, 2014

Synopsis

Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book is considered one of the "Top 100 Comics of the 20th Century" by The Comics Journal and is widely regarded to be a lost classic. Written and illustrated by Kurtzman, Jungle Book inspired and influenced comics creators such as Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Gilbert Shelton, and Terry Gilliam. Back in print for the first time in over twenty-five years, this deluxe hardcover features an essay by comics archivist Denis Kitchen; a new introduction by Gilbert Shelton; a conversational afterword between Pete Poplaski and Robert Crumb; and and a selection of Kurtzman's photographs, correspondence, and artwork. The definitive edition of this graphic novel masterpiece is not to be missed!

2015 Harvey Award nominations for "Best Domestic Reprint" and "Excellence in Presentation"

"He is as good as any cartoonist in history that I know of." -R. Crumb

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Harvey Kurtzman was a transformative figure in the evolution of the comic book and the graphic novel. Like Charlie Parker or Jimi Hendrix or William Burroughs, he changed the whole landscape of his craft." -Anthony Bourdain

About the Author:

Harvey Kurtzman (1924-1993) was a cartoonist, writer, editor and comics genius. He is probably best remembered for MAD, which he founded in 1952. He created 28 revolutionary issues for E.C. publisher Bill Gaines (for whom he also created Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat) with such talent as Will Elder, Jack Davis, and Wally Wood before leaving in 1956.

Kurtzman then created the short-lived satire magazine Trump for Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner in 1957. He followed with the comic-size Humbug in 1958, then Help! magazine. During his Help! tenure he discovered such diverse talent as Terry Gilliam, Gloria Steinem, Gilbert Shelton, and R. Crumb. In 1962 he and collaborator Will Elder began producing the long-running and elaborate Little Annie Fanny comic forPlayboy. In the '70s he became known as the "father-in-law of underground comix" for inspiring a new generation of media-bending cartoonists.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dark Horse Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1616555637
• ISBN 13: 9781616555634
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176