{"product_id":"the-comics-journal-library-vol-10-the-ec-artists-part-2-9781606999455","title":"The Comics Journal Library Vol. 10: The EC Artists Part 2","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo comics publisher has had a greater impact -- or generated more controversy -- than the immensely influential EC Comics. The second and concluding volume of conversations with the creators behind the EC war\/horror\/science fiction\/suspense line brings \u003cem\u003eThe Comics Journal's\u003c\/em\u003e definitive interviews together with several never-before-published sessions, including a new interview with the legendary Jack Davis conducted by Gary Groth. It also includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Publisher Bill Gaines on the origins of the company and his terrifying grilling before the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Editor\/writer\/artist Al Feldstein on introducing serious science fiction to comics and his interactions with Ray Bradbury.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Harvey Kurtzman on bringing realism to war comics with \u003cem\u003eFrontline Combat\u003c\/em\u003e and subversive satire to humor comics with \u003cem\u003eMad\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The master of chirascuro, Alex Toth, on the aesthetic values that guided him through a career that included drawing for EC and animating \u003cem\u003eJonny Quest\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Colorist Marie Severin on the atmosphere of pranks and anarchy that dominated the EC bullpen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlus, career-spanning interviews with George Evans and Jack Kamen, rare Q\u0026amp;A sessions with formal experimenter Bernard Krigstein and EC writer Colin Dawkins, and a conversation between Jack Davis and award-winning alternative cartoonist Jim Woodring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGroth, Gary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eGary Groth\u003c\/strong\u003e is the co-founder of \u003cem\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/em\u003e and Fantagraphics Books. He lives in Seattle.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDean, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Dean\u003c\/strong\u003e lives in Seattle, WA. He has been an editor at \u003cem\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/em\u003e since 1999.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKurtzman, Harvey:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - In addition to his pioneering work on the \"serious\" EC war comics, \u003cstrong\u003eHarvey Kurtzman\u003c\/strong\u003e (1924-1993) created the all-time greatest satirical comic (with \u003cem\u003eMad\u003c\/em\u003e), the most widely-read adult comic strip (with \"Little Annie Fanny\" in \u003cem\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/em\u003e), and one of the earliest graphic novels (with the 1959 \u003cem\u003eThe Jungle Book\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524991783186,"sku":"9781606999455","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_65751b73-baf7-400e-8efc-278b48c44e83.jpg?v=1731197707","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-comics-journal-library-vol-10-the-ec-artists-part-2-9781606999455","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}