Author: Frank Jacobs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Humorous biography of the eccentric founder and publisher of "Mad magazine" by a staff writer.
The Mad World of William M. Gaines
Author: Frank Jacobs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Humorous biography of the eccentric founder and publisher of "Mad magazine" by a staff writer.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Humorous biography of the eccentric founder and publisher of "Mad magazine" by a staff writer.
Harvey Kurtzman
Author: Bill Schelly
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
ISBN: 1606997610
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 645
Book Description
This biography reveals the true story of Mad creator Harvey Kurtzman―the man who revolutionized humor in America; it features new interviews with his colleagues Hugh Hefner, Robert Crumb, and others. Harvey Kurtzman created Mad, and Mad revolutionized humor in America. Kurtzman was the original editor, artist, and sole writer of Mad, one of the greatest publishing successes of the 20th century. But how did Kurtzman invent Mad, and why did he leave it shortly after it burst, nova-like, onto the American scene? For this heavily researched biography, Bill Schelly conducted new interviews with Kurtzman’s colleagues, friends and family, including Hugh Hefner, R. Crumb, Jack Davis, and many others, and examined Kurtzman’s personal archives. The result is the true story of one the 20th century’s greatest humorists: Kurtzman's family life, the details of the FBI's investigation during the McCarthy Era, his legal battles with William M. Gaines (publisher of Mad), are all revealed for the first time. Rich with anecdotes, this book traces Kurtzman’s life from his Brooklyn beginnings to his post-Mad years, when his ceaseless creativity produced more innovations: new magazines, a graphic novel, and Little Annie Fanny inPlayboy.
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
ISBN: 1606997610
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 645
Book Description
This biography reveals the true story of Mad creator Harvey Kurtzman―the man who revolutionized humor in America; it features new interviews with his colleagues Hugh Hefner, Robert Crumb, and others. Harvey Kurtzman created Mad, and Mad revolutionized humor in America. Kurtzman was the original editor, artist, and sole writer of Mad, one of the greatest publishing successes of the 20th century. But how did Kurtzman invent Mad, and why did he leave it shortly after it burst, nova-like, onto the American scene? For this heavily researched biography, Bill Schelly conducted new interviews with Kurtzman’s colleagues, friends and family, including Hugh Hefner, R. Crumb, Jack Davis, and many others, and examined Kurtzman’s personal archives. The result is the true story of one the 20th century’s greatest humorists: Kurtzman's family life, the details of the FBI's investigation during the McCarthy Era, his legal battles with William M. Gaines (publisher of Mad), are all revealed for the first time. Rich with anecdotes, this book traces Kurtzman’s life from his Brooklyn beginnings to his post-Mad years, when his ceaseless creativity produced more innovations: new magazines, a graphic novel, and Little Annie Fanny inPlayboy.
Good Days and Mad
Author: Dick DeBartolo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781560250913
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
A writer who has written for every issue of "Mad" tells the inside story of thirty years of America's craziest magazine
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781560250913
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
A writer who has written for every issue of "Mad" tells the inside story of thirty years of America's craziest magazine
Completely Mad
Author: Maria Reidelbach
Publisher: M J F Books
ISBN: 9781567311273
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
An illustrated history of the most influential and unique humor magazine in post-war America.
Publisher: M J F Books
ISBN: 9781567311273
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
An illustrated history of the most influential and unique humor magazine in post-war America.
The Ridiculously Expensive Mad
Author: Albert B. Feldstein
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American wit and humor, Pictorial
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American wit and humor, Pictorial
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The History of EC Comics
Author: Grant Geissman
Publisher: Taschen
ISBN: 9783836549769
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
In 1947, Bill Gaines inherited his legendary father's fledgling publishing company, EC Comics. Over the next eight years, he and a "who's who" of the era including Al Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman, and Wally Wood would reinvent the very notion of the comic book with titles like Tales from the Crypt, Weird Science, and MAD. With more than 1,000...
Publisher: Taschen
ISBN: 9783836549769
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
In 1947, Bill Gaines inherited his legendary father's fledgling publishing company, EC Comics. Over the next eight years, he and a "who's who" of the era including Al Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman, and Wally Wood would reinvent the very notion of the comic book with titles like Tales from the Crypt, Weird Science, and MAD. With more than 1,000...
Totally MAD
Author: The Editors Of Mad Magazine
Publisher: Liberty Street
ISBN: 9781618930309
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For the past six decades (that's 60 years-we did the math so you don't have to) MAD Magazine has keenly observed the American landscape and promptly made fun of everything in sight. Unwavering in their commitment to high quality stupidity, MAD's legendary artists and writers, long known as "The Usual Gang of Idiots," have brilliantly satirized politics, celebrities, sports, media, cultural trends, and more. Totally MAD (originally titled The New American Cookbook until cooler heads prevailed) is the ultimate collection of MAD's most idiotic material, including such classics as Spy vs. Spy, The MAD Fold-in, A MAD Look At..., The Lighter Side of, Horrifying Clichés and The Shadow Knows, plus modern MAD classics including The MAD Strip Club and The Fundalini Pages. Whether you grew up with MAD in the 50s, 60s, or 70s, reading it with a flashlight under the covers so your parents wouldn't catch you, or in the 80s, 90s and beyond, reading it while watching the MADtv sketch comedy show or the more recent animated series on the Cartoon Network, this book will bring back fond memories and also provide a great introduction to MAD for new readers. Then again, maybe not. SPECIAL BONUS! Includes "The Soul of MAD," 12 classic cover prints, ten featuring Alfred E. Neuman, MAD's gap-toothed grinning idiot mascot. These beautiful reproductions are suitable for framing or wrapping fish.
Publisher: Liberty Street
ISBN: 9781618930309
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
For the past six decades (that's 60 years-we did the math so you don't have to) MAD Magazine has keenly observed the American landscape and promptly made fun of everything in sight. Unwavering in their commitment to high quality stupidity, MAD's legendary artists and writers, long known as "The Usual Gang of Idiots," have brilliantly satirized politics, celebrities, sports, media, cultural trends, and more. Totally MAD (originally titled The New American Cookbook until cooler heads prevailed) is the ultimate collection of MAD's most idiotic material, including such classics as Spy vs. Spy, The MAD Fold-in, A MAD Look At..., The Lighter Side of, Horrifying Clichés and The Shadow Knows, plus modern MAD classics including The MAD Strip Club and The Fundalini Pages. Whether you grew up with MAD in the 50s, 60s, or 70s, reading it with a flashlight under the covers so your parents wouldn't catch you, or in the 80s, 90s and beyond, reading it while watching the MADtv sketch comedy show or the more recent animated series on the Cartoon Network, this book will bring back fond memories and also provide a great introduction to MAD for new readers. Then again, maybe not. SPECIAL BONUS! Includes "The Soul of MAD," 12 classic cover prints, ten featuring Alfred E. Neuman, MAD's gap-toothed grinning idiot mascot. These beautiful reproductions are suitable for framing or wrapping fish.
Collectibly Mad
Author: Grant Geissman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Will Elder
Author: Will Elder
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
by Will Elder The trade paperback version of this book was offered months ago and has already received great notice - so Fantagraphics just had to make it even more special by printing a limited hardcover version and a signed hardcover version! Included are stories from the original MAD comic, Humbug, Help!, and Little Annie Fanny pages shot directly from the original painted artwork! Also included is commentary by Hugh Hefner, Harvey Kurtzman, and Jerry Garcia, who describe the impact that Elder's work had on satire and comic art in the second half of the 20th Century. Get this special edition NOW! Introduction by Daniel Clowes HC, 9x12, 300pg, FC
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
by Will Elder The trade paperback version of this book was offered months ago and has already received great notice - so Fantagraphics just had to make it even more special by printing a limited hardcover version and a signed hardcover version! Included are stories from the original MAD comic, Humbug, Help!, and Little Annie Fanny pages shot directly from the original painted artwork! Also included is commentary by Hugh Hefner, Harvey Kurtzman, and Jerry Garcia, who describe the impact that Elder's work had on satire and comic art in the second half of the 20th Century. Get this special edition NOW! Introduction by Daniel Clowes HC, 9x12, 300pg, FC
Inside the World of Comic Books
Author: Jeffery Klaehn
Publisher: Black Rose Books Ltd.
ISBN: 9781551642963
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
From gutter business to art form, an engaging, provocative look at all things comic book.
Publisher: Black Rose Books Ltd.
ISBN: 9781551642963
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
From gutter business to art form, an engaging, provocative look at all things comic book.