Masterful marks : cartoonists who changed the world / [edited by] Monte Beauchamp.

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Masterful marks : cartoonists who changed the world

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"In a first-of-its-kind collection, award-winning illustrators celebrate the lives of the visionary artists who created the world of comic art and altered pop culture forever. No one has told the story of comic art in its own medium, until now. In Masterful Marks, top illustrators--including Drew Friedman, Nora Krug, Denis Kitchen, and Peter Kuper--reveal how sixteen visionary cartoonists overcame massive financial, political, and personal challenges to create a new form of art that now defines our world. Superhero comics didn't exist until two teenagers from Cleveland created the first superhero of all time: Superman. Advertising artist Theodor Geisel released his first book in 1937 as Dr. Seuss--and children's literature was never the same. Charles M. Schulz's perseverance and passion gave the world Peanuts, the world's most famous comic strip. Featuring these tales, and profiling such giants as Walt Disney, Robert Crumb, and the creators of MAD, Tintin, and manga, Masterful Marks illustrates how graphic storytelling became such a rich and popular medium. Masterful Marks is a stunning portrait of the comic art's aesthetic heritage and a powerful story of how creative vision can change the world"--

"Masterful Marks is a first-of-its-kind collection of graphic biographies of the visionary artists who pioneered the modern era of comics, drawn by today's foremost illustrators and edited by the award-winning creator of the cult-favorite BLAB art books, Monte Beauchamp. In Masterful Marks: Cartoonists Who Changed the World, sixteen award-winning illustrators shed light on the lives of the pioneer artists who most influenced them--and who created the world of modern comic art. Covering comic strips, manga, graphic novels, gag cartoons, children's books, and animation--and featuring such giants as Charles Schulz and the creators of Superman, Walt Disney, Hergé, Charles Addams, Robert Crumb, and Dr. Seuss--Masterful Marks is a tribute to the visionary creators whose work left an indelible mark upon the world. Had it not been for these monumental characters, the billion-dollar cartoon and comics industries would not exist as we know them today. Masterful Marks tells the stories of: * Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster (creators of Superman) by Ryan Heshka and Monte Beauchamp * Edward Gorey (celebrated author of children's books) by Greg Clarke * Winsor McCay (animation pioneer) by Nicolas Debon * Charles Schulz (creator of Peanuts) by Sergio Ruzzier * Chas Addams (creator of The Addams Family) by Marc Rosenthal * Jack Kirby (co-creator of Captain America) by Mark Alan Stamaty * Harvey Kurtzman (creator of MAD magazine) by Peter Kuper Masterful Marks is at once a visually stunning portrait of the cartoon world's aesthetic heritage, and a powerful story of how creative vision can change the world"--

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English

ISBN - ISSN:

1451649193

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127 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Contents:

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster (Creators of Superman) / Monte Beuchamp -- Jack Kirby (Cocreator of Captain America) / Mark Alan Stamaty -- Chas Addams (Creator of the Addams Family) / Marc Rosenthal -- Winsor McCay (Animation and comic strip pioneer) / Nicolas Debon -- Charles M. Schulz (Creator of Peanuts) / Sergio Ruzzier -- Hergé (Creator of Tintin) / Nora Krug -- Harvey Kurtzman (Creator of Mad) / Peter Kuper -- Robert Crumb (Underground comix pioneer) / Drew Friedman -- Al Hirschfeld (Celebrated caricaturist) / Arnold Roth -- Walt Disney (Creator of Mickey Mouse) / Larry Day and Monte Beauchamp -- Lynd Kendell Ward (Father of the graphic novel) / Owen Smith and Monte Beauchamp -- Rodolphe Töpffer (Creator of the first comic strips) / Frank Stack -- Edward Gorey (Macabre children's book pioneer) / Greg Clarke -- Hugh Hefner (Founder of Playboy) / Gary Dumm and Monte Beauchamp -- Osamu Tezuka (Father of manga and anime) / Dan Zettwoch -- Dr. Seuss (Celebrated creator of children's picture books) / Denis Kitchen.

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Cartoonists -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc.

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In a first-of-its-kind collection, award-winning illustrators celebrate the lives of the visionary artists who created the world of comic art and altered pop culture forever.

Sixteen Graphic Novel Biographies of:

* Walt Disney * Dr. Seuss * Charles Schulz * The Creators of Superman * R. Crumb * Jack Kirby * Winsor McCay * Hergé * Osamu Tezuka * MAD creator, Harvey Kurtzman * Al Hirschfeld * Edward Gorey * Chas Addams * Rodolphe Töpffer * Lynd Ward * Hugh Hefner

The story of cartoons--the multibillion-dollar industry that has affected all corners of our culture, from high to low--is ultimately the story of the visionary icons who pioneered the form.

But no one has told the story of comic art in its own medium--until now.

In Masterful Marks , top illustrators--including Drew Friedman, Nora Krug, Denis Kitchen, and Peter Kuper--reveal how sixteen visionary cartoonists overcame massive financial, political, and personal challenges to create a new form of art that now defines our world.

Author Notes

Monte Beauchamp is an art director and graphic designer whose books include The Life & Times of R. Crumb , Striking Images: Vintage Matchbook Cover Art , New & Used BLAB! , and Krampus: The Devil of Christmas . In 2012, Beauchamp was awarded the Society of Illustrators' prestigious Richard Gangel Art Director Award.

Reviews (3)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Giving top cartoonists a chance to draw biographical comics about their major influences is a bit of a no-brainer. Former Blab editor Monte Beauchamp tasked 16 cartoonists with the creation of graphic portraits of the medium's biggest legends, from Superman's Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster to the "father of manga," Osama Tezuka. Sadly, the list of greats lacks women, reinforcing the erroneous idea that there weren't any prominent female cartoonists active during the period covered. The artists' approaches to biography are as diverse as the subject matter; their best work avoids straight biographical exposition. Marc Rosenthal's Chas Addams strip cleverly imagines the macabre New Yorker cartoonist as ghost relating his own story from beyond the grave, while Peter Kuper's Harvey Kurtzman portrait shows the author pitching the Mad cartoonist his own biography. The Crumb bio by Drew Friedman, meanwhile, is entirely autobiographical, beautifully rendering his interactions with the underground legend in his photorealistic caricature style. Thankfully, few opt to mimic the inimitable style of their heroes, which might have made this colorful traipse through conventional comics history awkward. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Kirkus Review

Graphic biographies of 16 of the most influential cartoonists by some of the great cartoonists they influenced.Its difficult to argue with the concept: Commission some of the finest contemporary graphic artists to pay homage to their heroes, the ones who inspired them to pursue their vocation.Editor Beauchamp (Krampus: The Devil of Christmas,2010, etc.) has done a fine job in selecting subjects and matching them with acolytes (as well as collaborating as writer on a few of the bios).The pinnacle is Drew Friedmans deeply personal appreciation of R. Crumb, in which he not only celebrates Crumbs style, but demonstrates his influence. Other stylistic highlights include Mark Alan Stamatys visceral rendering of the legacy of Jack Kirby (Captain America), Owen Smithssepia-tone commemoration of Lynd Kendall Ward (Father of the Graphic Novel) and Sergio Ruzziers depiction of Charles M. Sparky Schulz as Charlie Brown.There are also revelations:Dr. Suess took his mothers maiden name as his pen name, and the correct pronunciationor the way her family pronounced itwas Soice as in Voice, but it quickly became Soose as in Goose. Harvey Kurtzmans role as creator ofMadis just part of what he achieved before and after, when his editorial assistants included Gloria Steinem, R. Crumb and Monty Pythons Terry Gilliam.A major void is the lack of female cartoonists as subjects (and only two as contributors), and even within the stable of white male cartoonists, there are top artists who are glaringly absent. While its hard to argue about the cultural significance of either Walt Disney or Hugh Hefner, both of whom have contributed greatly to the profession, at least the latter would have never made the cut on his drawings alone.Common themes include broken marriages and artists not given their due, especially financially.Theres always a hit-or-miss quality to such projects, and some question over the selections, but whats great here is really terrific. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Library Journal Review

Surprisingly, few comics biographies of cartoonist heavyweights have been published-recently, only The Adventures of Herge (LJ 3/15/12). These 16 profiled artists are billed as game changers, not merely luminaries, hence the select (and all male) roster beginning with Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Cartoon editor/publisher Hugh Hefner also appears. Many of the illustrators for this collection incorporated some element of the target cartoonist's style and content into their biography. Arnold Roth's swirly inked satirical take on Al Hirschfeld, Drew Friedman's detailed photorealistic brushwork for Robert Crumb, Peter Kuper's creative color reappropriation of Harvey Kurtzman's classic "Corpse on the Imjin" war story, and Denis Kitchen's delightful improvisation featuring Dr. Seuss's ghost are all rich in design and content that includes examples of the cartoonists' art and its impacts. But several biographies disappoint, relying on narration rather then dramatization, and don't contain much image variety or examples of the cartoonist's work. VERDICT Beyond providing easily read introductions to the 16 stellar cartoonists, a worthy accomplishment in itself, this collection offers a praiseworthy sampler of approaches for other artists interested in doing biography comics.-M.C. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.