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TIJUANA
BIBLES
Art and Wit in America's Forbidden
Funnies, 1930's-1950's |
Introduction
by Art Spiegelman |
$24.00
Hardcover: 160 pages
Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 0684834618 |
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| A Forgotten
Bit of America's Forbidden Knowledge
When a group of anonymous
comic strip artists began producing the Tijuana Bibles--erotic comic books
that satirized contemporary life and lampooned such treasured icons as
Little Orphan Annie and Clark Gable--the works became instant collector's
items. Today, interest in the bibles remains strong because of their artistry,
their audacity, and because of what they tell us about our history and
our attitudes.
140 illustrations,
20 in color.
Hidden in a corner among
the great sacred texts of the world lies a series of exuberantly ribald
underground comics known as the Tijuana Bibles. Iconoclastic, hilarious,
and sexy, these anonymous little books, written from the 1930s through
the 1950s, are revered among scholars and aficionados of American folk
art, and devotees of comics as well as collectors of erotica.
Comic strips in general
were an American phenomenon, and at their zenith the Sunday funnies were
as important as breakfast. But the anonymous creators of the Tijuana Bibles
turned the saccharine tradition of the comics on its head, cheerfully savaging
every sacred cow in the pasture in their pursuit of satire and sex. |
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Aboveground for the first
time, these subversive comic masterworks are presented here in all their
brilliant and raunchy glory. Author Bob Adelman reviewed almost 1,000 of
the Tijuana Bibles before selecting 100 of the most lively and important
examples of the genre. The book opens with an introductory essay by Art
Spiegelman, America's most famous comic artist and a man who proudly acknowledges
the impact these rollicking and scandalous little booklets have had on
his own work. These tremendously entertaining comics also tell us fascinating
things about American attitudes toward celebrity, about the hypocrisy of
certain social and political values, and about the ability of artists working
outside the establishment to effectively tweak its sensibilities in a way
few others can. For anyone who believes irreverence can be patriotic and
sex can be just plain fun, Tijuana Bibles showcases American comic art
at its untamed finest. |
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ALVAREZ |
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HOW
TO CREATE ACTION, FANTASY, & ADVENTURE COMICS |
| by Tom Alvarez |
Hardcover: 144 pages
North Light Books
ISBN: 0891346619 |
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$24.99
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From North
Light: Tricks of the trade from prominent adventure cartoonists!
Comic artist Tom Alvarez
is here to teach beginning and intermediate artists the ropes. Step-by-step,
aspiring cartoonists will learn about every aspect of working in the adventure
style of comics. |
| Features detailed
instruction on every aspect of the art, offers inside information on the
business end, and provides focused exercises in each chapter to help readers
develop their drawing skills. Also includes tips from Sy Barry (The Phantom),
Joe Giella (Mary Worth), Frank Springer (Hedley Kase) and other leading
cartoonists. |
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| CHARLES
BURNS & GARY PANTER |
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FACETASM
Creepy Mix-And-Match
Book of Face Mutations |
| by Gary Panter & Charles Burns |
Hardcover:
16 interchangeable pages
Gates of Heck, Inc
ISBN: 1889539058 |
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$12.95
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| FACETASM (pronounced
FACE'-tazum) is a spooky, freaked-out illustrated psycho ride -- an updated
version of the mix-and-match books of our childhood. |
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creepy, icky, and downright weird faces by artists Charles Burns and Gary
Panter have been cut up and bound into Facetasm, so you can mix and match
to your heart's content, exploring more than 7,000 possible mutations.
From robots to monsters to things that look like mutant rejects from some
twisted Disney cartoon, the faces are strange enough before you start mixing
them up, but once you begin flipping you'll be hooked. There's even a space
on the back page for your own photo, so you can see what you'd look like
with a new hairdo. Or fangs. Facetasm is good old-fashioned fun with a
healthy dose of the avant-garde, and giving it to your kids is like inviting
William Burroughs to baby-sit. A good thing.
--Simon
Leake
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The publisher, Gates
of Heck
18 Creepy faces mix-and-match
to form 7,000 new ones!
Artist/ilustrators Charles
Burns and Gary Panter have created 16 faces that break-up into three sections
-- top, middle and bottom --and "tasm-mutate" into over 7,000 different
nightmarish and hilarious creatures. Groovy fun for adults, yet cool for
any kid who digs R.L. Stine. |
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| TONY
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HOW
TO
SELF-PUBLISH
YOUR OWN COMIC BOOK |
| by Tony C. Caputo |
Paperback
Watson-Guptill Publications
ISBN: 0823024555 |
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$19.95
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The Complete
Resource Guide to the Business, Production, Distribution, Marketing and
Promotion of Comic Books
The fiercely competitive
and hugely profitable business of self-publishing comic books is fully
outlined in this book written to guide entrepreneurial artists and writers. |
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| From the
author, Tony C. Caputo:
Ten years of experience
will help
For those of you who've actually
spent the time to read my book, I'd like to thank you.
I've added much value into
these pages (certainly $15 worth). This value stems from my successes and
from some of the hard lessons that were learned. This book was produced
to help you avoid those mistakes that countless of other comic book publishers
have made in the past and continue to make, without ten years of experience
to guide them.
I've tried to response to
all the e-mail I've received since my book was first published, but, if
I've missed someone, my sincere apologies. I've recently added a FAQ page
on the web site published in the book. If any of you have any questions,
please feel free to e-mail me and I'd be more than happy to answer any
questions (please, give me a few days to respond).
Enjoy and Good Luck!
Tony Caputo has published
hundreds of comic books, including such famous titles as The Twilight
Zone, The Real Ghostbusters, and Married with Children.
52 illustrations,
8 in color.
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