Abrams var tidligt ude med deluxe tegneseriebøger, idet de stod for de amerikanske “store hvide” Disney bøger, hvoraf jeg har “Silly Symphonies” bogen. Og i 80’erne fik vi også de flotte facsimile farve antologier, “A Smithsonian Book of Comic-Book Comics” og “The Smithsonian Collection of Newspaper Comics”. I lange tider var Abrams’ flotte farvebog om George Herriman den eneste Krazy Kat samling i farver på markedet. Her er en flotte kaffebordsbog om Golden Age DC hæfter, en visuel rejse i hæfterne og alle de vilde forsider, designet af prisvinderen Chip Kidd, som er kendt for den fedeste Peanuts bog af dem alle. Jeg ved ikke, hvor meget trivi denne bog leverer, men en visuel tour de force tør jeg godt love jer, også med billeder af hæfter, der ikke bliver genoptrykt. Bogen udkom i 2004 og nu er kaffen klar:
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The Golden Age of DC Comics
365 Days
Authors: Written and selected by Les Daniels, Designed and selected by Chip Kidd, Photographed by Geoff Spear
Imprint: Abrams Books
ISBN: 0-8109-4969-5
EAN: 9780810949690
Availability: In Stock
Publishing Date: 11/3/2004
Trim Size: 9 1/4 x 6 1/4
Pages Count: 744
Cover: Hardcover
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About the book
From the late 1930s to the mid-1950s, DC Comics blazed a creative, innovative trail in popular culture, and the company has remained at the forefront of the comics industry ever since. In one milestone after another, DC Comics introduced the fantastic characters that became everyone’s favorite super heroes: Superman, Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern, and Shazam! This brilliantly illustrated volume features entirely new, large-format photography of the original comic books, showcasing the fabulous visual world of the DC comic-book heroes and artists. Comics historian Les Daniels, graphic designer Chip Kidd, and photographer Geoff Spear have delved deep into the DC archives, to which they were granted unprecedented access, highlighting not only the classics that have become pop-culture icons but also lost gems like More Fun Comics and Comics Cavalcade. The 365 images, shot especially for this book, along with the impeccably researched text and informative introductory essays, ensure that this blast from the past will have a huge appeal for both comic-book devotees and newcomers.
About the author
Les Daniels is the author of the official histories of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, as well as DC Comics: A Celebration of the World’s Favorite Comic Book Heroes and Abrams’ Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World’s Greatest Comics. Chip Kidd is an award-winning graphic designer and author of The Cheese Monkeys. His work has been featured in Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, Time, Graphis, and Entertainment Weekly. Geoff Spear’s award-winning photographs have appeared in magazines such as Vogue, Entertainment Weekly, GQ, and Newsweek, and in numerous books on comics.
