| Brain Bats of Venus: The Life and Comics of Basil Wolverton Vol. 2 (1942-1952) Contributor(s): Sadowski, Greg (Author), Wolverton, Basil (Author) |
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ISBN: 1683962141 ISBN-13: 9781683962144 Publisher: Fantagraphics Books OUR PRICE: $38.24 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Nonfiction - Biography & Memoir - Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers - Comics & Graphic Novels | Science Fiction |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2018966890 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 8" W x 10.4" (3.75 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume continues Sadowski's biography of the famed Mad cartoonist. It includes scores of letters between Wolverton and his editors and publishers and excerpts from his personal diaries, providing documentary insight not only into Wolverton's day-to-day life and career, but also the inner workings of the early comic book industry. It is also chock full of Wolverton's comics stories from this period, including 17 science-fiction and horror tales fully restored and never before collected in a single volume. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sadowski, Greg: - Greg Sadowski is a writer, editor and designer (B. Krigstein, Supermen!, Four Color Fear, Setting the Standard: Alex Toth; Action! Mystery! Thrills!) living in Washington State.Wolverton, Basil: - Basil Wolverton was born near Medford, Oregon in 1909 and died in 1978. His Fantagraphics-published books include Basil Wolverton's Culture Corner and The Wolverton Bible, and his work is featured in Supermen!: The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941. |