Genius, Illustrated: The Life and Art of Alex Toth Hardback
by Dean Mullaney, Bruce Canwell
Illustrated by Alex Toth
Part of the Alex Toth series
Hardback
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Dean Mullaney and Bruce Canwell continue their comprehensive review of thelife and art of Alex Toth in Genius, Illustrated.
Covering the years fromthe 1960s to Toth's poignant death in 2006, this oversized 9.5" v 13" bookfeatures artwork and complete stories from Toth's latter-day work at Warren, DCComics, Red Circle, Marvel, and his own creator-owned properties, plus samplesof his animation work for Hanna-Barbera, Ruby-Spears, and others, as well assketchbook pages, doodles, advertising art, and other rarities provided throughthe cooperation of Toth's family and his legion of fans.
Two of Toth's best stories are reproduced complete from the originalartwork: "Burma Skies" and "White Devil...Yellow Devil." A full-length textbiography will chart the path from Toth's increasingly-reclusive lifestyle tohis touching re-connection to the world in his final years.
Fans of comics,cartoons, and all-around great artwork revere Alex Toth.
See why Genius,Illustrated - along with its companion volume, 2011's Genius,Isolated - are being praised as the definitive examination of the lifeand art of The Master, Alex Toth. Volume 2 of a definitive three-volume series. "Ahigh-water mark in the field of comic artist biography." -New York Journal of Books "This is a great book...A very revealing and inspiring publishingachievement that all Toth fans will love." -The Animation Guild "Under the hands of Bruce Canwell and Dean Mullaney, GeniusIllustrated sets the absolute gold standard for deluxe artist biographies. There have been some wonderful comics history books released in the last fewyears, but this book surpasses them all in terms of its production values, itscomprehensiveness and the quality of the biographical information presented. Alex Toth was one of the greatest artists ever to work in the comic art medium. This book merits the highest possible compliment: it's a worthy tribute toToth." -Jason Sacks, Comics Bulleti
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Idea & Design Works
- Publication Date:26/02/2013
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- ISBN:9781613770245
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Item not Available
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:Idea & Design Works
- Publication Date:26/02/2013
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- ISBN:9781613770245
