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\nWr itten by Christopher Irving
\nPhotographs by Seth Kushner
\nDe sign by Eric Skillman
\nSome are mild mannered geeks\, others mad ge niuses or street-smart city dwellers driven to action. These are the men a nd women behind the masks and tights of America’s most beloved superheroes . But these aren’t the stories of the heroes’ hidden alter egos or secret identities…these are the stories of their creators! Leaping Tall Buildings : The Origins of American Comics gives you the truth about the history of the American comic book—straight from the revolutionary artists and writer s behind them.
\nFrom the founders of the popular comics website Gra phic NYC—writer Christopher Irving and photographer Seth Kushner—comes the firsthand accounts of the comic book’s story\, from its birth in the late 1930s to its current renaissance on movie screens and digital readers eve rywhere. Kushner’s evocative photography captures the subjects that Irving profiles in a hard-hitting narrative style derived from personal intervie ws with the legends of the art\, all of which is accompanied by examples o f their work in the form of original art\, sketches\, and final panels and covers. The creators profiled include Captain America creator Joe Simon\, Marvel guru Stan Lee\, Mad magazine’s fold-out artist Al Jaffee\, visiona ry illustrator Neal Adams (Batman)\, underground paragon Art Spiegelman (M aus)\, X-Men writer Chris Claremont\, artist/writer/director Frank Miller (Sin City\, 300)\, comic analyst Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics)\, Am erican Splendor’s Harvey Pekar\, painter Alex Ross (Kingdom Come)\, multit alented artist and designer Chris Ware (Acme Novelty Library)\, artist Jil l Thompson (Sandman)\, and more.
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