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128 page Trade Paperback - By Eric Nolen-Weathington and Roger Ash
Out of the back pages of Detective Comics came the surprise hit of 1973,
“Manhunter,” and its illustrator, Walter Simonson. The series garnered
awards and accolades, and the artist quickly became a star sensation.
Ten years later he cemented his name among the legends of the comic book
field with his epic saga, Thor. From Fantastic Four and X-Factor, to
Battlestar Galactica and Star Wars, to Conan and Elric, Simonson can
handle any genre with ease, and his stylized, dynamic artwork is an
influence on many of today’s top artists. This, along with a grand sense
of adventure and powerful storytelling, makes Walter Simonson the
subject of the next volume in the Modern Masters series! This trade
paperback looks at his life and work, and features an extensive,
career-spanning interview lavishly illustrated with rare and
unpublished art from his files! Plus, it features an enormous sketchbook
section with some of the most amazing illustrations Walter has ever
produced. One look and you’ll agree—Walter Simonson is a true Modern
Master!
ISBN-13: 978-1-893905-64-1
ISBN-10: 1-893905-64-0
Diamond Order Code: MAY063444
You can look through this book at Google Books!
Reviews:
- by Ray Tate via Silver Bullet Comics - 13 September 2006
- Steven Grant's Review-O-Rama - 20 September 2006
- by Matthew Moyer via Ink19
- MBR's California Bookwatch - October 2006
- by Gordon Flagg via Booklist 1 October 2006
"The newest Modern Masters interview spotlights an artist
who burst on the scene in the early 1970s with an imaginative
updating of DC Comics’ vintage Manhunter character. Though he later
returned to DC for such projects as a continuation of Jack Kirby’s
New Gods characters, Simonson remains best known for a 1980s stint at
Marvel Comics, where his dynamic illustrations revitalized such
titles as X-Factor, Thor, and Fantastic Four.
Simonson also scripted the latter two, leading to a second career
writing comics illustrated by others. As shown by the comics pages,
character sketches, and other rare drawings that accompany the
interview, Simonson’s approach is ideally suited to superhero
stories, expressing a power perfect for the genre, coupled with
design sense that sets his work apart from his peers’. Three
decades after entering the field, he remains as active as
ever—currently he’s drawing Michael Moorcock’s
sword-and-sorcery character Elric for DC—so this volume may prove
more popular than prior series entries." - by Bernard Cournier on [here] New Brunswick - 1 March 2007
