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Title: Will Eisner's Shop Talk by Will Eisner ISBN: 1-56971-536-X Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Pub. Date: 30 May, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Interesting Insights of Old Comics Creators! No Hype.
Comment: Since Will Eisner is a such a respected figure in the comics industry, it seems that all of the interviewed gentlemen took their interview seriously. These are interesting interviews about how each artist got started in the comics business, and how they went about their work, as well as the ups and downs of their career struggles. Most of these interviews discuss events that occurred decades earlier. These are not interviews full of fluff and hype, as would appear in contemporary trade magazines that are trying to promote some upcoming comic book product line.
Since Will Eisner is the interviewer, each interviewee seems to be taking him seriously, and respectfully as either a peer or an inspiration. Thus, these comics creators are willing to go a little deeper with their insights and experiences of their careers.
All of the interviews occurred in the early 1980's, so many of the interviewed people have since passed away. But since the subject of conversation is usually about events of the Golden and Silver Age of comics (1935-1975 ROUGHLY), these interviews read like new interviews anyway. Each interview reads like a transcript of two guys sitting around, casually talking about the good old days. So if your idea of the good old days is the Golden Age of comic books, then you will thoroughly enjoy this book.
I picked up this book to read about Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, and Joe Kubert; but I ended up being introduced to the careers of Milton Caniff, Neal Adams, Harvey Kurtzman, and others, folks who I had heard of but had never followed their works before.
So this book gave me many insights and new attitudes about the field of comics creation.
It's also nice that all of the interviews are sprinkled with many b/w photos, pictures and drawings of each interview subject, so reading this book really does become a nice introduction to artists whose work you may not be familiar with.
If you're a serious, adult comics fan, then you will probably enjoy this book!
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Title: Graphic Storytelling by Will Eisner ISBN: 0961472820 Publisher: Poorhouse Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 1996 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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Title: Comics & Sequential Art by Will Eisner ISBN: 0961472812 Publisher: Poorhouse Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1985 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Writers On Comics Scriptwriting by Mark Salisbury ISBN: 184023069X Publisher: Titan Books Ltd Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Warren Companion by Jon Cooke, Jon B. Cooke, David A. Roach ISBN: 189390508X Publisher: Twomorrows Publishing Pub. Date: 01 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Understanding Comics by Scott Mccloud ISBN: 006097625X Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 27 April, 1994 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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