Comics\' answer to Finnegan\'s Wake , an inspired work of obsessive genius that will take a long time to untangle.
Foreword by Eddie Campbell..
The story traces the lives and techniques of Alex Raymond ( Flash Gordon, Rip Kirby), Stan Drake ( Juliet Jones), Hal Foster ( Prince Valiant), and more, dissecting their techniques through recreations of their artwork, and highlighting the metatextual resonances that bind them together.
Equal parts Understanding Comics and From Hell , Strange Death is a head-on collision of ink drawing and spiritual intrigue, pulp comics and movies, history and fiction.
Now, in The Strange Death of Alex Raymond, Sim brings to life the history of comics\' greatest creators, using their own techniques. - Gary Spencer Millidge, Strangehaven, Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman Legendary creator Dave Sim is renowned world-wide for his groundbreaking Cerebus the Aardvark.
I for one am excited at holding the completed Strange Death of Alex Raymond in my hands.
Glenn, author of U nsmooth , cartoonist for The New Yorker A must-read for anyone interested in the history and craft of comics - Brandon Graham, King City, Warhead, Prophet Grubaugh provides a brilliant and fitting conclusion to what would have otherwise been one of the most notable unfinished works of recent times. - E.
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I\'m honoured to have even laid eyes on it.
Janes This is a master work. - Jim Rugg, Cartoonist Kayfabe , Street Angel, The P.
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Bizarre and beautiful and completely unique.
I can\'t recommend it enough, although you may hate it. - Rob Salkowitz, Senior Contributor, FORBES The Strange Death of Alex Raymond is one of the most spectacular comics I have ever read or seen.
Comics\' answer to Finnegan\'s Wake , an inspired work of obsessive genius that will take a long time to untangle
