Harvey Kurtzman

Author : Bill Schelly
Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
Page : 645 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781606997611

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Harvey Kurtzman by Bill Schelly Pdf

This biography reveals the true story of Mad creator Harvey Kurtzman―the man who revolutionized humor in America; it features new interviews with his colleagues Hugh Hefner, Robert Crumb, and others. Harvey Kurtzman created Mad, and Mad revolutionized humor in America. Kurtzman was the original editor, artist, and sole writer of Mad, one of the greatest publishing successes of the 20th century. But how did Kurtzman invent Mad, and why did he leave it shortly after it burst, nova-like, onto the American scene? For this heavily researched biography, Bill Schelly conducted new interviews with Kurtzman’s colleagues, friends and family, including Hugh Hefner, R. Crumb, Jack Davis, and many others, and examined Kurtzman’s personal archives. The result is the true story of one the 20th century’s greatest humorists: Kurtzman's family life, the details of the FBI's investigation during the McCarthy Era, his legal battles with William M. Gaines (publisher of Mad), are all revealed for the first time. Rich with anecdotes, this book traces Kurtzman’s life from his Brooklyn beginnings to his post-Mad years, when his ceaseless creativity produced more innovations: new magazines, a graphic novel, and Little Annie Fanny inPlayboy.

Author : Harvey Kurtzman
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-12-16
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781630081508

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Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book by Harvey Kurtzman Pdf

Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book is considered one of the "Top 100 Comics of the 20th Century" by The Comics Journal and is widely regarded to be a lost classic. Written and illustrated by Kurtzman, Jungle Book inspired and influenced comics creators such as Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Gilbert Shelton, and Terry Gilliam. Back in print for the first time in over twenty-five years, this deluxe hardcover features an essay by comics archivist Denis Kitchen; a new introduction by Gilbert Shelton; a conversational afterword between Pete Poplaski and Robert Crumb; and and a selection of Kurtzman's photographs, correspondence, and artwork. The definitive edition of this graphic novel masterpiece is not to be missed!

Author : Denis Kitchen,Paul Buhle
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-07-25
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781613122655

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The Art of Harvey Kurtzman by Denis Kitchen,Paul Buhle Pdf

The definitive anthology of the pioneering cartoonist and creator of Mad magazine, featuring 100s of classic and never-before-seeen illustrations. It’s difficult to overstate Harvey Kurtzman’s influence on pop culture. He discovered Robert Crumb and gave Gloria Steinem her first job in publishing. Terry Gilliam also started at his side, where he met John Cleese, and the genesis of Monty Python was formed. And Art Spiegelman has stated on record that he owes his career to him. Harvey Kurtzman was an astonishingly talented and influential artist, writer, editor, and satirist. The creator of MAD and Playboy’s “Little Annie Fanny” was called, “One of the most important figures in postwar America” by the New York Times. Kurtzman’s groundbreaking “realistic” war comics of the early ’50s and various satirical publications (MAD, Trump, Humbug, and Help!) had an immense impact on popular culture, inspiring a generation of underground cartoonists and comedians. The Art of Harvey Kurtzman includes hundreds of never-before-seen illustrations, paintings, pencil sketches, newly discovered lost E.C. Comics layouts, color compositions, illustrated correspondence, and vintage photos from the rich Kurtzman archives.

Author : Jack Davis,Will Elder,Al Jaffee,Harvey Kurtzman,Arnold Roth
Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-04-21
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781606991794

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Humbug by Jack Davis,Will Elder,Al Jaffee,Harvey Kurtzman,Arnold Roth Pdf

You know MAD. Do you know Humbug? Harvey Kurtzman changed the face of American humor when he created the legendary MAD comic. As editor and chief writer from its inception in 1952, through its transformation into a slick magazine, and until he left MAD in 1956, he influenced an entire generation of cartoonists, comedians, and filmmakers. In 1962, he co-created the long-running Little Annie Fanny with his long-time artistic partner Will Elder forPlayboy, which he continued to produce until his virtual retirement in 1988. Between MAD and Annie Fanny, Kurtzman’s biographical summaries will note that he created and edited three other magazines―Trump, Humbug, and Help!―but, whereas his MAD and Annie Fanny are readily available in reprint form, his major satirical work in the interim period is virtually unknown. Humbug, which had poor distribution, may be the least known, but to those who treasure the rare original copies, it equals or even exceeds MAD in displaying Kurtzman’s creative genius. Humbug was unique in that it was actually published by the artists who created it: Kurtzman and his cohorts from MAD, Will Elder, Jack Davis, and Al Jaffee, were joined by universally acclaimed cartoonist Arnold Roth. With no publisher above them to rein them in, this little band of creators produced some of the most trenchant and engaging satire of American culture ever to appear on American newsstands.

Author : Harvey Kurtzman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Art
ISBN : 087816152X

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Hey Look by Harvey Kurtzman Pdf

Author : Harvey Kurtzman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258505894

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Harvey Kurtzman's Fast Acting Help by Harvey Kurtzman Pdf

Author : Harvey Kurtzman
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : American wit and humor, Pictorial
ISBN : 9781616555634

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Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book by Harvey Kurtzman Pdf

Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book is widely regarded as one of the greatest comic books of all time, and was voted into the 'Top 100 Comics of the 20th Century' by The Comics Journal. Written and illustrated by Kurtzman in 1959, Jungle Book takes a satirical swipe at the cultural monoliths of the day: detective shows, Western movies and the publishing industry in general. Equally unafraid to take on social issues, Kurtzman also satirises the lynch-hungry mobs still prevalent in the South, and the nascent rise of the Freudian movement within popular culture.

Author : Harvey Kurtzman
Publisher : Dark Horse Books
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-22
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781506708478

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The EC Archives: Frontline Combat Volume 2 by Harvey Kurtzman Pdf

v. 2: "This volume collects Frontline Combat #7-#11, originally published between July 1952 and April 1953 by Tiny Tot Comics, Inc."

Author : Harvey Kurtzman
Publisher : ipicturebooks
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002-04-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1596878088

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Inside Mad by Harvey Kurtzman Pdf

More anniversary reprints.

Author : Harvey Kurtzman,Will Elder
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Art
ISBN : 0878160086

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Goodman Beaver by Harvey Kurtzman,Will Elder Pdf

Author : Harvey Kurtzman
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-17
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781506715841

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Choke Gasp! The Best of 75 Years of EC Comics by Harvey Kurtzman Pdf

A premiere collection of the best stories of EC Comics, curated in a deluxe hardcover, just in time to celebrate the legendary publisher's 75th anniversary! This volume collects stories from EC Comics' most famous titles, featuring classic stories from the hands of legendary creators Al Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman, Johnny Craig, Jack Davis, Wally Wood, and more! Collects material from issues of Crime SuspenStories, Frontline Combat, Haunt of Fear, Impact, Shock SuspenStories, Tales from the Crypt, Two-Fisted Tales, Vault of Horror, Weird Fantasy, Weird Science, and Weird Science-Fantasy.

Author : The Usual Gang of Idiots
Publisher : MAD
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : American wit and humor
ISBN : 1401237878

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The Mad Archives by The Usual Gang of Idiots Pdf

This second volume collecting the early issues of MAD featuresclassic material from issues #7-12, including "Shermlock Sholmes," "DraggedNet," and "Little Orphan Melvin"!

Author : Harvey Kurtzman,Will Elder
Publisher : Dark Horse Books
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : American wit and humor, Pictorial
ISBN : 1569715203

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Little Annie Fanny, 1970-1988 by Harvey Kurtzman,Will Elder Pdf

Dark Horse concludes its complete reprinting of Playboy's legendary Little Annie Fanny strip, with an even bigger second volume, at the same price as the first. Picking up where the first volume left off, this collection follows the strip through to its end in 1988. Ralph Nader, the women's movement, Star Wars, and Arnold Schwarzenegger all fall victim to the merciless and masterful satire of Kurtzman and Elder.

Author : Harvey Kurtzman
Publisher : Denis Kitchen Publishing Company
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Ants
ISBN : 0971008000

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The Grasshopper and the Ant by Harvey Kurtzman Pdf

YA. Listed in Stephen Weiner's 101 Best Graphic Novels. From the creative force behind Mad magazine, this story looks at both sides of the hippie revolution of the 1960s.

Author : Michael Dean,Gary Groth
Publisher : Comics Journal
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Art
ISBN : 1606996088

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The EC Artists by Michael Dean,Gary Groth Pdf

Archival interviews with Harvey Kurtzman, Will Elder, Frank Frazetta, Bill Gaines, and many more, as well as contemporary interviews with Mad artists, are reprinted in the first of a beautifully packaged two-volume set.