The Strange Death of Alex Raymond
2021
First Published
3.58
Average Rating
320
Number of Pages
Legendary creator Dave Sim is renowned world-wide for his groundbreaking Cerebus the Aardvark. Now, in The Strange Death of Alex Raymond, Sim brings to life the history of comics' greatest creators, using their own techniques. 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. 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.
Avg Rating
3.58
Number of Ratings
131
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Authors
Dave Sim
Author · 21 books
David Victor Sim is a Canadian comic book, artist and publisher, best known as the creator of Cerebus the Aardvark.
