{"product_id":"9781736860502-strange-death-of-alex-raymond","title":"The Strange Death of Alex Raymond","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Comics' answer to \u003ci\u003eFinnegan's Wake\u003c\/i\u003e, an inspired work of obsessivegenius that will take a long time to untangle.\" - Rob Salkowitz, SeniorContributor, FORBES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The Strange Death of Alex Raymond \u003c\/i\u003eis one of the most spectacularcomics I have ever read or seen. I can't recommend it enough, although you mayhate it. Bizarre and beautiful and completely unique.\" - Jim Rugg, \u003ci\u003eCartoonist Kayfabe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStreet Angel, The P.L.A.I.N. Janes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a master work. I'm honoured to have even laid eyes on it.\" - E.S.Glenn, author of U\u003ci\u003ensmooth\u003c\/i\u003e, cartoonist for The New Yorker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Amust-read for anyone interested in the history and craft of comics\"  - BrandonGraham, \u003ci\u003eKing City, Warhead, Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Grubaugh provides a brilliant and fitting conclusion to what would haveotherwise been one of the most notable unfinished works of recent times. I forone am excited at holding the completed \u003ci\u003eStrange Death of Alex Raymond\u003c\/i\u003e inmy hands.\"  - Gary Spencer Millidge, \u003ci\u003eStrangehaven, Alan Moore: Portrait of anExtraordinary Gentleman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLegendary creator Dave Sim is renownedworld-wide for his groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eCerebus the Aardvark.\u003c\/i\u003e Now, in \u003ci\u003eTheStrange Death of Alex Raymond, \u003c\/i\u003eSim brings to life the history of comics'greatest creators, using their own techniques. Equal parts \u003ci\u003eUnderstandingComics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFrom Hell\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStrange Death \u003c\/i\u003eis a head-on collision ofink drawing and spiritual intrigue, pulp comics and movies, history and fiction.The story traces the lives and techniques of Alex Raymond (\u003ci\u003eFlash Gordon, RipKirby), \u003c\/i\u003eStan Drake (\u003ci\u003eJuliet Jones), \u003c\/i\u003eHal Foster (\u003ci\u003ePrince Valiant),\u003c\/i\u003eand more, dissecting their techniques through recreations of their artwork,and highlighting the metatextual resonances that bind them together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Eddie Campbell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40670021288033,"sku":"9781736860502","price":40.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28863962.jpg?v=1723017478","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781736860502-strange-death-of-alex-raymond","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}