{"product_id":"the-atlas-artist-edition-no-2-hardcover-by-al-williamson-1","title":"The Atlas Artist Edition No. 2 Hardcover by Al Williamson","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eFantagraphics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2025-01-21)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e448\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9798875000065\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e2800.98\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e35.05 x 25.4 x 3.56\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second volume in Fantagraphics’ series of lavish, over-sized volumes collecting the best work of single artists for the pre-superhero 1950s Marvel Comics, spotlighting industry stalwart Al Williamson (EC Comics, \u003ci\u003eStar Wars, Flash Gordon\u003c\/i\u003e).\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter becoming a professional comics artist in 1948 at the age of 17, by 21 Al Williamson was well-regarded enough as a Western and science-fiction illustrator to be recruited for the EC Comics staff roster - the absolute peak of the field in the 1950s, and a team rarely challenged since. After the Comics Code forced EC to reduce their business, Williamson found himself at the door of Atlas Comics, the largest employer of freelancers in the field.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 1955-60, Williamson would draw 99 stories for Atlas (both solo and with help by \"Fleagle Gang\" studio cohorts Angelo Torres and Roy Krenkel, plus Gray Morrow and Ralph Mayo) in mostly western and fantasy genres, with a smattering of war, romance and \"jungle girl adventure\". He flourished on Westerns, freely and loosely rendered four-page morality plays, many scripted economically by Stan Lee. With his extensive oeuvre subsequently based mostly in newspaper strips (including \u003ci\u003eFlash Gordon, Secret Agent Corrigan\u003c\/i\u003e, and the syndicated \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, at George Lucas' own request), or working largely as an inker, his Atlas stories collectively are the largest single body of work Williamson would ever do as a primary creator for one company. Fantagraphics is proud to present this Al Williamson Artist Edition to finally showcase this distinct period of his remarkable career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAl Williamson\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1931, d, 2010) was a comics artist best known for his work on EC's \u003ci\u003eWeird Science\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWeird Fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e comics titles (and, later, \u003ci\u003eCreepy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEerie\u003c\/i\u003e, comics magazines that featured EC alumni). He also adapted \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e into comics, and worked on the newspaper strips \u003ci\u003eFlash Gordon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSecret Agent X-9\u003c\/i\u003e, both creations of Alex Raymond. He also inked various Marvel superhero comics, and was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2000.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Michael J. Vassallo\u003c\/b\u003e is a noted historian on Marvel's early pulp, Timely and Atlas periods. A Manhattan dentist, he spends his free time attempting to bring recognition to artistic creators of the 1940's and 1950's. He has also written introductions to 20 Timely and Atlas Masterworks volumes, dissecting the credits for posterity and providing historical context, as well as writing the detailed captions to the first 210 pages of Taschen's \u003ci\u003e75 Years of Marvel\u003c\/i\u003e coffee table book. 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