{"product_id":"the-life-and-legend-of-wallace-wood-volume-1-hardcover-by-bhob-stewart","title":"The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood Volume 1 Hardcover by Bhob Stewart","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(2016-12-06)\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\u003e256\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781606998151\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e567.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis biography is an incisive look at the life and career of one of the greatest and most mythic comic book creators—the maddest artist of \u003ci\u003eMad\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, the man behind Marvel’s Daredevil, and self-publishing pioneer of \u003ci\u003eWitzend\u003c\/i\u003e—Wallace Wood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho was Wallace Wood? The maddest artist of \u003ci\u003eMad\u003c\/i\u003e magazine? The man behind Marvel’s \u003ci\u003eDaredevil\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003ci\u003eHis World\u003c\/i\u003e is an incisive look back at the life and career of one of the greatest and most mythic figures of cartooning. Edited over the course of thirty years by former Wood assistant Bhob Stewart, \u003ci\u003eHis World\u003c\/i\u003e is a biographical portrait, generously illustrated with Wood’s gorgeous art as well as little-seen personal photos and childhood ephemera. Also: remembrances by Wood’s friends, colleagues, assistants, and loved ones. This collective biographical and critical portrait explores the humorous spirit, dark detours, and psychological twists of a gifted maverick in American pop culture.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBhob Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1937, Kirbyville, Texas, d. 2014, Plymouth, Massachusetts) divided his time between mass and fan media. He was chiefly a writer and editor, although he also drew and acted. He is best known for founding one of the first comics fanzines, \u003ci\u003eEC Fan Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1953; for coining the term “underground comics”; and for art-directing the Hugo Award-winning science fiction fanzine \u003ci\u003eXero\u003c\/i\u003e. Stewart invented the Wacky Packages trading card series for Topps, and wrote comics for clients such as Marvel and \u003ci\u003eHeavy Metal\u003c\/i\u003e. He worked in Wallace Wood’s studio for a time, and became the de facto steward of the influential EC cartoonist’s legacy. Co-author of \u003ci\u003eScream Queens\u003c\/i\u003e with Calvin Beck, he edited the \u003ci\u003eMad Style Guide\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-edited the seminal underground comics tabloid \u003ci\u003eGothic Blimp Works?\u003c\/i\u003e. As an educator, he taught courses in Boston and at the School of Visual Arts in New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Maxwell \"Bill\" Gaines\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1922, d. 1992) inherited EC Comics in the 1950s. Under his stewardship, it shifted focus from \"educational\" to \"entertaining.\" He began publishing and editing (and often, co-plotting the stories in) genre comic books, including \u003ci\u003eTales from the Crypt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMad\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. He hired creators such as Jack Davis, Harvey Kurtzman, Al Feldstein, Wallace Wood, and others; thanks to them, EC comics are considered one of the medium's high water marks. He testified infamously at the Senate Subcommittee for Juvenile Delinquency, which led to the Comics Code and the censorship of many of EC's titles. In response, Gaines turned \u003ci\u003eMad\u003c\/i\u003e into a magazine, and published it for the next forty years. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 1993.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComics \u003ci\u003eher\u003c\/i\u003estorian \u003cb\u003eTrina Robbins\u003c\/b\u003e (1939-2024) was an American cartoonist. She was an early participant and one of the first women in the underground comix movement. She co-produced the 1970 underground comic \u003ci\u003eIt Ain't Me, Babe\u003c\/i\u003e, which was the first comic book entirely created by women. She co-founded the \u003ci\u003eWimmen's Comix\u003c\/i\u003e collective, wrote for \u003ci\u003eWonder Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, and produced adaptations of \u003ci\u003eDope\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Silver Metal Lover\u003c\/i\u003e. She was inducted into the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2013 and received Eisner Awards in 2017 and 2021. As a scholar and historian, Robbins researched the history of women in cartooning. She wrote several nonfiction books including \u003ci\u003ePretty In Ink\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and \u003ci\u003eFlapper Queens: Women Cartoonists of the Jazz Age \u003c\/i\u003e(2020).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003eJohn Powers Severin\u003c\/b\u003e (1921–2012), who had a \"realistic\" comics style, specialized in war, western, and humor comics. One of \u003ci\u003eMAD\u003c\/i\u003e’s founding artists, he worked for with \u003ci\u003eCracked\u003c\/i\u003e magazine for forty-five years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrant Geissman\u003c\/b\u003e is the four-time Eisner Award-nominated author of several books related to the EC comics and \u003ci\u003eMAD\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, the most recent being \u003ci\u003eThe History of EC Comics\u003c\/i\u003e (Taschen). 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