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I dont know if i missed this here, but i just found out about this kirkmanbendis scufflepanel that i think raises a lot of good issues about the state of the american comic book industry today. Comic book artist allen bellman reacts to the audiences applause at the celebration of life and legacy of marvel creator stan lee during the great american comic convention at the las vegas. This was a good quality book, but was also the greatest example of hype at the most hyped period of an investment bubble. American comic books, written by noted comic book authority ron goulart, tells the complete story of this vibrant, exciting publishing phenomenon in lively text and hundreds of vivid, fullcolor pictures. But what makes it so great when the reader realizes that the cover is actually the first panel of what would be come known as one of the greatest stories in graphic. From font design to balloon placement, sound effects, signage, title page and publication design, the creators of the worlds greatest comic book fonts cover every conceivable aspect of comic book lettering. Jan 19, 2009 the greatest comic novels don quixote, tristram shandy, oblomov, bouvard et pecuchet, dead souls, a handful of dust, pnin demonstrate that the comic mode can sustain the very greatest. We start off with one of the first artists to have worked in the american comic book industry. I havent watched the panel yet, and while i understand bendis rebuttal, i still think what kirkman said needed to be said and in fact, needs to be.
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