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Lädt ... Vertigo Visions: Artwork from the Cutting Edge of Comicsvon Alisa Kwitney
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. A Good Collection of Cover Art I had forgotten just how many of my top faves are specifically Vertigo titles e.g. Sandman, Hellblazer, The Invisibles, Transmetropolitan, Preacher, Fables, Y - The Last Man, among others. And now having leafed through this time and time again I find that I am going to have to search out a whole list of new titles and, I hope, gain a few new favourites. I could see this book appealing to comic fans, graphic novel readers, artists and their appreciators, and even to those that have perhaps never been into this medium. The art stands alone, though it is of course directly related to their titles, it can be appreciated without the text within. A good starter or simply a good collectors item. Zeige 3 von 3 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Since its inception a decade ago, DC Comics' VERTIGO imprint quickly became a revolutionary pop cultural force, featuring stories and artwork too fresh, too original, and too beautiful to be ignored. The VERTIGO series has stimulated intellectual debates, won coveted awards, and virtually heralded a new age in the comic book industry. The best examples of artwork from this groundbreaking imprint were collected in one magnificent volume called Vertigo Visions. To celebrate VERTIGO's 10th anniversary, Watson-Guptill announces a new and updated paperback edition of this celebrated best-seller, with 16 additional pages of masterworks selected from VERTIGO's past three years. Featuring the works of such acclaimed artists as Dave McKean, Marshall Arisman, and Sue Coe, readers will delight in the brilliant images from such classic titles as Neil Gaiman's Sandman, as well as images from VERTIGO's newest hit series-Fables, 100 Bullets, The Filth, Lucifer, and Y: The Last Man. Vertigo Visions Ten Years on the Edge continues to tell a tale: the story of the first decade of an ongoing revolution in the history of comics. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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When I was in high school, I'd occasionally use my lunch period to go to a nearby comics shop and buy a few things. The store was arranged by publisher, with imprints getting their own subsections, and an odd "miscellaneous" section to catch anything by smaller publishers. I spent most of my time in the Marvel and "miscellaneous" sections (yay, Elfquest!), but my love of Neil Gaiman's Sandman prompted me to spend time in the Vertigo section as well. Although I never bought many Vertigo titles - I didn't have much money and didn't know which series I might like, and the store owner was so unwelcoming that I didn't dare ask him for recommendations - I loved the covers. They looked so different from the Marvel and other DC stuff.
I spotted this book during a shopping trip years ago and bought it with the intention of using it as artistic inspiration. Nothing ever came of that, but it was still nice looking at all the artwork and huge variety of styles. Each section has a little bit of text, normally something about the history of a particular series. Most of the artwork just has captions with the title and issue number if applicable, date, and artist, but a few include tidbits of info about the artists' style and, very occasionally, something about their technique or the medium used.
All in all, this is a nice collection of artwork. I wish there had been more text focused on particular pieces, though, and interviews with some of the artists would have been great.
(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.) ( )