Strange Death of Alex Raymond, Hardcover by Sim, Dave; Grubaugh, Carson, ISBN 173686050X, ISBN-13 9781736860502, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

<div>"Comics' answer to <i>Finnegan's Wake</i>, an inspired work of obsessivegenius that will take a long time to untangle." - Rob Salkowitz, SeniorContributor, FORBES<br><br></div><div><i>"The Strange Death of Alex Raymond </i>is 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, <i>Cartoonist Kayfabe</i>, <i>Street Angel, The . Janes</i><br></div><div><br></div><div>"This is a master work. I'm honoured to have even laid eyes on it." - , author of U<i>nsmooth</i>, cartoonist for The New Yorker<br><br>"Amust-read for anyone interested in the history and craft of comics" - BrandonGraham, <i>King City, Warhead, Prophet</i><br><br></div><div>"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 <i>Strange Death of Alex Raymond</i> inmy hands." - Gary Spencer Millidge, <i>Strangehaven, Alan Moore: Portrait of anExtraordinary Gentleman</i><br><br>Legendary creator Dave Sim is renownedworld-wide for his groundbreaking <i>Cerebus the Aardvark.</i> Now, in <i>TheStrange Death of Alex Raymond, </i>Sim brings to life the history of comics'greatest creators, using their own techniques. Equal parts <i>UnderstandingComics</i> and <i>From Hell</i>, <i>Strange Death </i>is a head-on collision ofink drawing and spiritual intrigue, pulp comics and movies, history and story traces the lives and techniques of Alex Raymond (<i>Flash Gordon, RipKirby), </i>Stan Drake (<i>Juliet Jones), </i>Hal Foster (<i>Prince Valiant),</i>and more, dissecting their techniques through recreations of their artwork,and highlighting the metatextual resonances that bind them together.<br><br>Foreword by Eddie Campbell.<br><br><br></div>