| John Stanley: Giving Life to Little Lulu Contributor(s): Schelly, Bill (Author), Stanley, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1606999907 ISBN-13: 9781606999905 Publisher: Fantagraphics Books OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts - Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2016947686 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 10.3" W x 13.3" (2.85 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a deluxe, full-color, coffee table book biography; the first of one of America's greatest storytellers. It's filled with beautifully reproduced artwork from the comic books Little Lulu, and his creations Melvin Monster and Thirteen(Going on Eighteen); rare drawings and cartoons; and never-before-seen photographs. Bill Schelly tells Stanley's life story through interviews with his family, friends, and colleagues: his childhood in Harlem and the Bronx, life with his strict Irish Catholic mother, his education at Parsons, his first job as an animator at Max Fleischer Studios, and his years working as a commercial artist, before finding his true métier in comic books during World War II (while battling clinical depression and alcoholism). |
Contributor Bio(s): Schelly, Bill: - Bill Schelly is an Eisner-nominated comic-book and film historian; he lives in Seattle.Stanley, John: - John Stanley was an American comics artist, born in 1914. He is most well known for his Little Lulu comic books, as well as his work on series such as Nancy, Melvin Monster, and many others. He passed away in 1993. |