Frankenstein: The Mad Science of Dick Briefer

Frankenstein: The Mad Science of Dick Briefer
Author: Dick Briefer
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2015-06-09
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1630081868

It's alive! It's alive! Not exactly what Mary Shelley had in mind, Frankenstein: The Mad Science of Dick Briefer reanimates the most unusual Frankenstein take of all. What began as a horror feature in 1940s Prize Comics morphed after World War II into a comedic tale of a Frankenstein "who, like Fernando the Bull, would rather pluck flowers than pluck off people's heads." Briefer's Frankenstein mixes screwball comedy with canny observation of postwar America into a creation that would shock the original monster senseless!

Frankenstein: the Mad Science of Dick Briefer

Frankenstein: the Mad Science of Dick Briefer
Author: Dick Briefer
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2015
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1616556889

"This volume collects material previously published in the Crestwood Publishing Co. comic book series Frankenstein #1 through #7, 1945-1947."--Title page verso.

Dick Briefer's Frankenstein

Dick Briefer's Frankenstein
Author: Dick Briefer
Publisher: Yoe Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN: 9781600107221

"... reproduces a monstrous number of stories from the original 1940s and '50s comic books." Includes an introduction with rare photos of the artist, original art, letters from Dick Briefer, drawings by Alex Toth inspired by Briefer's Frankenstein - and more.

Scoop Scuttle and His Pals

Scoop Scuttle and His Pals
Author: Basil Wolverton
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2021
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1683963970

In this rip-roaring retrospective, Basil Wolverton’s often warped imagination combines with his outlandishly wacky visual humor to fascinate and delight It collects the ultra-rare treasures Scoop Scuttle, Mystic Moot, Bingbang Buster, and Jumpin’ Jupiter — as they’ve never been seen before! Due to the rock-bottom printing methods of 10¢ comic books, Wolverton’s intricate line work was routinely obscured, and often obliterated. In this collection, every effort has been made to restore the art to its original splendor, and to at last present the uniquely detailed graphics of this justly revered comic book master.

It's Alive!

It's Alive!
Author: Elizabeth Campbell Denlinger
Publisher: Giles
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781911282419

A vivid, visual, history of Mary Shelley's famous book, which commemorates the 200th anniversary of its publication, and reveals its enduring appeal.

Popeye Classics

Popeye Classics
Author: Bud Sagendorf
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN: 9781613775578

Re-presenting the classic Popeye comic book series that debuted in 1948 by Bud Sagendorf, the long-time assistant to creator E.C. Segar! Carefully reproduced from the original comic books and lovingly restored, Volume 1 contains issues #1-4, with stories such as "That's What I Yam," "Ghost Island," and "Dead Valley." Also includes all of Sagendorf's gloriously funny one-pagers.

Superman: The Golden Age Vol. 1

Superman: The Golden Age Vol. 1
Author: Jerry Siegel
Publisher: DC Comics
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2016-03-22
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1401267521

Faster than a speeding bullet, Superman burst onto the comic book scene in 1938, just as America was on the terrifying precipice of a world war. In a desperate time, legendary creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster brought to life the world’s first modern superhero. The Man of Steel emerged as a champion of the oppressed, taking down any enemy with his super-strength and speed, both foreign and near to home. In his distinctive royal blue, red and yellow costume, complete with cape, the stalwart Kryptonian emanated strength and fearlessness. He swiftly became a symbol of hope for a downtrodden America.Collecting all of the Metropolis Wonder’s first-ever adventures from ACTION COMICS #1-19, SUPERMAN #1-3 and NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR COMICS #1!

The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood

The Life and Legend of Wallace Wood
Author: Bhob Stewart
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2016-11-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1606998153

Who was Wallace Wood? The maddest artist of Mad magazine? The man behind Marvel’s Daredevil?The Life and Legend 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, The Life and Legend 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.

The Cambridge Companion to `Frankenstein'

The Cambridge Companion to `Frankenstein'
Author: Andrew Smith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2016-08-25
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1107086191

Sixteen original essays by leading scholars on Mary Shelley's novel provide an introduction to Frankenstein and its various critical contexts.

Silent Interviews

Silent Interviews
Author: Samuel R. Delany
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2018-08-14
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 081957192X

Collected interviews featuring the Nebula Award–winning author and his thoughts on topics like literary criticism, comic books, race, and sexuality. For nearly three decades, Samuel R. Delany’s science fiction has transported millions of readers to the fringes of time, technology, and outer space. Now Delany surveys the realms of his own experience as a writer, critic, theorist, and gay Black man in this collection of written interviews, a type of guided essay. Because the written interview avoids the “mutual presence positioned at the semantic core” of traditional interview, Delany explains, “a kind of cut remains between the participants—a fissure in which the truths there may be more malleable, less rigid.” Within that fissure Delany pursues the breadth and depth of his ideas on language and theory, the politics of literary composition, the experience of marginality, and the philosophical, commercial, and personal contexts of writing today. Gathered from sources as diverse as Diacritics and The Comics Journal, these interviews reveal the broad range of Delany’s thought and interests. “Delany has a unique place in late twentieth century letters. A lifelong inhabitant of the margins, both social and literary, he has used his marginalized status as a lens to focus his astute observations of American literature and society. From these interviews his voice emerges, provocative, precise, and engaging.” —Kathleen Spencer, University of Nebraska “Samuel R. Delany never shies away from contestable positions or provocative opinions. In his fiction, Delany can write like quicksilver, and in lectures or panel discussions, he is easily SF’s most articulate spokesperson in academia. . . . There is much here that is not covered in Delany’s critical or autobiographical writings, and much that anyone seriously interested in SF—or many of Delany’s other favorite topics—ought to consider.” —Locus “Delany is fascinating whether discussing SF, comics, or his experiences as a Black American, and this collection . . . is as entertaining as it is informative.” —Science Fiction Chronicle “Yevgeny Zamyatin? Stanislaw Lem? Forget it! Delany is both, with a lot of Borges and Bruno Schultz thrown in.” —Village Voice