Aces High

Informationen zum Autor George Evans (1920-2001) worked as a World War II aircraft mechanic, which informed his depiction of all kinds of airplanes in breathtaking aerial acrobatics. He was the regular artist on the newspaper strip Secret Agent Corrigan (a.k.a. Secret Agent X-9) from 1980 until his retirement in 1996. Klappentext George Evans' comics art get the classic treatment in this collection of aerial warfare-themed EC stories. Zusammenfassung George Evans was a master of the aviation war story. This collection includes all of his highly-acclaimed stories for Aces High! EC's famous air war title. As a bonus! we present a rarity: Evans' never-before-reprinted 3-D story of World War I ace Frank Luke (in regular! easy-on-the-eyes 2-D). This volume also includes numerous Evans crime and shock stories! including "As Ye Sow?!" "?My Brother's Keeper!" and "Cadillac Fever." Other war stories! many done in collaboration with Harvey Kurtzman! include "Napoleon!" and "Flaming Coffins" (which Evans wrote! about the inherent perils of WW I aircraft). Like all books in the Fantagraphics EC line! Aces High features essays and notes by EC experts on these superbly crafted! classic comic book masterpieces.

Product details

• Authors: Al Feldstein, George Evans, Al Feldstein, Al Evans Feldstein, Feldstein Al, George Evans, Harvey Kurtzman, Harvey Kurtzman, Harvey Feldstein Kurtzman
• Assisted by: Harvey Kurtzman (Editor), Kurtzman Harvey (Editor)
• Publisher: Fantagraphics
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.12.2014
• EAN: 9781606997840
• ISBN: 978-1-60699-784-0
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: EC Comics Library
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / General, Graphic Novels, Graphic novel / Comic book / Manga: styles / traditions