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The creative spaces of the legendary artists behind "Batman: Year One", "Akira", "Saga" and other graphic novel modern classics are toured through here, offering an inspirational revealing of their routines and processes.
About the author
Joel Meadows is a journalist and writer with over three decades of experience in newspapers, magazines, and books. His CV includes some of the most renowned publications in the world, including Time magazine, the Times, the Telegraph, the Guardian, and the Observer. He has also written extensively about comics, film, TV, and culture for publications such as Variety, Empire, Big Issue in the North, and Comic Heroes. He is the editor-in-chief of Tripwire, a preeminent publication that covers comics, film, TV, and related subjects. He is also one of the producers of the Portsmouth International Comic Con.
Summary
In this deluxe hardcover book, readers are invited into the studio spaces
of some of the most popular and prolific comic artists in the world. Through
dynamic photography and exclusive interviews, Inside the Master’s Studio,
Vol. 1 offers a rare, personal look at these artists’ unique creative
environments—spaces in which some of the greatest comics and graphic
novels of the last fifty years took shape. Curated by Joel Meadows, editor of
Tripwire Magazine, the book includes chapters on such legends as Milo Manara
(The Ape, Click), Mike Kaluta (The Shadow ), Walter Simonson (Thor, Fantastic
Four), and more.
The first in a series of deluxe books focusing on
artists at work in a variety of mediums and industries, Inside the
Master’s Studio, Vol. 1 offers a glimpse “behind the veil,”
shining new light on the artistic process. It’s the ultimate backstage
pass for comic fans, as well as a wonderful learning tool for aspiring artists
wishing to learn from the greats.
Joel Meadows is a journalist and writer
with over three decades of experience in newspapers, magazines, and books. His
CV includes some of the most renowned publications in the world, including Time
magazine, the Times, the Telegraph, the Guardian, and the Observer. He has also
written extensively about comics, film, TV, and culture for publications such as
Variety, Empire, Big Issue in the North, and Comic Heroes. He is the
editor-in-chief of Tripwire, a preeminent publication that covers comics, film,
TV, and related subjects. He is also one of the producers of the Portsmouth
International Comic Con.
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"Masters of Comics is a pleasurable tour of the inner workings of comic-book creators, graced with top-class art and worthy of lining the shelves of pro artists and fans alike."
