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The Life And Art Of Murphy Anderson
The Life and Art of Murphy Anderson is a lavishly illustrated autobiographical memoir of the artist's varied career in cartooning. His recollections are peppered with comments and insights about the state of the art and behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes about other artists he has encountered such as Lou Fine, Will Eisner, Curt Swan, Gil Kane, and some not so well known, and illustrated with a generous sampling of work from every phase of his career, particularly at Fiction House, Ziff-Davis, and DC Comics, all direct from his personal archives.
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160 pages, Paperback
First published July 2, 2003
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February 23, 2016
Historian R.C. Harvey extensively interviewed artist Murphy Anderson and the resulting details make up the lavishly illustrated book. We go from Murphy's childhood, where he first bought Action Comics #1 through his career, which went from comic strips, comic books, P*S Magazine, and was a color separator as comics took a leap forward in production values. I worked with Muphy for some time and he was never less than a gentleman with a good sense of humor.
The book needed an editor to take his recollections and verify or correct facts in addition to filling in some gaps. As a result, the book is good but feels incomplete.
Still, he fills in a lot of details and provides a nice perspective on the field.
The book needed an editor to take his recollections and verify or correct facts in addition to filling in some gaps. As a result, the book is good but feels incomplete.
Still, he fills in a lot of details and provides a nice perspective on the field.
Displaying 1 of 1 review