The Strange Death of Alex Raymond

by Dave Sim, Grubaugh Carson

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Pub Date Aug 03 2021 | Archive Date Apr 30 2021

Diamond Book Distributors | Living The Line

Nonfiction (Adult) | Reference | Teens & YA

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Description

Legendary creator Dave Sim is renowned world-wide for his groundbreaking Cerebus the Aardvark. Now, in The Strange Death of Alex Raymond, Sim brings to life the history of comics' greatest creators, using their own techniques. Equal parts Understanding Comics and From Hell, Strange Death is a head-on collision of ink drawing and spiritual intrigue, pulp comics and movies, history and fiction. The story traces the lives and techniques of Alex Raymond (Flash Gordon, Rip Kirby), Stan Drake (Juliet Jones), Hal Foster (Prince Valiant), and more, dissecting their techniques through recreations of their artwork, and highlighting the metatextual resonances that bind them together.

A Note From the Publisher

Foreword by Eddie Campbell.

A remarkable book that has been anticipated for many decades.

The Strange Death of Alex Raymond is a milestone book, an idiosyncratic history of the medium that is visually compelling in a way few books are.

Understanding Comics meets From Hell.

Dave Sim is one of the medium's greatest practitioners and has created something about some of the medium's greatest practiontioners.

Foreword by Eddie Campbell.

A remarkable book that has been anticipated for many decades.

The Strange Death of Alex Raymond is a milestone book, an idiosyncratic history of the medium that is...

Advance Praise

"Possibly the most creative and imaginative piece of cartooning by one of the best cartoonists of all time." - Jimmy Gownley, author of Amelia Rules! and 7 Good Reasons Not to Grow Up

"The Strange Death of Alex Raymond is one of the most spectacular comics I have ever read or seen. I can't recommend it enough, although you may hate it. Bizarre and beautiful and completely unique." - Jim Rugg, Cartoonist Kayfabe, Street Angel, The P.L.A.I.N. Janes

"This is a master work. I'm honoured to have even laid eyes on it." - E.S. Glenn, author of Unsmooth, cartoonist for The New Yorker

"A must-read for anyone interested in the history and craft of comics" - Brandon Graham, King City, Warhead, Prophet

"Grubaugh provides a brilliant and fitting conclusion to what would have otherwise been one of the most notable unfinished works of recent times. I for one am excited at holding the completed Strange Death of Alex Raymond in my hands." - Gary Spencer Millidge, Strangehaven, Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman

"Possibly the most creative and imaginative piece of cartooning by one of the best cartoonists of all time." - Jimmy Gownley, author of Amelia Rules! and 7 Good Reasons Not to Grow Up

"The Strange...