The Naked Artist: Comic Book Legends

By Bryan Talbot
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Published: June 06, 2011
Words: 45257 (approximate)
Language: English

Short description

If on the night of a comics convention, you were to buy a few drinks for a comic book pro, you'd soon hear stories about his fellow creators - tales of drinking and drugs, of missed deadlines and missing pants, of maniacal editors and crazed fans. Acclaimed graphic novelist Bryan Talbot (Grandville; Alice in Sunderland) tells the tales in this collection the urban legends of the comic industry.

Extended description

If on the night of a comics convention you were to go to the the hotel bar and buy a few drinks for a comic book pro, you'd soon hear stories about his fellow creators - tales of drinking and drugs, of missed deadlines and missing pants, of maniacal editors and crazed fans. These are the urban legends of the comic industry.

Acclaimed graphic novelist Bryan Talbot (creator of the award-winning The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, The Tale of One Bad Rat, Alice in Sunderland, and Grandville) saves you the cost of gin & tonics by bringing you this collection of the wild and hilarious anecdotes told by - and starring - some of comicdom's leading lights. This expanded edition includes all the stories from the original print edition and more. Illustrated by Hunt Emerson.

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humor, comic books, artists

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