Sparring With Gil Kane: Debating The History and Aesthetics of Comics

Synopsis

Gil Kane Drew Every Major Comic Book Character In His 50-year Career -- From Spider-man And The Hulk To Superman And Batman -- And Conceived And Drew Independent Graphic Novels Long Before The Term Had Any Meaning To The Larger Public. He Was Also A Fascinating Raconteur And A Formidable Analyst, Critic, And Theorist Of Comics, A Medium He Loved. Included In This Collection Are Interviews Kane Conducted With A Wide Array Of Cartoonists: Newspaper Strip Artists Such As Hal Foster (prince Valiant) And Walt Kelly (pogo); Fellow Comic Book Creators Such As Harvey Kurtzman; Underground Cartoonists Robert Crumb And Jack Jackson; And The Literary Critic Donald Phelps. Edited By Gary Groth.