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Caractéristiques de l'objet
- État
- Book Title
- Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventional Story of Bill W
- Publication Date
- 2009-10-05
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN
- 9780826429841
- Subject Area
- Biography & Autobiography, Art, Literary Criticism, Social Science
- Publication Name
- Looking for Calvin and Hobbes : The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Subject
- Techniques / Cartooning, Popular Culture, American / General, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Comics & Graphic Novels
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Item Weight
- 15.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Product Information
For ten years, Calvin and Hobbes was one the world's most beloved comic strips. And then, on the last day of 1995, the strip ended. Its mercurial and reclusive creator, Bill Watterson, not only finished the strip but withdrew entirely from public life. In Looking for Calvin and Hobbes, Nevin Martell sets out on a very personal odyssey to understand the life and career of the intensely private man behind Calvin and Hobbes. Martell talks to a wide range of artists and writers (including Dave Barry, Harvey Pekar, and Brad Bird) as well as some of Watterson's closest friends and professional colleagues, and along the way reflects upon the nature of his own fandom and on the extraordinary legacy that Watterson left behind. This is as close as we're ever likely to get to one of America's most ingenious and intriguing figures - and it's the fascinating story of an intrepid author's search for him, too. >
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
ISBN-10
082642984x
ISBN-13
9780826429841
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17038450180
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Looking for Calvin and Hobbes : The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and His Revolutionary Comic Strip
Publication Year
2009
Subject
Techniques / Cartooning, Popular Culture, American / General, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Comics & Graphic Novels
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, Art, Literary Criticism, Social Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2009-517938
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"[T]his really is a wonderful, warm, and informative book that managesto capture just the right amount of magic about the creator and hiscreation." --Comics Worth Reading, "Martell gives us a tantalizing...glimpse of Bill Watterson in this journalistic exploration of the press-shy cartoonist's life. ...Readers who still hold Watterson's strip in their heart should enjoy the ride." -AM New York, "Watterson can hide, but he can't die. His work lives on and we're lucky to have Nevin Martell reminding us so colorfully in this joyful book."- Berkeley Breathed, "Wattersoncanhide,buthecan'tdie.Hisworklivesonandwe'reluckytohave Nevin Martell reminding us so colorfully in this joyful book."- Berkeley Breathed, "Nevin Martell's book provides a rare glimpse of the riddle wrapped inthe mystery inside an enigma that is Bill Watterson and his brilliant work, which I now know wasalmost called 'Marvin and Hobbes.'"- Stephan Pastis, creator of Pearls Before Swine, "This is essential reading for die-hard Calvin and Hobbes fans who want to stalk Watterson. Martell will give you all the reasons why you will never find the man. So instead of attempting something both discourteous and criminal, read this book instead." -The San Francisco Book Review, "[T]his really is a wonderful, warm, and informative book that managesto capture just the right amount of magic about the creator and hiscreation."--Comics Worth Reading, Mini review in the '7 books you should own' section of Belfast Telegraph Evening, 28th August (UK) 'An education for some of us and a treat for the fans', &"Nevin Martell has written a curious book, although one would probably best consider it a biography. Bill Watterson so consistently shunned the media that one is put in mind of the Shakespeare biography industry in which a few facts are churned in an attempt to generate a larger picture of a life... In spite of Watterson's refusal to speak for himself, Martell has written an engaging and informative book while avoiding most of the traps that catch fan writers.&" -The International Journal of Comic Art, "This story of Nevin Martell's search for the elusive Bill Watterson, the J.D. Salinger of the cartoon world, is so richly infused with the spirit of "Calvin and Hobbes," the genuine innocence and affection and humor, it doesn't even matter that the author never meets his subject. Watterson has never allowed the licensing of his work -- no merchandise, no TV, no movies. After doing a few interviews in the 1980s, he wrote a "manifesto against celebrity": "People love to have you, and then they use you up and there's nothing left." Early on, Martell wrote Watterson, who disappeared from public life after he stopped writing the strip in 1995, but never heard back. Discouraged but determined, he researched Watterson's life, interviewed friends, editors, even Watterson's mother, visited Watterson's childhood home in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, talked with other cartoonists, studied the influence of Peanuts, Krazy Kat, Pogo and Winnie the Pooh and pondered the effect of "Calvin and Hobbes" on his own life. Is this a definitive biography? No. But it's in many ways better and truer to the spirit of Watterson's creation."-The Los Angeles Times Book Review, &"This story of Nevin Martell's search for the elusive Bill Watterson, the J.D. Salinger of the cartoon world, is so richly infused with the spirit of &"Calvin and Hobbes,&" the genuine innocence and affection and humor, it doesn't even matter that the author never meets his subject. Watterson has never allowed the licensing of his work -- no merchandise, no TV, no movies. After doing a few interviews in the 1980s, he wrote a &"manifesto against celebrity&": &"People love to have you, and then they use you up and there's nothing left.&" Early on, Martell wrote Watterson, who disappeared from public life after he stopped writing the strip in 1995, but never heard back. Discouraged but determined, he researched Watterson's life, interviewed friends, editors, even Watterson's mother, visited Watterson's childhood home in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, talked with other cartoonists, studied the influence of Peanuts, Krazy Kat, Pogo and Winnie the Pooh and pondered the effect of &"Calvin and Hobbes&" on his own life. Is this a definitive biography? No. But it's in many ways better and truer to the spirit of Watterson's creation.&"-The Los Angeles Times Book Review, "Nevin Martell's book provides a rare glimpse of the riddle wrapped in the mystery inside an enigma that is Bill Watterson and his brilliant work, which I now know was almost called 'Marvin and Hobbes.'"- Stephan Pastis, creator of Pearls Before Swine, &"Martell gets as close as anybody can to Watterson in a book that takes the reader behind the strip, a well-researched portrait of the cartoonist that is both fascinating and revealing.&" -Currents, "Martell gets as close as anybody can to Watterson in a book that takes the reader behind the strip, a well-researched portrait of the cartoonist that is both fascinating and revealing." -Currents, "Nevin Martell has written a curious book, although one would probably best consider it a biography. Bill Watterson so consistently shunned the media that one is put in mind of the Shakespeare biography industry in which a few facts are churned in an attempt to generate a larger picture of a life... In spite of Watterson's refusal to speak for himself, Martell has written an engaging and informative book while avoiding most of the traps that catch fan writers." -The International Journal of Comic Art, "Martell, who wears his fan heart on his sleeve, travels far and wide to gather pieces of Watterson lore. He interviews former syndicate employees, comic strip artists from the past and present, and some of Watterson's closest confidants. By doing so, Martell walks a fine line between diligent journalist and obsessive fan. But his journey is a reminder that some things can't be recaptured, no matter how much we may wish otherwise." -The New York Times, "The Moment" blog, "[A] Don Quixote story that is humorous, well-written and (if I mayborrow that tired summer-reading platitude) a real page-turner." - The Strippers Guide (A website for comics)
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
741.56973
Lc Classification Number
Pn6727
Table of Content
Prologue 1. Working on a Dream 2. Making Friends 3. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants 4. A Boy And His Tiger 5. Calvin in Wonderland 6. Welcome to the Machine 7. This is How You Disappear 8. Under the Influence 9. There and Back Again 10. The Future is Always Uncertain Epilogue
Copyright Date
2009
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