Modern Masters Volume 6: Arthur Adams (Modern Masters, 6)

The master of action
Item Weight : 12.8 ounces
Dimensions : 8.3 x 0.3 x 10.9 inches
From Booklist
Bursting on the comic-book scene at age 20 with his 1985 series Longshot Arthur Adams' graceful, highly detailed illustrations made him an immediate fan favorite. Yet his painstaking approach has prevented him from producing enough pages to keep him at the forefront of the field. He has maintained his profile with stints on Fantastic Four, various X-Men titles, and other Marvel comics; oddball efforts featuring pop-culture icons Godzilla, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and Gumby; and his creator-owned Monkeyman and O'Brien. Recently his lovely work on Jonni Future for Alan Moore's America's Best Comics has regained him some of his old prominence. Adams retraces his checkered career in the latest Modern Masters book-length interview volume. Although he provides few major revelations or insights, fans will enjoy hearing from him firsthand. They're likely to get even more pleasure from the comics pages, character drawings, and other artwork that appears on every page, and from the section devoted to full-page illustrations showing off his meticulous style to full advantage. Gordon Flagg
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Review
"The pages are heavily dosed with rare and unpublished art and reproductions of some of Adams' iconic pieces. And iconic pieces are something Adams excels at. His definitive rendition of Wolverine in poster form is on the wall of almost every comic shop in the country. The book's black -and-white format is no drawback either, as Adams' extremely ornate king of the crosshatch style is actually served well by the lack of color." Drew Sheneman, The Star-Ledger

"I looked to the book to help explain Arthur Adams to me. He's not that prolific an interview subject, after all. He's kept something of a lower profile than a man who is held in such high regard would usually be allowed to have. To that end, the book helped fill in a lot of the gaps. Adams is honest, even when it might be embarrassing to admit his career missteps. He knows his weaknesses (timeliness and anatomy, for two) and isn't afraid to admit them. He does so in a lighthearted way, but you can tell it's the kind of thing that weighs on him." - Augie De Blieck Jr., Comic Book Resources

Product Info

ISBN: 1893905543

ISBN-13: 9781893905542

Publisher: TwoMorrows Publishing

Year: 2006

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

First Edition

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