Modern Masters Volume 28: Eric Powell($15.95Value)

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Eric Powell is a sick, sick man. Sick... but brilliant. How else would he have been able to come up with a concept like The Goon―a smarter-than-he-looks brute raised by carnies, who runs the city's underworld while protecting it from being overrun by zombies? How could anyone not love that idea? Now’s your chance to take a look inside the sick mind of this Modern Master, courtesy of co-authors Jorge Khoury and Eric Nolen-Weathington. Through a career-spanning interview and heaps of fantastic artwork, including rare and unseen treasures from Powell's personal files, this book documents his amazing career and details his creative process,―it even includes a gallery of commissioned pieces in full-color. Experience the work and wonder of this master of modern comic art: Eric Powell! "Modern Masters V. 28: Eric Powell uses an in-depth interview and artwork from Powell's published and unpublished files to provide a fine review of the comic artist and his dark humor. His insights into his life, experiences and work supplement both published works and a selection of commissioned pieces in full color, providing comic collections with a fine overview of Eric Powell's life and works. Any collection strong in the top masters of comic art will find this overview a key addition." Midwest Book Review George Khoury wrote and edited the Eisner-nominated Kimota and The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore. He was a senior editor for the award-winning magazine Comic Book Artist; he was also a regular contributor to the popular Modern Masters series. He contributed many articles to a variety of magazines, newspapers, and websites. He was born and raised in New Jersey. His latest book is called Comic Book Fever.