Comics Origin of America

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Some are mild mannered geeks, others mad geniuses or street-smart city dwellers driven to action. These are the men and women behind the masks and tights of Americas most beloved superheroes. But these aren't the stories of the heroes hidden alter egos or secret identities…these are the stories of their creators! Leaping Tall Buildings: The Origins of American Comics gives you the truth about the history of the American comic book straight from the revolutionary artists and writers behind them.

From the founders of the popular comics website Graphic NYC writer Christopher Irving and photographer Seth Kushner comes the firsthand accounts of the comic books story, from its birth in the late 1930's to its current renaissance on movie screens and digital readers everywhere. Kushners evocative photography captures the subjects that Irving profiles in a hard-hitting narrative style derived from personal interviews with the legends of the art, all of which is accompanied by examples of their work in the form of original art, sketches, and final panels and covers. 

The creators profiled include Captain America creator Joe Simon, Marvel guru Stan Lee, Mad magazines fold-out artist Al Jaffee, visionary illustrator Neal Adams (Batman), underground paragon Art Spiegelman (Maus), X-Men writer Chris Claremont, artist/writer/director Frank Miller (Sin City, 300), comic analyst Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics), American Splendors Harvey Pekar, painter Alex Ross (Kingdom Come), multi talented artist and designer Chris Ware (Acme Novelty Library), artist Jill Thompson (Sandman), and more.

Leaping Tall Buildings, like comics themselves, uses both words and images to tell the true story of the comics birth and evolution in America. It is a comprehensive look at the medium unlike any other ever compiled covering high and low art, mass market work and niche innovations. It is the story of an art form and an insiders look at the creative process of the artists who bring our heroes to life.

Leaping Tall Buildings: The Origins of American Comics