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Abrams, Inc. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Abrams. Used - Like New. Near fine. Cloth, D-j. 2022. May contain remainder mark. Originally published at $30.

Abrams. Used - Very Good. 2022. hardcover. Very Good.

UsedVeryGood. Minor shelf wear

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark

New. .

New. .

Green end papers. Index. Notes. Text unmarked. No visible flaws. Good read on the way what we read developed. A look at the creative process and its obstacles

NY: Abrams Press, 2023. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 439 pages. In the 1950s, comics meant POW!BAM! superheroes, family-friendly gags, and Sunday funnies, but in the 1960s, inspired by these strips and the satire of MAD magazine, a new generation of creators set out to subvert the medium, and with it, American culture. Their “comix”—spelled that way to distinguish the work from their dime-store contemporaries—presented tales of taboo sex, casual drug use, and a transgressive view of society. Embraced by hippies and legions of future creatives, this subgenre of comic books and strips often ran afoul of the law, but that would not stop them from casting cultural ripples for decades to come, eventually moving the entire comics form beyond the gutter and into fine-art galleries.Brian Doherty weaves together the stories of R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Trina Robbins, Spain Rodriguez, Harvey Pekar, and Howard Cruse, among many others, detailing… Read More

NY: Abrams Press, 2023. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 439 pages. In the 1950s, comics meant POW!BAM! superheroes, family-friendly gags, and Sunday funnies, but in the 1960s, inspired by these strips and the satire of MAD magazine, a new generation of creators set out to subvert the medium, and with it, American culture. Their “comix”—spelled that way to distinguish the work from their dime-store contemporaries—presented tales of taboo sex, casual drug use, and a transgressive view of society. Embraced by hippies and legions of future creatives, this subgenre of comic books and strips often ran afoul of the law, but that would not stop them from casting cultural ripples for decades to come, eventually moving the entire comics form beyond the gutter and into fine-art galleries.Brian Doherty weaves together the stories of R. Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Trina Robbins, Spain Rodriguez, Harvey Pekar, and Howard Cruse, among many others, detailing… Read More

Harry N Abrams Inc, 2022. Hardcover. New. 352 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches.

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark

New. .

Hardback. New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.