Invaders from the north : how Canada conquered the comic book universe / John Bell ; foreword by Seth.
"What do Superman, Prince Valiant, Cerebus the Aardvark, and Spawn have in common? Their creators - Joe Shuster, Harold Foster, Dave Sim, and Todd McFarlane - are Canadians. Invaders from the North profiles past and present comic geniuses, sheds light on unjustly neglected chapters in Canada�...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto, Ont. :
Dundurn,
[2006]
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| Summary: | "What do Superman, Prince Valiant, Cerebus the Aardvark, and Spawn have in common? Their creators - Joe Shuster, Harold Foster, Dave Sim, and Todd McFarlane - are Canadians. Invaders from the North profiles past and present comic geniuses, sheds light on unjustly neglected chapters in Canada's pop history, and demonstrates how this nation has vaulted to the forefront of international comic art, successfully challenging the long-established boundaries between high and low culture." "Illustrated with colour and black-and-white comic covers and panels, Invaders from the North serves up a cavalcade of flamboyant and outrageous personalities and characters that graphically attest to Canada's verve and invention in the world of visual storytelling."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | 223 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-213) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1550026593 9781550026597 |