{"product_id":"the-strange-death-of-alex-raymond","title":"The Strange Death of Alex Raymond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Comics' answer to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFinnegan's Wake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an inspired work of obsessive genius that will take a long time to untangle.\" - Rob Salkowitz, Senior Contributor, FORBES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\"The Strange Death of Alex Raymond\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis one of the most spectacular comics I have ever read or seen. I can't recommend it enough, although you may hate it. Bizarre and beautiful and completely unique.\" - Jim Rugg, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCartoonist Kayfabe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStreet Angel, The P.L.A.I.N. Janes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This is a master work. I'm honoured to have even laid eyes on it.\" - E.S. Glenn, author of U\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ensmooth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, cartoonist for The New Yorker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A must-read for anyone interested in the history and craft of comics\" - Brandon Graham, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKing City, Warhead, Prophet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Grubaugh provides a brilliant and fitting conclusion to what would have otherwise been one of the most notable unfinished works of recent times. I for one am excited at holding the completed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStrange Death of Alex Raymond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in my hands.\" - Gary Spencer Millidge, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStrangehaven, Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLegendary creator Dave Sim is renowned world-wide for his groundbreaking \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCerebus the Aardvark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Now, in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Strange Death of Alex Raymond,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSim brings to life the history of comics' greatest creators, using their own techniques. Equal parts \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eUnderstanding Comics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFrom Hell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStrange Death\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a head-on collision of ink drawing and spiritual intrigue, pulp comics and movies, history and fiction. The story traces the lives and techniques of Alex Raymond (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFlash Gordon, Rip Kirby),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStan Drake (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJuliet Jones),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHal Foster (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePrince Valiant),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand more, dissecting their techniques through recreations of their artwork, and highlighting the metatextual resonances that bind them together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForeword by Eddie Campbell.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living the Line","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44017622941867,"sku":"9781736860502","price":53.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0496\/0098\/7297\/files\/91-G8p9nZkL._SL1500.jpg?v=1715699338","url":"https:\/\/enterthebattlefield.ca\/products\/the-strange-death-of-alex-raymond","provider":"Enter The Battlefield","version":"1.0","type":"link"}