The Comics Journal Library Vol. 8: The EC Artists

The Comics Journal Library series is the most comprehensive seriesof lavishly illustrated interviews conducted with cartoonists ever published. Tocelebrate our republication of the legendary EC line, we proudly present thefirst of a two-volume set of interviews with the artists and writers (andpublisher!) who made EC great. Included in the first volume: career-spanningconversations with EC legends Will Elder, John Severin, Harvey Kurtzman, and AlFeldstein, as well as short interviews with EC short-timers Frank Frazetta andJoe Kubert. Also: EC Publisher William Gaines on his infamous Senatesubcommittee testimony, and probing conversations between Silver Age cartoonistGil Kane and Harvey Kurtzman, as well as contemporary alternative cartoonist SamHenderson and MAD great Al Jaffee. Part of what made EC the bestpublisher in the history of mainstream comics was some of the most beautifuldrawing ever published in comic books, and every interview is profuselyillustrated by pertinent examples of the work under discussion. The EC artistswere renowned for their attention to detail, and the reproduction here takesfull advantage of the oversized art book format.… (more)