You Shall Die By Your Own Evil Creation!
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (699 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1606991604 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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This larger second volume, when combined with the first, comprises the complete comics work of the heretofore forgotten Golden Age visionary. Fletcher Hanks was the first great comic book auteur. Readers of the first Fletcher Hanks volumeI Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planetswere stunned by its pop surrealism and outright violent mayhem. He completed an astonishing 48 stories in three years from 1939-1941. But when she sees an evil scientist drugging gorillas to become slaves, her head transforms into a flaming skull and she tosses the villain to the gorillas who proceed to graphically tear the guy limb from ragged limb.Although the early comic books were meant for the kiddies, today’s mature r
Some consider his Fantomah character to be the first female superhero. He was an abusive alcoholic who was found frozen to death on a park bench.Paul Karasik is the co-author (along with David Mazzucchelli) of the perennial graphic novel classic City of Glass, adapted from Paul Auster’s novel. He lives in Martha’s Vineyard. Fletcher Hanks (1889–1976) is an artist who, under various pseudonyms, wrote, drew, penciled, and inked his entire body of comics work from 193
Unbelievable Golden Age Superhero Stories I cannot overestimate how much I loved this book. And for whatever reason, I read the short story about the editor meeting Hanks's son before reading the book and so this knowledge of Hanks the drunk and negligent father influenced how I read the entire book. Hanks's main characters--Stardust and Fantomah--are so ridiculously overpowered that there is no question going into the story about who is going to come out on top. If anything, once you get a couple stories in there is a pervading sense of dread (or anticipation, depending on how twisted you are) about what sort of horrible punishment is going to be inflicted on the evildoer. More and finally all Fletcher Hanks While fans of Fletcher Hanks will certainly enjoy this volume as it seems that every comic he authored is now available in print, other people might be a little less enthused by this book.With the publication of this book it becomes clear that Hanks had about More and finally all Fletcher Hanks W. Hohauser While fans of Fletcher Hanks will certainly enjoy this volume as it seems that every comic he authored is now available in print, other people might be a little less enthused by this book.With the publication of this book it becomes clear that Hanks had about 4 stories in him and repeated them over and over. The starkness of his vision makes the stories very bold and readable on their own but a sense of repetition sets in halfway thru this book. However, Karasik has done his research and lifts Hanks out of some of the hazy mystery the last volume had no choice but to leave him in. Hanks worked in the earliest comic art producing sh. stories in him and repeated them over and over. The starkness of his vision makes the stories very bold and readable on their own but a sense of repetition sets in halfway thru this book. However, Karasik has done his research and lifts Hanks out of some of the hazy mystery the last volume had no choice but to leave him in. Hanks worked in the earliest comic art producing sh. "This is the Better of the Two Volumes" according to J. W. Kennedy. It has more variety than the previous book. It has a nice introduction that tells pretty much all that can be learned about Fletcher Hanks at this point. The biography is far from complete. What was he doing between 19This is the Better of the Two Volumes It has more variety than the previous book. It has a nice introduction that tells pretty much all that can be learned about Fletcher Hanks at this point. The biography is far from complete. What was he doing between 1930 and 1939? How did he wind up drawing comic books in New York? Why did he stop after only two years? What did he do with himself for 35 years until he was found dead on a park bench? We may never know the answers to these questions. All we have are the reminiscences of Hanks' children, and approximately 330 pages of comics.And what about these comics? The intro asserts that Hanks should not be considered an "outside. 0 and 19This is the Better of the Two Volumes It has more variety than the previous book. It has a nice introduction that tells pretty much all that can be learned about Fletcher Hanks at this point. The biography is far from complete. What was he doing between 1930 and 1939? How did he wind up drawing comic books in New York? Why did he stop after only two years? What did he do with himself for 35 years until he was found dead on a park bench? We may never know the answers to these questions. All we have are the reminiscences of Hanks' children, and approximately 330 pages of comics.And what about these comics? The intro asserts that Hanks should not be considered an "outside. 9? How did he wind up drawing comic books in New York? Why did he stop after only two years? What did he do with himself for This is the Better of the Two Volumes It has more variety than the previous book. It has a nice introduction that tells pretty much all that can be learned about Fletcher Hanks at this point. The biography is far from complete. What was he doing between 1930 and 1939? How did he wind up drawing comic books in New York? Why did he stop after only two years? What did he do with himself for 35 years until he was found dead on a park bench? We may never know the answers to these questions. All we have are the reminiscences of Hanks' children, and approximately 330 pages of comics.And what about these comics? The intro asserts that Hanks should not be considered an "outside. 5 years until he was found dead on a park bench? We may never know the answers to these questions. All we have are the reminiscences of Hanks' children, and approximately This is the Better of the Two Volumes It has more variety than the previous book. It has a nice introduction that tells pretty much all that can be learned about Fletcher Hanks at this point. The biography is far from complete. What was he doing between 1930 and 1939? How did he wind up drawing comic books in New York? Why did he stop after only two years? What did he do with himself for 35 years until he was found dead on a park bench? We may never know the answers to these questions. All we have are the reminiscences of Hanks' children, and approximately 330 pages of comics.And what about these comics? The intro asserts that Hanks should not be considered an "outside. This is the Better of the Two Volumes It has more variety than the previous book. It has a nice introduction that tells pretty much all that can be learned about Fletcher Hanks at this point. The biography is far from complete. What was he doing between 1930 and 1939? How did he wind up drawing comic books in New York? Why did he stop after only two years? What did he do with himself for 35 years until he was found dead on a park bench? We may never know the answers to these questions. All we have are the reminiscences of Hanks' children, and approximately 330 pages of comics.And what about these comics? The intro asserts that Hanks should not be considered an "outside. 0 pages of comics.And what about these comics? The intro asserts that Hanks should not be considered an "outside
I was wrong.” (Chris Sims - The-ISB)“Hanks’ hyperactive, colorful, robust, and crazy disproportionate art is perfectly matched to his over-the-top storytelling…Hanks left behind a body of work that’s compelling to read simply because it’s so lunatic and inadvertently hilarious. Club)“A vessel of combined artistry and wrath, whose published legacy is as nightmarish as it is brilliant. If you want to understand the essence of comic books in their purest form then pick up You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! and learn.” (Iann Robinson - Crave Online)“Back in the Golden Age of comics there were few comic auteurs but Fletcher Hanks was one of the few. The s