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The
ODDLY COMPELLING ART of
DENIS KITCHEN (hardcover)
Remarqued* copies at
cover
price - Available only
from
this web site! [must request at checkout]
(*Remarqued copies
contain
both Kitchen's autograph and a small original
drawing. Remarqued copies
will be personalized at the customer's request.
These are not available
from any other source.)
* * *
"I think 'oddly compelling' is
a very good title for a book of Denis Kitchen's work,
and describes it
very well. I
always thought it was rather a shame that Kitchen
became a publisher
and a businessman to the neglect of his artistic
talent. I always
thought he was a gifted and exceptional artist, but
not a very good
business man. I think his downfall was
women. He always
seemed to get
the ones who want 'nice things,' the big sap!"
--- R. Crumb
First announced for publication from his own Kitchen
Sink Press over 20
years ago, but never produced, The
Oddly
Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen
is the first collection of work by the underground
cartoonist and comix
publishing pioneer. Kitchen has worn many hats:
publisher,
founder of
the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, book author (The
Art of Harvey
Kurtzman and Underground Classics) and as a literary
and art agent. But
his career as an artist has been overdue.
This long-awaited collection, from Dark Horse, comic
book art,
underground newspaper covers and strips, surreal
paintings and
illustrations, brings Kitchen the artist to the
forefront. A
comprehensive career overview, this compendium
includes approximately
two hundred illustrations, most unseen since their
original publication
in the late '60s and '70s, and many are from regional
publications not
seen even by most serious comix fans. In addition to
his art, the book
includes numerous historic photos of Kitchen with many
of his
contemporaries like Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, R.
Crumb and others.
Introduction
by acclaimed writer Neil Gaiman and a
career-spanning essay by Charles Brownstein
(Eisner/Miller).
The Oddly Compelling Art is both an essential piece of
history for
underground comix aficionados and an excellent
introduction for new
readers.
Designed by John Lind, winner of a 2009 American
Graphic Design
Award for his work on Underground Classics.
The Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen is a full
color, 200 page,
9×12 hard cover.
Please note on
order if your want your
remarqued copy personalized
(i.e., "To Jonathan...")
-----
Publication Date: June
09, 2010
Publisher: Dark Horse
Comics
Format: Full Color,
200 pages,
Hardcover, 9 x 12 inches
Price: $34.99
Genre: Art Book
ISBN-10: 1-59582-360-3
ISBN-13:
978-1-59582-360-1
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The Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen - Hardcover
The
ODDLY COMPELLING ART of
DENIS KITCHEN (hardcover)
Remarqued* copies at
cover
price - Available only
from
this web site! [must request at checkout]
(*Remarqued copies
contain
both Kitchen's autograph and a small original
drawing. Remarqued copies
will be personalized at the customer's request.
These are not available
from any other source.)
* * *
"I think 'oddly compelling' is
a very good title for a book of Denis Kitchen's work,
and describes it
very well. I
always thought it was rather a shame that Kitchen
became a publisher
and a businessman to the neglect of his artistic
talent. I always
thought he was a gifted and exceptional artist, but
not a very good
business man. I think his downfall was
women. He always
seemed to get
the ones who want 'nice things,' the big sap!"
--- R. Crumb
First announced for publication from his own Kitchen
Sink Press over 20
years ago, but never produced, The
Oddly
Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen
is the first collection of work by the underground
cartoonist and comix
publishing pioneer. Kitchen has worn many hats:
publisher,
founder of
the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, book author (The
Art of Harvey
Kurtzman and Underground Classics) and as a literary
and art agent. But
his career as an artist has been overdue.
This long-awaited collection, from Dark Horse, comic
book art,
underground newspaper covers and strips, surreal
paintings and
illustrations, brings Kitchen the artist to the
forefront. A
comprehensive career overview, this compendium
includes approximately
two hundred illustrations, most unseen since their
original publication
in the late '60s and '70s, and many are from regional
publications not
seen even by most serious comix fans. In addition to
his art, the book
includes numerous historic photos of Kitchen with many
of his
contemporaries like Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, R.
Crumb and others.
Introduction
by acclaimed writer Neil Gaiman and a
career-spanning essay by Charles Brownstein
(Eisner/Miller).
The Oddly Compelling Art is both an essential piece of
history for
underground comix aficionados and an excellent
introduction for new
readers.
Designed by John Lind, winner of a 2009 American
Graphic Design
Award for his work on Underground Classics.
The Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen is a full
color, 200 page,
9×12 hard cover.
Please note on
order if your want your
remarqued copy personalized
(i.e., "To Jonathan...")
-----
Publication Date: June
09, 2010
Publisher: Dark Horse
Comics
Format: Full Color,
200 pages,
Hardcover, 9 x 12 inches
Price: $34.99
Genre: Art Book
ISBN-10: 1-59582-360-3
ISBN-13:
978-1-59582-360-1
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