{"product_id":"howard-chaykin-conversations-paperback","title":"Howard Chaykin: Conversations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrannon Costello\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most distinctive voices in mainstream comics since the 1970s, Howard Chaykin (b. 1950) has earned a reputation as a visionary formal innovator and a compelling storyteller whose comics offer both pulp-adventure thrills and thoughtful engagement with real-world politics and culture. His body of work is defined by the belief that comics can be a vehicle for sophisticated adult entertainment and for narratives that utilize the medium's unique properties to explore serious themes with intelligence and wit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beginning with early interviews in fanzines and concluding with a new interview conducted in 2010 with the volume's editor, \u003ci\u003eHoward Chaykin: Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e collects widely ranging discussions from Chaykin's earliest days as an assistant for such legends as Gil Kane and Wallace Wood to his recent work on titles including \u003ci\u003eDominic Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChallengers of the Unknown\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Century\u003c\/i\u003e. The book includes thirty-five line illustrations selected from Chaykin, as well. As a writer\/artist for outlets such as DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and \u003ci\u003eHeavy Metal\u003c\/i\u003e, he has participated in and influenced many of the major developments in mainstream comics over the past four decades. He was an early pioneer in the graphic novel format in the 1970s, and his groundbreaking sci-fi satire \u003ci\u003eAmerican Flagg!\u003c\/i\u003e was an essential contribution to the maturation of the comic book as a vehicle for social commentary in the 1980s.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42110978949255,"sku":"9781628461770","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/97f42f088adfd7b76065e15949f6e44c.webp?v=1732480845","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/howard-chaykin-conversations-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}