[ebooks] Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song): P/V/G Edition by Amy Grant at Arts-Photography

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Some are mild mannered geeks; others mad geniuses or street-smart city dwellers driven to action. These are the men and women behind the masks and tights of Americarsquo;s most beloved superheroes. But these arenrsquo;t the stories of the heroesrsquo; hidden alter egos or secret identitieshellip;these are the stories of their creators! Leaping Tall Buildings: The Origins of American Comics gives you the truth about the history of the American comic bookmdash;straight from the revolutionary artists and writers behind them.From the founders of the popular comics website Graphic NYCmdash;writer Christopher Irving and photographer Seth Kushnermdash;comes the firsthand accounts of the comic bookrsquo;s story; from its birth in the late 1930s to its current renaissance on movie screens and digital readers everywhere. Kushnerrsquo;s evocative photography captures the subjects that Irving profiles in a hard-hitting narrative style derived from personal interviews with the legends of the art; all of which is accompanied by examples of their work in the form of original art; sketches; and final panels and covers. The creators profiled include Captain America creator Joe Simon; Marvel guru Stan Lee; Mad magazinersquo;s fold-out artist Al Jaffee; visionary illustrator Neal Adams (Batman); underground paragon Art Spiegelman (Maus); X-Men writer Chris Claremont; artist/writer/director Frank Miller (Sin City; 300); comic analyst Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics); American Splendorrsquo;s Harvey Pekar; painter Alex Ross (Kingdom Come); multitalented artist and designer Chris Ware (Acme Novelty Library); artist Jill Thompson (Sandman); and more.Leaping Tall Buildings; like comics themselves; uses both words and images to tell the true story of the comicrsquo;s birth and evolution in America. It is a comprehensive look at the medium unlike any other ever compiled covering high and low art; mass market work and niche innovations. It is the story of an art form and an insiderrsquo;s look at the creative process of the artists who bring our heroes to life.