Genius, Isolated

Genius, Isolated The Life and Art of Alex Toth - The Library of American Comics

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Publisher's Synopsis

In comic books, Alex Toth was the foremost proponent of modern design and composition. Starting in 1950, his work influenced almost every one of his contemporaries and has continued to work its magic on the generations that followed. In animation, his 1960s model sheets for Hanna-Barbera are still passed around as swipe sources from animator to young animator in the 21st Century. Now in paperback, this biography was compiled with complete access to the family archives and with the full cooperation of Toth's children, this biography features many rare comics pages, photographs, and drawings. It also reproduces 20 complete stories, including a previously unknown and unfinished story from 1950, most printed from the original artwork. Updates include clarification on Toth's early married life in the 1950s and the first appearance of the recently discovered final page that completes the special section collecting Jon Fury, the comic strip Toth created in the army, a prize long sought by even the most ardent Toth collectors. Winner of the Harvey Award for Best Biographical Book.

Book information

ISBN: 9781684059478
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Imprint: IDW Publishing
Pub date:
DEWEY: 741.5973
DEWEY edition: 23/eng/20230706
Number of pages: 325
Weight: 1408g
Height: 223mm
Width: 304mm
Spine width: 27mm