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In the 1970s, horror comics were huge -- and no one drew werewolves, swamp creatures, and demonic motorcyclists better than Mike Ploog! Thoughalready well established in the fields of magazine illustration and animation, Ploog endeared himself to comics fans with his creepy yet beautiful artwork onsuch titles as Werewolf by Night, Ghost Rider, andMan-Thing. After an all-too-brief stint at Marvel Comics, Ploog returned tothe world of animation and film, working on such classics asGhostbusters, Ralph Bakshi's animated The Lord of the Rings, Dark Crystal, and Labyrinth. Now he's back in comics with thechildren's fantasies Abadazad and The Stardust Kid, as well asThe Spirit, and proving he still has the chops. Roger Ash and Eric Nolen-Weathington proudly present a true Modern Master: Mike Ploog! This book features a career-spanning interview and discussion of theartist's creative process, complete with both rare and unseen art, including anenormous gallery of commissioned work, and an 8-page color section!

Through a combination of original photography, multiple art gallery sectionsand an introspective dialogue with each subject, Comics Introspective isunlike anything being published. Volume One features Peter Bagge, whose unique, expressive work runs the gamut from political (his strips for reason.com), toabsurdist and satirical (the Batboy strip for Weekly World News)and dramatic (Apocalypse Nerd). From his Seattle studio, Bagge letsjournalist Christopher Irving in on everything from just what was on his mindwith his long-running Gen X comic Hate!, to what's going on in his headas a political satirist. This debut volume features an assortment of artworkpicked by Bagge himself, and is printed on deluxe glossy stock to maximize theimpact of the art and photography -- all working to make it as breakthroughas the innovator it covers.

Professional comic artists interpret scripts every day as they successfullytransform the written word into the visual form. However, rarely do we get toexamine the process that is unique to each artist. Unlike any other "how-to"book, Working Methods puts the minds of comic artists under the microscope, highlighting the intricacies of the creative process step by step. For thisbook, three short scripts are each interpreted in different ways by professionalcomic artists to illustrate the varied ways in which they "see" and "solve" theproblem of making a script succeed in comic form. Working Methodsdocuments the creative and technical choices Mark Schultz, Tim Levins, JimMahfood, Scott Hampton, Kelsey Shannon, Chris Brunner, Sean Murphy and Pat Quinnmake as they tell a story, thus allowing comic fans, artists, instructors, andstudents into a world rarely explored. Hundreds of illustrated examples documentthe artists' processes, and interviews clarify their individual approachesregarding storytelling and layout choices. In Working Methods, theexercise may be simple, but the results are profoundly complex.