In the land of retinal delights : the Juxtapoz SchoolLaguna Art Museum
Gingko Press Inc, 2008
Since 1994, Juxtapoz magazine, published in San Francisco, has provided a forum for so called Lo-Brow art-work inspired by Comics, hot rods, and popular culture --and has become, in the years since, the most widely read art magazine in the United States. Juxtapoz provides a voice and validation for a brand of artist, like founder Robert Williams, Mark Ryden, Coop, Camille Rose Garcia, Glen Barr, the Clayton Brothers, Isabel Samaras, Joe Coleman, and many,many others, who have not historically been accepted by the typical art-world infrastructure of collector, curator, and critic. However, since its founding, it has become the leverage point for the creation of its own infrastructure that supports Juxtapozian art with galleries around the world, collectors, increasing critical attention, and museum exhibitions at adventurous institutions. This exciting and provocative collection presents a group of artists who rejected traditional rules of the art establishment and created their own canon, known as the Juxtapoz School. Published in conjunction with the Laguna Art Museum for the 2008 exhibition In the Land of Retinal Delights.
Pictorial Webster's: A Visual Dictionary of CuriositiesJohn M. Carrera
Chronicle Books, 2009
Featuring over 1,500 engravings that originally graced the pages of Webster's dictionaries in the 19th century, this chunky volume is an irresistible treasure trove for art lovers, designers, and anyone with an interest in visual history. Meticulously cleaned and restored by fine-press bookmaker Johnny Carrera, the engravings in Pictorial Webster's have been compiled into an alluring and unusual visual reference guide for the modern day. Images range from the entirely mysterious to the classically iconic. From Acorns to Zebras, Bell Jars to Velocipedes, these alphabetically arranged archetypes and curiosities create enigmatic juxtapositions and illustrate the items deemed important to the Victorian mind. Sure to inspire and delight, Pictorial Webster's is at once a fascinating historical record and a stunning jewel of a book.
Design as art Bruno Munari
Penguin Books, 2008
Bruno Munari was among the most inspirational designers of all time, described by Picasso as 'the new Leonardo'. Munari insisted that design be beautiful, functional and accessible, and this enlightening and highly entertaining book sets out his ideas about visual, graphic and industrial design and the role it plays in the objects we use everyday. Lamps, road signs, typography, posters, children's books, advertising, cars and chairs - these are just some of the subjects to which he turns his illuminating gaze.
Marvel masterworks presents Atlas era tales to astonishJack Kirby
New York, N.Y. : Marvel Publishing,2006
In 1958 Lee, Kirby and Ditko launched Tales of Suspense and its sister title, Tales to Astonish sparking a creative revival that would change comics forever. These startling sci-fi dramas featured Martians, killer robots, and massive monsters like Sporr, Gor-Kil, Elektro and Kraa the Unhuman. With artwork by an absolute who's who of comic-book talents, including Don Heck, Steve Ditko, Paul Reinman and more, this volume is an absolute must-have for Atlas era fans.
Strange talesJoe Maneely
New York, NY : Marvel Pub.,2007
Prepare yourself for a haunted Halloween full of pre-Code horror courtesy of the Marvel Masterworks' Atlas Era! We're turning the clock back to 1951, the time when horror reined supreme in comics. These never-before-collected stories of ghosts, ghouls, monsters, morgues, vampires, and more than a few terrors-that-dare-not-speak-their-names aren't just some of the most frightening tales ever published, they're also by a frightening array of star comic-book talents!
See why Gene Colan says "He Wished He Was a Vampire"! Look out when Bill Everett gives "The Evil Eye"! Come along as Russ Heath finds a planet that may - or may not - be "Uninhabited"! Prove to Bernie Krigstein if you were "The Boy Who Was Afraid," and to stand in shock and amazement at the bevy of stories lurking just around the corner by Stan Lee's right-hand man of the '50s, comics great Joe Maneely!
Marvel masterworks presents Atlas era Journey into mysteryStan Lee
Marvel Pub., 2008
It's a ten-issue fright fest from the pre-Code days when the scare reigned supreme, and the only thing more horrific than not having a dime in your pocket were the stories inside! Featuring artwork by a collection of the Atlas Era's finest, you'll be wowed by the gruesome turns of future Marvel Age greats Gene Colan, John Romita and Dick Ayers, and taken into a whole new world of horror by such titans of the 1950s as Joe Maneely, Tony DiPreta, Paul Reinman, Jay Scott Pike and more! So take one foot out of the grave, wrap your hands around a murderous intent to scare, and check out a copy today! Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #1-10.
Marvel masterworks presents the uncanny X-Men. Volume 3, Collecting The X-Men nos. 111-121
Chris Claremont, John Byrne.
New York, NY : Marvel Publishing, 2009
Marvel masterworks presents Atlas era tales of suspense
Jack Kirby
New York, N.Y. : Marvel Publishing, 2006
