American Update: From Little Nemo to Neal Adams – A Cornucopia of Comics Critique
*Magazines/Books About Vintage US Comics: More additions to our stock of the ever-burgeoning field of comics history, criticism and analysis. From 1974, the first slender volume of The Art of Neal Adams, with many lesser-known sketches and illos by the cult artist. From 1976, Nostalgia Press’ ‘Little Nemo 1905-1906’, celebrating the early run of the acclaimed newspaper strip. 1977 brings us Maurice Horn’s exhaustive ‘Comics of the American West’, sadly lacking its dustjacket. Roger Sabin’s massive tome, ‘Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels: A History of Comic Art’ graces us with its first paperback edition from 2001 and finally, on a lighter note, Fantagraphics’ ‘The Comics Go To Hell’ presents a gallery of the graphic medium’s representation of the darker side of the afterlife.