Joe Kubert: A Tribute to the Creator & Mentor

By: Cooke, Jon B.

For its second issue, Comic Book Creator magazine -- the newvoice of the comics medium -- pays tribute to the late, great Joe Kubert ina 160-page, double-sized extravaganza Squeezed between Kubert homage covers bySergio Cariello and Tim Truman, this Summer Special is entirely devoted to thelegendary comics creator who passed away in 2012. Included are comprehensiveexaminations of each facet of Joe's career: Golden Age fan-favorite artist, 3-Dcomics pioneer, pre-eminent war delineator, top artist-as-editor, incomparableTarzan writer and artist, founder of the Kubert School, graphic novelist, P*S magazine helmsman, father to a comics creator dynasty, andinspiration to generations of aspiring artists -- replete with interviewswith the master from over the years, plus rarely-seen artwork and artifacts.Editor Jon B. Cooke (of the Eisner Award-winning Comic Book Artistmagazine) has also assembled testimonials, remembrances, portraits, anecdotes, pin-ups, and mini-interviews by peers, faculty, students, fans, friends, and family, with special emphasis on a history of the Kubert School, its illustrious alumni, and Joe's impact as instructor.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1605490539
• ISBN13: 9781605490533
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Two Morrows Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 10.7"