by Dave Sim and Carson Grubaugh
Legendary creator Dave Sim is renowned world-wide for his groundbreaking Cerebus the Aardvark. Now, in The Strange Death of Alex Raymond, Sim brings to life the history of comics’ greatest creators, using their own techniques. Equal parts Understanding Comics and From Hell, Strange Death is a head-on collision of ink drawing and spiritual intrigue, pulp comics and movies, history and fiction. The story traces the lives and techniques of Alex Raymond (Flash Gordon, Rip Kirby), Stan Drake (Juliet Jones), Hal Foster (Prince Valiant), and more, dissecting their techniques through recreations of their artwork, and highlighting the metatextual resonances that bind them together.
About the Book
- Authors: Dave Sim & Carson Grubaugh
- Publisher: Living the Line
- Publication Date: 2021
- Format: Hardcover, 320 pages, black & white with 30 pages in color
- ISBN: 978‑1‑736860‑50‑2
Reviews & Press
- Library Journal: “The reader is taken on a winding road of technical prowess, ingenuity, history, and betrayal…”
- Publishers Weekly: “Sim’s enthusiasm for comics history is contagious and his imposing artistry undeniable,” though occasionally “self‑indulgent.”
- The Comics Journal: A “masterpiece of sorts…”
- Forbes: “The pages… are so dense with text, lines and visual references that they would repel water.”
