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The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics Paul Gravett

The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics By Paul Gravett

The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics by Paul Gravett


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Summary

The 24 greatest crime comics ever produced!

The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics Summary

The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics by Paul Gravett

Here is the first ever popular collection of crime comics - the 24 best graphic short stories in the crime genre,spanning all the colours of noir, from classic American newspaper strip serials and notorious uncensored comic books to today's global graphic novel masterpieces.

This must-have collection is fully loaded with some of the greatest writers and artists in comics publishing, including Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Will Eisner, Max Allan Collins, Johnny Craig, Alex Toth, Bernie Krigstein - plus adaptations of/collaborations by famous crime writers, such as Dashiel Hammett, Mickey Spillane and Raymond Chandler.

Meet a gallery of hard-boiled, iconic heroes and killers inside including:Dashiell Hammett's smooth operator Secret Agent X-9, Will Eisner's masked mystery man The Spirit, Mickey Spillane's heavyweight tough-guy Mike Hammer, Munoz and Sampayo's brooding ex-cop Alack Sinner, Abuli and Bernet's venal hitman-for-hire Torpedo 1936, Max Allan Collins and Terry Beatty's femme fatale investigator Ms. Tree, and Charles Burns' Mexican wrestler and defective detective El Borbah.

About Paul Gravett

Paul Gravett is the leading light in the UK comics industry. Freelance journalist, curator, and broadcaster, he has worked in comics publishing and promotion for over 20 years. He writes for publications as diverse as the Guardian, Bookseller and Comics International; and is author of Manga: 60 years of Japanese Comics and Graphic Novels: Stories to Change Your Life.

Additional information

GOR002090704
9781845297107
1845297105
The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics by Paul Gravett
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Little, Brown Book Group
20080626
480
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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