Blake Bell
Author of Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko
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- Canonical name
- Bell, Blake
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Canada
- Places of residence
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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The first critical retrospective of the co-creator of Spider-man, Strange and Stranger grants an inside look into the workings and artistic life of this unusual man. Bell successfully argues Ditko's place within the pantheon of great artists while at the same time presenting the many shortcomings of Ditko the person. Ditko's strong adherence to [author:Ayn Rand]'s philosophy of Objectivism ostracized and made a pariah out of the artist. Bell shines light on many diverse corners of the comics industry in an attempt to understand the reclusive Ditko. Lavishly illustrated throughout, Strange and Stranger: The World of [author:Steve Ditko] is a must for fans of the artist in particular and comic book history in general.
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An interesting and well-done bio of Everett, all told.
Still, it was heavily padded-out by full page reprints of artwork and graphics to almost double its word-related page counts. As it's a book about an artist, that's to be expected (and actually added a star to its rank for me). The fact that much of the art hasn't been seen in good reproductions in 40 years also adds to its relevance in the book.
My primary gripe about the book is its graphic design--NEVER print white on black unless you're using a very very legible typeface at an easily-viewed size. Sheesh. I'm only 43 and I had to strain to read the far-too-numerous pages of white-on-black type.… (more)
Still, it was heavily padded-out by full page reprints of artwork and graphics to almost double its word-related page counts. As it's a book about an artist, that's to be expected (and actually added a star to its rank for me). The fact that much of the art hasn't been seen in good reproductions in 40 years also adds to its relevance in the book.
My primary gripe about the book is its graphic design--NEVER print white on black unless you're using a very very legible typeface at an easily-viewed size. Sheesh. I'm only 43 and I had to strain to read the far-too-numerous pages of white-on-black type.… (more)
Good history, great samples. Quick read if you're a comic buff, particularly either a horror comic buff or a marvel fanboy ;).
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Still, it was heavily padded-out by full page reprints of artwork and graphics to almost double its word-related page counts. As it's a book about an artist, that's to be expected (and actually added a star to its rank for me). The fact that much of the art hasn't been seen in good reproductions in 40 years also adds to its relevance in the book.
My primary gripe about the book is its graphic design--NEVER print white on black unless you're using a very very legible typeface at an easily-viewed size. Sheesh. I'm only 43 and I had to strain to read the far-too-numerous pages of white-on-black type.… (more)