Strange Death Of Alex Raymond Hc (May211557)

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.