MAD Artist’s Edition Coming From IDW
Friday, Jul 13th, 2012
Historic covers and stories from the very earliest issues
San Diego, CA (July 13,
2012) – Before MAD Magazine was read in
nearly every household, there was Mad Comics. Written and
edited by the brilliant Harvey Kurtzman, and drawn
by the best and most creative cartoonists of the time, including
Wally Wood, Bill Elder,
Jack Davis, and Basil Wolverton,
Mad was the most innovative satirical publication ever
unleashed upon the youth of America.
The MAD: ARTIST’S EDITION will be
approximately 160 pages and measure 15” x 22”. The
expected release date is in December. It will include a dozen of
the earliest covers and a selection of some of the finest and most
memorable stories, including classics such as “Batboy and
Rubin” by Wally Wood and “Howdy
Dooit” by Elder. In the Artist’s
Edition style, these covers and stories will be reproduced as
very few people have ever seen them before.
“MAD influenced generations of filmmakers, artists
and countless others,” said Editor Scott
Dunbier, “its impact on American culture can’t
be understated.” Continued MAD Editor
John Ficarra, "This is a really fabulous book and
I just want to be clear: I say something nice about it in the press
release and I definitely get a free copy. Otherwise forget
it."
What is an Artist’s Edition? Artist’s Editions are printed the same size as the original art. While appearing to be in black & white, each page has been scanned in COLOR to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original art—for example, you are able to clearly see paste-overs, blue pencils in the art, editorial notes, art corrections. Each page is printed the same size as drawn, and the paper selected is as close as possible to the original art board.
Previous Artist’s Editions include DAVE STEVENS’ THE ROCKETEER: ARTIST’S EDITION and WALTER SIMONSON’S THE MIGHTY THOR: ARTIST’S EDITION, JOHN ROMITA’S THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: ARTIST’S EDITION, WALLY WOOD’S EC STORIES: THE ARTIST’S EDITION, SERGIO ARAGONES’ GROO THE WANDERER: ARTIST’S EDITION, and DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI’S DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN ARTIST’S EDITION.
The ROCKETEER ARTIST’S EDITION won two Eisner Awards last year, for Best Archival Project and Best Design.
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