tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573514568417810856.post8955174071520705162..comments2024-03-12T07:14:26.097-07:00Comments on Cartoon SNAP: New Harvey Kurtzman Book – a Video Preview …and some Pot-Shot Pete Comic Book ScansShermhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03234494715024292722noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573514568417810856.post-17941065453072320672009-06-24T20:16:33.425-07:002009-06-24T20:16:33.425-07:00Damn that would have made a great Father's Day...Damn that would have made a great Father's Day gift. I'll just have to get it for myself.Joel Brinkerhoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16367156808507565022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573514568417810856.post-64774329709445073872009-06-14T14:49:08.310-07:002009-06-14T14:49:08.310-07:00Hey Bob...this book actually is a GREAT intro to K...Hey Bob...this book actually is a GREAT intro to Kurtzman's work...so much so that it's sometimes redundant to long-time collectors and fans. His greatest art and stories are reprinted herein, and lots of biographical and historical info to put it all in context.<br /><br />I can also promise you (tht's YOU, Bob Flynn, not the generic "You.") that if you can afford to buy a used copy of Hey Look on Amazon, you will realize that it's worth at least ten times the already-inflated price (It goes for around $75). Hey Look is a collection of his pre-MAD one-pagers, and it is the single-greatest collection of cartooning between two covers.If you don't think so, I'll personally buy it back from you! I'm 100% serious.<br /><br />I can easily say that I owe most of my career in cartooning to the inspiration I received from countless hours bent over the pages of Hey Look and HK's great EC comics work.Shermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234494715024292722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573514568417810856.post-42467285482350956052009-06-14T06:43:49.235-07:002009-06-14T06:43:49.235-07:00I'm embarrassed to admit I don't know as m...I'm embarrassed to admit I don't know as much about Kurtzman as I should (my age?). I've seen some of his work from Mad, but my primary exposure has been through John K's blog via ComiCrazys. Looks like a great book—maybe a good introduction of sorts?Bob Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13053411253123465715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573514568417810856.post-11568120965082300592009-06-13T15:40:12.865-07:002009-06-13T15:40:12.865-07:00sherm,
Thanks for spreading the valuable info. lo...sherm,<br />Thanks for spreading the valuable info. love the archive and love your blog man, keep it up!<br />you guys are a wealth of great information and inspiration.<br /><br />Love the pot-shot pete's!<br />This kurtzman book looks great, too!<br />I'mma try to get my hands on this book in a few weeks, hopefully while amazon still has such a great deal on it.Mike Nassarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402924627949350839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573514568417810856.post-92155387665230612632009-06-11T17:40:16.784-07:002009-06-11T17:40:16.784-07:00@ FrankenBarry -- touche! As usual, your insights ...@ FrankenBarry -- touche! As usual, your insights are full of Potrzebie!Shermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234494715024292722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573514568417810856.post-47299188218472960942009-06-11T17:37:13.460-07:002009-06-11T17:37:13.460-07:00Hey Shawn...I hope a lotta people buy this book......Hey Shawn...I hope a lotta people buy this book...we gotta show the publishers that there's a market for books like this! Maybe they'll reprint the whole Kurtzman catalog one day...Shermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234494715024292722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573514568417810856.post-92206118611196080042009-06-11T16:07:41.468-07:002009-06-11T16:07:41.468-07:00You can bet I'm getting that!You can bet I'm getting that!Shawn Dickinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489620525595098628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573514568417810856.post-54535326228367741922009-06-11T13:43:45.658-07:002009-06-11T13:43:45.658-07:00A furschlugginer great movie, but the book's ...A furschlugginer great movie, but the book's even better! I've already developed carpal tunnel from lugging it around, and flipping through it's pages. It's a great year to be a Kurtzman fan – first Humbug, now this book, and The Complete Trump is less than a year away!FrankenBarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227175050509010372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573514568417810856.post-67372229361054320142009-06-11T13:40:48.121-07:002009-06-11T13:40:48.121-07:00Thanks for that link -- I remember bookmarking tha...Thanks for that link -- I remember bookmarking that a long time ago, but a bookmark isn't always helpful if you have 30,000 of them.<br /><br />I hope everybody will follow that link to find those great rare HK comics!Shermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234494715024292722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573514568417810856.post-82122196536440683112009-06-11T13:19:14.073-07:002009-06-11T13:19:14.073-07:00Sherm, here's a link to Ger Apeldorn's Fa...Sherm, here's a link to <a href="http://allthingsger.blogspot.com/search/label/Harvey%20Kurtzman" rel="nofollow"> Ger Apeldorn's Fabulous Fifties</a> blog that has the Madison Avenue comics, about midway down, as well as the Silver Linings strips and much more. These are all things that, if not already, should have been included in the book. <br /><br />I'll reserve further opinion until I actually get the thing in my mitts.<br /><br />PS - Just as a note, the word Verification for this comment happened to be "retart". Is blogger telling me something?ComiCrazyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07715760829984057394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573514568417810856.post-48401906443951717542009-06-11T10:30:04.058-07:002009-06-11T10:30:04.058-07:00Hi Chris...There is one Dracula comic in there (ne...Hi Chris...There is one Dracula comic in there (near the back) but I don't recall seeing any of the Madison Avenue comics. <br /><br />re: "I wish Kurtzman had worked on his own more..." Of course I agree, but there are a LOT of his own ROUGH sketches and thumbnails that I have never seen before! Even thumbnails for Superduperman!<br /><br />I'll have to check again, but I should mention that I certainly skipped a LOT of pages in my quick flip-through of the book.<br /><br />Ouch! You caught that page crease, huh? Oh, well...I'm not as finicky about thinks like that as I used to be. It didn't hurt any images. Your note made me laugh out loud, so I got something out of it!Shermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234494715024292722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7573514568417810856.post-42868891305590759942009-06-11T09:30:17.753-07:002009-06-11T09:30:17.753-07:00Excellent preview. Thanks! Still seems like a lot ...Excellent preview. Thanks! Still seems like a lot of stuff I already have, plus his collaborations. I'll buy it anyway. Glossy paper, oooh! I wish Kurtzman had worked on his own more - but who doesn't wish that? <br /><br />Nice to see the Christmas Carol work. I didn't notice his Dracula strips or the Madison Avenue Magazine advertising comics. Are they also in the book? Those are impossible to find in print.<br /><br />PS - I saw where you creased that one page as you flipped through (2:20). DAMN!!! That made me cringe. I hate when that happens. Thank you for your sacrifice. =)ComiCrazyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07715760829984057394noreply@blogger.com