Cool Art Book: "Foul Play" about E.C. Artists


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I was in Borders today and chanced to see this very cool book in the "Bargain Book" area for only $4.99!!

"Foul Play" - The Art and Artists of the Notorious 1950s E.C. Comics by Grant Geissman

272 pages, with LOTS of gorgeous and horrifying color art from artists such as: Al Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman, Johnny Craig, Jack Davis, Wallace Wood, Joe Orlando, John Severin, Reed Crandall, and more!

There's a goodly amount of text, too, with history and tales of those days. There's examples of sketch work and color-keying, gag art the artists did for each other in the shop, work they did before and after their E.C. work, and it looks like they have a complete comic story for each artist. (although, several greats do get mushed in together near the end in a "The Best Of The Rest" section - like Marie Severin, Alex Toth, Basil Wolverton, and Joe Kubert.)

All in all - a GREAT art book from a savory time in comics.

EDIT: here's the cover pic
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...TL._SS500_.jpg

funny - Amazon still has it for $19.95 (as low as $9 for used) - and it appears to have a list price of $29.95 but Borders had a stack of 'em for $4.99