{"product_id":"sparring-with-gil-kane-debating-the-history-and-aesthetics-of-comics-9781683960713","title":"Sparring with Gil Kane: Debating the History and Aesthetics of Comics","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gary Groth | Gil Kane\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Comics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGil Kane drew every major comic book character in his 50-year career -- from Spider-Man and the Hulk to Superman and Batman -- and conceived and drew independent \"graphic novels\" long before the term had any meaning to the larger public. He was also a fascinating raconteur and a formidable analyst, critic, and theorist of comics, a medium he loved. Included in this collection are interviews Kane conducted with a wide array of cartoonists: newspaper strip artists such as Hal Foster (\u003cem\u003ePrince Valiant\u003c\/em\u003e) and Walt Kelly (\u003cem\u003ePogo\u003c\/em\u003e); fellow comic book creators such as Harvey Kurtzman; underground cartoonists Robert Crumb and Jack Jackson; and the literary critic Donald Phelps.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47889842798743,"sku":"9781683960713","price":1785.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781683960713.webp?v=1781177959","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/sparring-with-gil-kane-debating-the-history-and-aesthetics-of-comics-9781683960713","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}