Jerry Robinson by N. C. Christopher Couch

Jerry Robinson is one of the living legends of American comics. As a member of the original Batman team, he created the first and most iconic of all supervillains, the Joker, and cocreated Robin, the archetypal sidekick. During the Golden and Silver Ages of comics, Robinson worked on every comic book genre there was, and brought to life his own super heroes such as London, Jet Scott, and Atoman. His artistry also extended beyond comic books into editorial cartooning and popular syndicated newspaper strips such as Still Life and Flubs & Fluffs, as well as magazine and book illustration, fine arts, academia, and humanitarian affairs. Robinson has been an influential teacher, an important curator of cartooning art exhibits, and a tireless champion of artists' rights. This rich, fully illustrated collection of his work was written in collaboration with the artist himself.

About the Author
N.C. Christopher Couch is a writer, editor, curator and teacher. He holds a Ph. D. in art history from Columbia University, and has taught art history at Amherst, Columbia, Hampshire, Smith and Mount Holyoke. He currently teaches the history of graphic novels at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and the School of Visual Arts in New York. Jerry Robinson, the subject of this book, is an author, artist and acknowledged master of American comics and cartooning. Pete Hamill is an award-winning novelist, essayist and journalist whose columns and reportage have appeared in the Daily News, the New York Post, and Esquire and whose fiction and nonfiction titles are New York Times bestsellers. Dennis O'Neil is an award-winning comics professional and has taught at the School of Visual Arts. Among his many credits is his influential work as writer and editor of the Batman comics.


Book Information
ISBN 9780810977648
Author N. C. Christopher Couch
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint Abrams
Publisher Abrams
Weight(grams) 1140g
Dimensions(mm) 286mm * 212mm * 21mm