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03798aam a2200445 i 4500 001 87CE530E8FC011ECBA4AA6A62FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220217010136 008 190420t20202020pauac 001 0deng d 020 $a 1613451776 020 $a 9781613451779 035 $a (OCoLC)1097674813 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d TXA $d OCLCO $d BKL $d INR $d JQW $d JPL $d OCLCO $d UAB $d OCLCO $d CDX $d OCL $d NUI $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a PN6727.D58 $b Z57 2020 082 04 $a 741.5/973 $2 23 100 1 $a Currie, David, $e author. 245 10 $a Ditko shrugged : $b the uncompromising life of the artist-creator of Spider-Man and the rise of Marvel Comics / $c by David Currie ; foreword by Mark S. Ditko. 264 1 $a Neshannock Township, Pennsylvania : $b Hermes Press, $c [2020] 300 $a 143 pages : $b illustrations (some color), portraits ; $c 26 cm 520 $a "Steve Ditko was the last of a sturdy generation of American comic books artists who produced an iconic, modern day mythology and was among the most influential and original creators of the 20th century. He was a prime architect, together with Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, of a universe of heroic characters that took Marvel Comics from an underdog New York publisher in the 1960s to the world-recognized brand of comic book superheroes and multi-million-dollar movies of today. Ditko co-created Spider-Man but walked away from the character he designed over 50 years ago, to never again return to this enduring superhero. Seeking his own individualistic paths for creative and personal expression would lead to condemnation from some, restricted work opportunities from others, and a reclusive life peppered with memories of interfering editors, original artwork that had been stolen from him, and a life-long adherence to his Objectivist convictions. With this book sourcing a decade-long correspondence between Steve Ditko and its author David Currie, the history of the formative years of American comic books and the rise of Marvel Comics is revealed and further illuminated by interviews with other comic book creators. It's an intrigue-filled story of heroes and villains, both fictional and real, visionary artists on zero-hour contracts contrasted with one man's artistically productive and diligently uncompromising life." -- Back cover. 500 $a Includes index. 505 0 $a Foreword: Uncle Steve -- Introduction: The last of the first -- Prologue: Sturdy against the "Dream Stealers" -- Heroes are born in times of chaos : 1927-1955 -- From the debris, a "House of Ideas" : 1956-1961 -- Spider-Man swings out to a pop art world : 1962-1965 -- Rebel, Rebel : 1966-1971 -- Rise of the "Anti-hero" : 1972-1989 -- A "self-destructing" industry and its Hollywood saviours : 1990-2017 -- Epilogue: The death of an artist : 2018. 600 10 $a Ditko, Steve. 600 00 $a Spider-Man $c (Fictitious character) $x History and criticism. 600 07 $a Spider-Man $c (Fictitious character) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01129748 600 17 $a Ditko, Steve. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00072754 610 20 $a Marvel Comics Group $x History. 610 27 $a Marvel Comics Group. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00540413 630 00 $a Marvel comics $x History. 630 07 $a Marvel comics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01373594 650 0 $a Comic books, strips, etc $z United States $x History and criticism. 650 7 $a Comic books, strips, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00869145 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 700 1 $a Ditko, Mark S., $e writer of foreword. 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117025349.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=87CE530E8FC011ECBA4AA6A62FECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search