Al Williamson

by Yeates, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9781569718162
• ISBN10: 1569718164
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-11-03
• Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
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Summary

Al Williamson stands in rarified air, among the titans of the development of comics as an art form. Drawing from the tradition of the heyday of book, advertising, and comic-strip illustration, Williamson brought a command of craft and dynamics rarely seen, before or since, to a field that had largely valued speed over skill. As part of an amazing stable of young artists at E.C. in the 1950s, Williamson helped change the industry forever although much of his work of the era has remained hidden. This work includes a diverse array of fantasy, science fiction, westerns, war stories, and more that showcases the astonishing range of this master of the form. Al Willaimson: Hidden Lands at last uncovers these stories from his days at Atlas, E.C., Charlton, Harvey, Dell, and more - including collaborations with Roy Krenkel, Wally Wood, Frank Frazetta, and other top creators of the era - most of which have never been reprinted as well as a wide array of material that has never before been published, including fascinating sketches and works from his career's infancy and photos from the artist's personal scrapbooks. Covered in fascinating depth by writers Mark Schultz, Thomas Yeates, and Steve Ringgenberg and gathered from extensive, lively interviews with Williamson, Al Williamson: Hidden Lands is an essential volume for any fan of this giant of graphic fiction as well as for those interested in comics history of the classic era of pen-and-ink illustration.

Table of Contents

Introduction	9	(1)
Al Williamson
Up From South America	10	(12)
Mark Schultz
The Young Pro	22	(22)
S.C. Ringgenberg
Alex Raymond
Tom Roberts
E.C.	44	(36)
S.C. Ringgenberg
Atlas	80	(108)
Thomas Yeates
Roy Krenkel
S. C. Ringgenberg
Fade-Out on the Fifties	188	(33)
Ken Feduniewicz
Thomas Yeates
Angelo Torres
S.C. Ringgenberg
Afterword	221	(1)
Thomas Yeates
Recommended Reading	222	(1)
Index	223