<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	
<book>
  <id>1154254</id>
  <title><![CDATA[The Comics Journal Library Vol. 7: Harvey Kurtzman (Comics Journal Library)]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[1560977558]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9781560977551]]></isbn13>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181446279m/1154254.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181446279s/1154254.jpg</small_image_url>
  <description><![CDATA[<strong>Examining the career of the creator of <em>MAD</em> and <em>Little Annie Fanny</em>, in his own words.</strong><br/><br/>The seventh volume in this distinguished series focuses entirely on one of comics' most esteemed and influential creators: artist, writer and editor Harvey Kurtzman, whose complete <em>Comics Journal</em> interviews are collected in this oversized, lavishly illustrated full-color edition.<br/><br/>Every stage of Kurtzman's landmark career is represented, beginning with his entry into comics via superhero stories for Ace from 1943-46 (<em>Mr. Risk, Lash Lightning</em>), World War II-era Army cartoons, early humor work for Timely and Toby Press (<em>Rusty, Pig Tales, Genius</em>, and <em>Hey Look!</em>), his first collaborations with John Severin and Will Elder at Prize Comics Western, and, of course, his groundbreaking period at EC as editor of <em>Two-Fisted Tales, Frontline Combat</em> and <em>MAD</em>. Kurtzman's undeservedly lesser-known post-<em>MAD</em> career at <em>Trump, Humbug</em>, and <em>Help!</em> is also given its due and examined in depth.<br/><br/>Many of the premier cartoonists of the past half-century are represented, including Robert Crumb, Jack Davis, Elder, Russ Heath, Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth, Marie Severin, and Wallace Wood. Yet what makes this volume particularly noteworthy are the obscurities unearthed from Kurtzman's solo freelance career&#151;from <em>Children's Digest, Pageant, U.S. Crime, Varsity</em> and <em>Why</em>&#151;most of which haven't been seen since their original publication. All of which illustrate the most informative and compelling interviews with Kurtzman ever published.]]></description>
  <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">1154254</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">1</books_count>
  <desc_user_id type="integer" nil="true"></desc_user_id>
  <id type="integer">1141754</id>
  <media_type nil="true"></media_type>
  <original_language_id type="integer" nil="true"></original_language_id>
  <original_publication_day type="integer">11</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">12</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2006</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Comics Journal Library Vol. 7: Harvey Kurtzman (Comics Journal Library)</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:7|5:0|4:1|3:0|2:0|1:0|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">7</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">29</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">8</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[4.14]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[7]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[1]]></text_reviews_count>
  
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1154254.The_Comics_Journal_Library_Vol_7_Harvey_Kurtzman]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1154254.The_Comics_Journal_Library_Vol_7_Harvey_Kurtzman]]></link>
  <authors>
    <author>
    <id>564939</id>
        <name><![CDATA[Greg Sadowski]]></name>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-200x266.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/564939.Greg_Sadowski]]></link>
    <average_rating>4.00</average_rating>
    <ratings_count>27</ratings_count>
    <text_reviews_count>7</text_reviews_count>
  </author>
  </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="8" total="8">
      <review>
  <id>2674000</id>
    <user>
    <id>115779</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Mark]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Saratoga, CA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/115779-mark-arnold]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1246025917p3/115779.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1246025917p2/115779.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1154254</id>
  <isbn>1560977558</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781560977551</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[The Comics Journal Library Vol. 7: Harvey Kurtzman]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181446279m/1154254.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181446279s/1154254.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1154254.The_Comics_Journal_Library_Vol_7_Harvey_Kurtzman</link>
  <average_rating>4.14</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>7</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>Examining the career of the creator of <em>MAD</em> and <em>Little Annie Fanny</em>, in his own words.</strong><br/><br/>The seventh volume in this distinguished series focuses entirely on one of comics' most esteemed and influential creators: artist, writer and editor Harvey Kurtzman, whose complete <em>Comics Journal</em> interviews are collected in this oversized, lavishly illustrated full-color edition.<br/><br/>Every stage of Kurtzman's landmark career is represented, beginning with his entry into comics via superhero stories for Ace from 1943-46 (<em>Mr. Risk, Lash Lightning</em>), World War II-era Army cartoons, early humor work for Timely and Toby Press (<em>Rusty, Pig Tales, Genius</em>, and <em>Hey Look!</em>), his first collaborations with John Severin and Will Elder at Prize Comics Western, and, of course, his groundbreaking period at EC as editor of <em>Two-Fisted Tales, Frontline Combat</em> and <em>MAD</em>. Kurtzman's undeservedly lesser-known post-<em>MAD</em> career at <em>Trump, Humbug</em>, and <em>Help!</em> is also given its due and examined in depth.<br/><br/>Many of the premier cartoonists of the past half-century are represented, including Robert Crumb, Jack Davis, Elder, Russ Heath, Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth, Marie Severin, and Wallace Wood. Yet what makes this volume particularly noteworthy are the obscurities unearthed from Kurtzman's solo freelance career&#151;from <em>Children's Digest, Pageant, U.S. Crime, Varsity</em> and <em>Why</em>&#151;most of which haven't been seen since their original publication. All of which illustrate the most informative and compelling interviews with Kurtzman ever published.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2006</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 03 10:49:51 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 16 23:31:17 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This is a great book especially if you are a fan of Kurtzman, which I am. If you don't know who he is, pick up some reprints of the earliest &quot;Mad&quot; issues, when it was a comic book and before it was a magazine and if you don't laugh your ass off, you really don't have a sense of humor.<br/>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2674000]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2674000]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>74161326</id>
    <user>
    <id>833097</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Dane]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/833097-dane-martin]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1201532261p3/833097.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1201532261p2/833097.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1154254</id>
  <isbn>1560977558</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781560977551</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[The Comics Journal Library Vol. 7: Harvey Kurtzman]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181446279m/1154254.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181446279s/1154254.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1154254.The_Comics_Journal_Library_Vol_7_Harvey_Kurtzman</link>
  <average_rating>4.14</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>7</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>Examining the career of the creator of <em>MAD</em> and <em>Little Annie Fanny</em>, in his own words.</strong><br/><br/>The seventh volume in this distinguished series focuses entirely on one of comics' most esteemed and influential creators: artist, writer and editor Harvey Kurtzman, whose complete <em>Comics Journal</em> interviews are collected in this oversized, lavishly illustrated full-color edition.<br/><br/>Every stage of Kurtzman's landmark career is represented, beginning with his entry into comics via superhero stories for Ace from 1943-46 (<em>Mr. Risk, Lash Lightning</em>), World War II-era Army cartoons, early humor work for Timely and Toby Press (<em>Rusty, Pig Tales, Genius</em>, and <em>Hey Look!</em>), his first collaborations with John Severin and Will Elder at Prize Comics Western, and, of course, his groundbreaking period at EC as editor of <em>Two-Fisted Tales, Frontline Combat</em> and <em>MAD</em>. Kurtzman's undeservedly lesser-known post-<em>MAD</em> career at <em>Trump, Humbug</em>, and <em>Help!</em> is also given its due and examined in depth.<br/><br/>Many of the premier cartoonists of the past half-century are represented, including Robert Crumb, Jack Davis, Elder, Russ Heath, Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth, Marie Severin, and Wallace Wood. Yet what makes this volume particularly noteworthy are the obscurities unearthed from Kurtzman's solo freelance career&#151;from <em>Children's Digest, Pageant, U.S. Crime, Varsity</em> and <em>Why</em>&#151;most of which haven't been seen since their original publication. All of which illustrate the most informative and compelling interviews with Kurtzman ever published.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2006</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 11 08:38:17 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 11 08:38:17 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74161326]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74161326]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>67636176</id>
    <user>
    <id>2632322</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Phil]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bronx, NY]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2632322-phil-nugent]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1154254</id>
  <isbn>1560977558</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781560977551</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[The Comics Journal Library Vol. 7: Harvey Kurtzman]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181446279m/1154254.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181446279s/1154254.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1154254.The_Comics_Journal_Library_Vol_7_Harvey_Kurtzman</link>
  <average_rating>4.14</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>7</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>Examining the career of the creator of <em>MAD</em> and <em>Little Annie Fanny</em>, in his own words.</strong><br/><br/>The seventh volume in this distinguished series focuses entirely on one of comics' most esteemed and influential creators: artist, writer and editor Harvey Kurtzman, whose complete <em>Comics Journal</em> interviews are collected in this oversized, lavishly illustrated full-color edition.<br/><br/>Every stage of Kurtzman's landmark career is represented, beginning with his entry into comics via superhero stories for Ace from 1943-46 (<em>Mr. Risk, Lash Lightning</em>), World War II-era Army cartoons, early humor work for Timely and Toby Press (<em>Rusty, Pig Tales, Genius</em>, and <em>Hey Look!</em>), his first collaborations with John Severin and Will Elder at Prize Comics Western, and, of course, his groundbreaking period at EC as editor of <em>Two-Fisted Tales, Frontline Combat</em> and <em>MAD</em>. Kurtzman's undeservedly lesser-known post-<em>MAD</em> career at <em>Trump, Humbug</em>, and <em>Help!</em> is also given its due and examined in depth.<br/><br/>Many of the premier cartoonists of the past half-century are represented, including Robert Crumb, Jack Davis, Elder, Russ Heath, Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth, Marie Severin, and Wallace Wood. Yet what makes this volume particularly noteworthy are the obscurities unearthed from Kurtzman's solo freelance career&#151;from <em>Children's Digest, Pageant, U.S. Crime, Varsity</em> and <em>Why</em>&#151;most of which haven't been seen since their original publication. All of which illustrate the most informative and compelling interviews with Kurtzman ever published.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2006</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Aug 16 13:58:36 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 16 13:58:36 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67636176]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67636176]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>53397647</id>
    <user>
    <id>1662563</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Michael]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Fairfield, CT]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1662563-michael]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240625094p3/1662563.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240625094p2/1662563.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1154254</id>
  <isbn>1560977558</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781560977551</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[The Comics Journal Library Vol. 7: Harvey Kurtzman]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181446279m/1154254.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181446279s/1154254.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1154254.The_Comics_Journal_Library_Vol_7_Harvey_Kurtzman</link>
  <average_rating>4.14</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>7</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>Examining the career of the creator of <em>MAD</em> and <em>Little Annie Fanny</em>, in his own words.</strong><br/><br/>The seventh volume in this distinguished series focuses entirely on one of comics' most esteemed and influential creators: artist, writer and editor Harvey Kurtzman, whose complete <em>Comics Journal</em> interviews are collected in this oversized, lavishly illustrated full-color edition.<br/><br/>Every stage of Kurtzman's landmark career is represented, beginning with his entry into comics via superhero stories for Ace from 1943-46 (<em>Mr. Risk, Lash Lightning</em>), World War II-era Army cartoons, early humor work for Timely and Toby Press (<em>Rusty, Pig Tales, Genius</em>, and <em>Hey Look!</em>), his first collaborations with John Severin and Will Elder at Prize Comics Western, and, of course, his groundbreaking period at EC as editor of <em>Two-Fisted Tales, Frontline Combat</em> and <em>MAD</em>. Kurtzman's undeservedly lesser-known post-<em>MAD</em> career at <em>Trump, Humbug</em>, and <em>Help!</em> is also given its due and examined in depth.<br/><br/>Many of the premier cartoonists of the past half-century are represented, including Robert Crumb, Jack Davis, Elder, Russ Heath, Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth, Marie Severin, and Wallace Wood. Yet what makes this volume particularly noteworthy are the obscurities unearthed from Kurtzman's solo freelance career&#151;from <em>Children's Digest, Pageant, U.S. Crime, Varsity</em> and <em>Why</em>&#151;most of which haven't been seen since their original publication. All of which illustrate the most informative and compelling interviews with Kurtzman ever published.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2006</published>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Apr 20 16:46:30 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Apr 20 16:46:30 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53397647]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53397647]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>32401818</id>
    <user>
    <id>529442</id>
    <name><![CDATA[El Chango]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Big Bend National Park, TX]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/529442-el-chango-borracho]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240072342p3/529442.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1240072342p2/529442.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1154254</id>
  <isbn>1560977558</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781560977551</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[The Comics Journal Library Vol. 7: Harvey Kurtzman]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181446279m/1154254.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181446279s/1154254.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1154254.The_Comics_Journal_Library_Vol_7_Harvey_Kurtzman</link>
  <average_rating>4.14</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>7</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>Examining the career of the creator of <em>MAD</em> and <em>Little Annie Fanny</em>, in his own words.</strong><br/><br/>The seventh volume in this distinguished series focuses entirely on one of comics' most esteemed and influential creators: artist, writer and editor Harvey Kurtzman, whose complete <em>Comics Journal</em> interviews are collected in this oversized, lavishly illustrated full-color edition.<br/><br/>Every stage of Kurtzman's landmark career is represented, beginning with his entry into comics via superhero stories for Ace from 1943-46 (<em>Mr. Risk, Lash Lightning</em>), World War II-era Army cartoons, early humor work for Timely and Toby Press (<em>Rusty, Pig Tales, Genius</em>, and <em>Hey Look!</em>), his first collaborations with John Severin and Will Elder at Prize Comics Western, and, of course, his groundbreaking period at EC as editor of <em>Two-Fisted Tales, Frontline Combat</em> and <em>MAD</em>. Kurtzman's undeservedly lesser-known post-<em>MAD</em> career at <em>Trump, Humbug</em>, and <em>Help!</em> is also given its due and examined in depth.<br/><br/>Many of the premier cartoonists of the past half-century are represented, including Robert Crumb, Jack Davis, Elder, Russ Heath, Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth, Marie Severin, and Wallace Wood. Yet what makes this volume particularly noteworthy are the obscurities unearthed from Kurtzman's solo freelance career&#151;from <em>Children's Digest, Pageant, U.S. Crime, Varsity</em> and <em>Why</em>&#151;most of which haven't been seen since their original publication. All of which illustrate the most informative and compelling interviews with Kurtzman ever published.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2006</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 08 20:09:26 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 05 23:02:42 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32401818]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32401818]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>31918060</id>
    <user>
    <id>1404154</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Alex]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1404154-alex]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-U-111x148.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1154254</id>
  <isbn>1560977558</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781560977551</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[The Comics Journal Library Vol. 7: Harvey Kurtzman]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181446279m/1154254.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181446279s/1154254.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1154254.The_Comics_Journal_Library_Vol_7_Harvey_Kurtzman</link>
  <average_rating>4.14</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>7</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>Examining the career of the creator of <em>MAD</em> and <em>Little Annie Fanny</em>, in his own words.</strong><br/><br/>The seventh volume in this distinguished series focuses entirely on one of comics' most esteemed and influential creators: artist, writer and editor Harvey Kurtzman, whose complete <em>Comics Journal</em> interviews are collected in this oversized, lavishly illustrated full-color edition.<br/><br/>Every stage of Kurtzman's landmark career is represented, beginning with his entry into comics via superhero stories for Ace from 1943-46 (<em>Mr. Risk, Lash Lightning</em>), World War II-era Army cartoons, early humor work for Timely and Toby Press (<em>Rusty, Pig Tales, Genius</em>, and <em>Hey Look!</em>), his first collaborations with John Severin and Will Elder at Prize Comics Western, and, of course, his groundbreaking period at EC as editor of <em>Two-Fisted Tales, Frontline Combat</em> and <em>MAD</em>. Kurtzman's undeservedly lesser-known post-<em>MAD</em> career at <em>Trump, Humbug</em>, and <em>Help!</em> is also given its due and examined in depth.<br/><br/>Many of the premier cartoonists of the past half-century are represented, including Robert Crumb, Jack Davis, Elder, Russ Heath, Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth, Marie Severin, and Wallace Wood. Yet what makes this volume particularly noteworthy are the obscurities unearthed from Kurtzman's solo freelance career&#151;from <em>Children's Digest, Pageant, U.S. Crime, Varsity</em> and <em>Why</em>&#151;most of which haven't been seen since their original publication. All of which illustrate the most informative and compelling interviews with Kurtzman ever published.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2006</published>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
            <shelf name="currently-reading" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 03 11:39:21 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 03 11:39:21 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31918060]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31918060]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>7907003</id>
    <user>
    <id>203022</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Fantagraphics]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/203022-fantagraphics]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1184801578p3/203022.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1184801578p2/203022.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1154254</id>
  <isbn>1560977558</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781560977551</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[The Comics Journal Library Vol. 7: Harvey Kurtzman]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181446279m/1154254.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181446279s/1154254.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1154254.The_Comics_Journal_Library_Vol_7_Harvey_Kurtzman</link>
  <average_rating>4.14</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>7</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>Examining the career of the creator of <em>MAD</em> and <em>Little Annie Fanny</em>, in his own words.</strong><br/><br/>The seventh volume in this distinguished series focuses entirely on one of comics' most esteemed and influential creators: artist, writer and editor Harvey Kurtzman, whose complete <em>Comics Journal</em> interviews are collected in this oversized, lavishly illustrated full-color edition.<br/><br/>Every stage of Kurtzman's landmark career is represented, beginning with his entry into comics via superhero stories for Ace from 1943-46 (<em>Mr. Risk, Lash Lightning</em>), World War II-era Army cartoons, early humor work for Timely and Toby Press (<em>Rusty, Pig Tales, Genius</em>, and <em>Hey Look!</em>), his first collaborations with John Severin and Will Elder at Prize Comics Western, and, of course, his groundbreaking period at EC as editor of <em>Two-Fisted Tales, Frontline Combat</em> and <em>MAD</em>. Kurtzman's undeservedly lesser-known post-<em>MAD</em> career at <em>Trump, Humbug</em>, and <em>Help!</em> is also given its due and examined in depth.<br/><br/>Many of the premier cartoonists of the past half-century are represented, including Robert Crumb, Jack Davis, Elder, Russ Heath, Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth, Marie Severin, and Wallace Wood. Yet what makes this volume particularly noteworthy are the obscurities unearthed from Kurtzman's solo freelance career&#151;from <em>Children's Digest, Pageant, U.S. Crime, Varsity</em> and <em>Why</em>&#151;most of which haven't been seen since their original publication. All of which illustrate the most informative and compelling interviews with Kurtzman ever published.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2006</published>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="comics-history" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Oct 18 16:54:23 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 18 16:54:23 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7907003]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7907003]]></link>
</review>
      <review>
  <id>3307911</id>
    <user>
    <id>185244</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Chris]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Providence, RI]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/185244-chris]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1184193174p3/185244.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1184193174p2/185244.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">1154254</id>
  <isbn>1560977558</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781560977551</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">1</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[The Comics Journal Library Vol. 7: Harvey Kurtzman]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181446279m/1154254.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181446279s/1154254.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1154254.The_Comics_Journal_Library_Vol_7_Harvey_Kurtzman</link>
  <average_rating>4.14</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>7</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[<strong>Examining the career of the creator of <em>MAD</em> and <em>Little Annie Fanny</em>, in his own words.</strong><br/><br/>The seventh volume in this distinguished series focuses entirely on one of comics' most esteemed and influential creators: artist, writer and editor Harvey Kurtzman, whose complete <em>Comics Journal</em> interviews are collected in this oversized, lavishly illustrated full-color edition.<br/><br/>Every stage of Kurtzman's landmark career is represented, beginning with his entry into comics via superhero stories for Ace from 1943-46 (<em>Mr. Risk, Lash Lightning</em>), World War II-era Army cartoons, early humor work for Timely and Toby Press (<em>Rusty, Pig Tales, Genius</em>, and <em>Hey Look!</em>), his first collaborations with John Severin and Will Elder at Prize Comics Western, and, of course, his groundbreaking period at EC as editor of <em>Two-Fisted Tales, Frontline Combat</em> and <em>MAD</em>. Kurtzman's undeservedly lesser-known post-<em>MAD</em> career at <em>Trump, Humbug</em>, and <em>Help!</em> is also given its due and examined in depth.<br/><br/>Many of the premier cartoonists of the past half-century are represented, including Robert Crumb, Jack Davis, Elder, Russ Heath, Al Jaffee, Arnold Roth, Marie Severin, and Wallace Wood. Yet what makes this volume particularly noteworthy are the obscurities unearthed from Kurtzman's solo freelance career&#151;from <em>Children's Digest, Pageant, U.S. Crime, Varsity</em> and <em>Why</em>&#151;most of which haven't been seen since their original publication. All of which illustrate the most informative and compelling interviews with Kurtzman ever published.]]>
  </description>
  <published>2006</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
          </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 20 05:12:24 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jul 20 05:12:24 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3307911]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3307911]]></link>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
          <shelf name="currently-reading" />
          <shelf name="comics-history" />
      </popular_shelves>
  <book_links>
    <book_link>
  <id>8</id>
  <name><![CDATA[WorldCat]]></name>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1154254</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>