NEW! From the glorious 1970s: The Complete IRON OUTLAW by "Greg and Grae"
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Over fifty years ago, in 1970, the publishers of Melbourne's first Sunday newspaper made an extraordinary decision to publish a full-page colour comic strip created by two young guys fresh out of university, without any previously published comic work. It was a crazy idea about an inept, but well-meaning Melbourne-based superhero.
The gamble paid off: Despite the storylines being sensational for their time, Iron Outlaw was an overnight sensation.
The Complete Iron Outlaw reproduces the complete run of this series, with forty of the original pages of artwork lovingly reproduced, with all corrections and border notes included. This is a historical time capsule of a different era, offering a reflective insight into the mores of early nineteen-seventies Melbourne, and Australia. An incisive essay by Melbourne cultural historian Philip Bentley gives context to the works. The volume was produced with the full cooperation, input, and permission of the strip's original creators, Graeme Rutherford and Gregor McAlpine.
This large (25cm width x 33cm) hardcover volume runs to almost 200 pages, and includes extensive annotations and explanatory text, with a whole lot of extras. It deserves to be in every Australian library, and in the home of every lover of Australian comic history. This is the most comprehensive study of an Australian comic classic...ever!
Price includes all GST, and postage, including tracking withing Australia (overseas readers, please enquire for postage costs).
ISBN: 9780994362377
The gamble paid off: Despite the storylines being sensational for their time, Iron Outlaw was an overnight sensation.
The Complete Iron Outlaw reproduces the complete run of this series, with forty of the original pages of artwork lovingly reproduced, with all corrections and border notes included. This is a historical time capsule of a different era, offering a reflective insight into the mores of early nineteen-seventies Melbourne, and Australia. An incisive essay by Melbourne cultural historian Philip Bentley gives context to the works. The volume was produced with the full cooperation, input, and permission of the strip's original creators, Graeme Rutherford and Gregor McAlpine.
This large (25cm width x 33cm) hardcover volume runs to almost 200 pages, and includes extensive annotations and explanatory text, with a whole lot of extras. It deserves to be in every Australian library, and in the home of every lover of Australian comic history. This is the most comprehensive study of an Australian comic classic...ever!
Price includes all GST, and postage, including tracking withing Australia (overseas readers, please enquire for postage costs).
ISBN: 9780994362377
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