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Leaping Tall Buildings: The Origins of American Comics Hardcover - 2012

by Seth Kushner (Photographer); Christopher Irving

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Christopher Irving is a pop culture journalist who has written four prior books on the history of comics, as well as dozens of articles. Irving also served as Associate Editor on the multiple-Eisner-Award- winning Comic Book Artist magazine. Irving’s work on Graphic NYC with Seth Kushner has been featured in multiple mainstream media outlets, including Italy’s La Repubblica. Irving currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.

Seth Kushner is an environmental portrait photographer fascinated by all types of people. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Time, Newsweek, Businessweek, L’Uomo Vogue, The New Yorker, and others. Kushner was chosen by Photo District News magazine as one of their “30 Under 30″ several years ago and is twice-winner of heir Photo Annual Competition. The New York Times declared Kushner’s first book,The Brooklynites (powerHouse Books, 2007), a “terrific coffee table book.” Currently, Seth is working on his web series CulturePOP Photocomix, mixing his photgraphy with a comic book-typw format on ACT-I-VATE.com. Seth resides in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York with his wife, son, and way too many cameras and comics.

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  • Title Leaping Tall Buildings: The Origins of American Comics
  • Author Seth Kushner (Photographer); Christopher Irving
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher powerHouse Books, Brooklyn
  • Date 2012-05-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781576875919 / 1576875911
  • Weight 2.28 lbs (1.03 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.02 x 7.76 x 1.2 in (25.45 x 19.71 x 3.05 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011946061
  • Dewey Decimal Code 741.5

Media reviews

"It’s a great survey of many of the talented men and women behind the characters."
New York Times

"A new book about the comics industry is nearly as epic as the field's history itself"
Publishers Weekly

About the author

Seth Kushner is an environmental portrait photographer fascinated by all types of people. His work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Time, Newsweek, Businessweek, L'Uomo Vogue, The New Yorker, and others. Kushner was chosen by Photo District News magazine as one of their "30 Under 30? several years ago and is twice-winner of heir Photo Annual Competition. The New York Times declared Kushner's first book, The Brooklynites (powerHouse Books, 2007), a "terrific coffee table book." Currently, Seth is working on his web series CulturePOP Photocomix, mixing his photgraphy with a comic book-typw format on ACT-I-VATE.com. Seth resides in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York with his wife, son, and way too many cameras and comics.
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