{"product_id":"neon-visions-the-comics-of-howard-chaykin-paperback","title":"Neon Visions: The Comics of Howard Chaykin - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrannon Costello\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1980s, Howard Chaykin broke new ground in American comic books with a series of formally innovative, iconoclastic works that turned the traditional action-adventure tales of mainstream comics into a platform for personal expression, political engagement, and aesthetic experimentation. His original creations\u003ci\u003e American Flagg , Time \u003c\/i\u003e, and the notorious \u003ci\u003eBlack Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e, along with his reshaping of familiar titles like\u003ci\u003e The Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBlackhawk\u003c\/i\u003e, generated acclaim and often controversy as they challenged expectations of the visual design and subject matter permissible in popular comics. Today, Chaykin remains a vital and prolific artist, but despite the original and influential nature of his work, he receives scant critical attention. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNeon Visions, \u003c\/i\u003e Brannon Costello offers the first book-length critical evaluation of Chaykin's work and confronts the blind spots in comics scholarship that consign this seminal artist to the margins. He argues that Chaykin's contributions are often overlooked because his comics eschew any pretensions to serious literature. Instead, Chaykin's work revels in the cliffhanger thrills of heroic-adventure genres and courts outrage with transgressive depictions of violence and sexuality. Examining Chaykin's career from his early successes to compelling contemporary series such as \u003ci\u003eCity of Tomorrow, Dominic Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e, and the controversial \u003ci\u003eBlack Kiss 2\u003c\/i\u003e, Costello explores how this inventive body of work, through its evolving treatment of the theme of authenticity, incisively investigates popular culture's capacity to foster or constrain individual identity and political agency. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChallenging prevailing assumptions about the types of comics deemed worthy of scholarly attention, Costello reveals that the work of an artist as distinctive as Howard Chaykin demands a nuanced reading--one that confronts his unique approach to the comics medium, his blending of autobiographical themes and genre trademarks, and his engagement with comic books as artifacts of consumer culture.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1980s, Howard Chaykin broke new ground in American comic books with a series of formally innovative, iconoclastic works like American Flagg!, Time2, and Black Kiss, which generated acclaim and often controversy as they challenged expectations of the visual design and subject matter permissible in popular comics. Throughout his long career, Chaykin transformed the medium's traditional action-adventure tales into a space for political engagement and aesthetic experimentation. In Neon Visions, Brannon Costello offers the first book-length evaluation of Chaykin's work and confronts the blind spots in comics scholarship that consign this seminal artist to the margins. He argues that Chaykin's unique contributions are often overlooked because his comics eschew any pretensions to serious literature. Instead, Chaykin's work revels in the cliffhanger thrills of heroic-adventure genres and courts outrage with transgressive depictions of violence and sexuality. Examining Chaykin's career from his early successes to compelling contemporary series such as City of Tomorrow, Dominic Fortune, and the controversial Black Kiss 2, Costello explores how this inventive body of work incisively challenges popular culture's capacity to foster or constrain individual identity and political agency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrannon Costello\u003c\/b\u003e, associate professor of English at Louisiana State University, is the editor of \u003ci\u003eHoward Chaykin: Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConversations with Michael Chabon;\u003c\/i\u003e and, with Qiana J. Whitted, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eComics and the U.S. South.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9.05 x 6.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52488705769779,"sku":"9780807168325","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VmhwSHFlcG1xL21KR2R1SGRIR0w1Zz09.webp?v=1759884938","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/neon-visions-the-comics-of-howard-chaykin-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}