5/29/2023 0 Comments Mutts books by patrick mcdonnell![]() ![]() I tried my best to capture the magic, fun, and cosmic energy of those early comic book masterpieces in this arty mashup.” It was a childhood dream come true to have my art play along with the work of the great Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko. McDonnell says that the book is “my graphic novel love letter to the 1960s Marvel Super Heroes and their legendary creators. Fantastic is led through a journey across multiple stories and comic books by the Watcher, while Doctor Doom gathers the power of the Negative Zone for his own nefarious purposes - all of which is offered up as a way for McDonnell to tell a metatextual story about the ways in which Marvel comics have impacted his life and shaped his career as a successful newspaper cartoonist. ![]() ![]() This fall’s The Super Hero’s Journey combines panels from classic Marvel comics by creators including Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditto, and Don Heck with new work from McDonnell, as Mr. While the first book from Marvel Arts - the partnership between Marvel Entertainment and mainstream publisher Abrams ComicArts - showcased the work of superhero artist Alex Ross, the next project will come from a far less obvious source: Patrick McDonnell, creator of the newspaper strip Mutts. ![]()
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