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Now at long last, with comic books the indisputable major force in today's illustrated fiction, comes a superb collection of images gathered together by writer/designer Steven Brower and novelist Jim Simon which shines a welcome light on those artists whose talents were to be found in all areas of popular printed fiction....If you're of a nostalgic bent or simply a lover of magnificent art and illustration, Astounding, Mysterious, Weird & True is a compendium that will amaze and delight you. --Now Read This! Graphic Novel Reviews and Recommendations by WIN WIACEK Designer Steven Brower and writer Jim Simon join together to present some of their favorite pulp images in their new book, and deliver a wonderful collection of compelling art...Part of the fun of a book like this lies in discovering artists that you've never heard of who do phenomenal work...But the real thrill comes from discovering brilliant work by favorite comic artists...Page after page of Astounding, Mysterious, Weird & True is strewn with compelling images. --Jason Sacks, The Comics Bulletin

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"Jim Simon is the author of fiction/nonfiction books, and has written and published comics, a graphic novel, The Comic Book Makers with Joe Simon - an inside account of the early days of comic books as witnessed by the creator of Captain America and first staff editor of Timely (Marvel) Comics. Jim's writings on comic book history have been published in books by Marvel, DC, Titan Books, and Abrams ComicArts. He was involved in a segment of the Discovery Channel's Marvel Super-Heroes' Guide to NYC. Jim has been interviewed in newspapers, on radio, and appeared in the television movie/documentary, Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years. He has been a guest at the New York and invited to San Diego Comic Cons. Steven Brower is an award winning graphic designer, and writer. His work appears regularly in international and national design annuals and books on design, and he writes for several publications. During his tenure as Creative Director, Print garnered two National Magazine Awards for General Excellent and Gold and Silver from SPD. His book Woody Guthrie Artworkswon top prizes both in the Foreword Awards and the New York Book Show. His work has been honored by AIGA, ADC Global, the American Center for Design, the Brno Biennale, the Martin Biennale, The Type Directors Club, among others. In 2006 he designed and coauthored 2D: Visual Basics for Designers with Robin Landa and Rose Gonnella. He has been an art director at the New York Times and The Nation, and his work is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institute. Satchmo: The Wonderful Art and World of Louis Armstrong was published in 2009 by Abrams. In fall 2011 two books he designed and authored were published: From Shadow to Light: The Life and Art of Mort Meskin (Fantagraphics), and Breathless Homicidal Slime Mutants: The Art of the Paperpack (Universe/Rizzoli) to rave reviews. He is the Director of the Marywood University ""Get Your Masters With The Masters"" low residency MFA in Scranton, Pennsylvania."

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