{"product_id":"larry-hama-conversations-paperback","title":"Larry Hama: Conversations - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Irving\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarry Hama (b. 1949) is the writer and cartoonist who helped develop the 1980s G.I. Joe toyline and created a new generation of comic book fans from the tie-in comic book. Through many interviews with Hama, this volume reveals that G.I. Joe is far from his greatest feat as an artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt different points in his life and career, Hama was mentored by comics' legends Bernard Krigstein, Wallace Wood, and Neal Adams. Though their impact left an impression on his work, Hama has created a unique brand of storytelling that crosses various media. For example, he devised the character Bucky O'Hare, a green rabbit in outer space that was made into a comic book, toy line, video game, and television cartoon--with each medium in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHama also discusses his varied career, from working at Neal Adams and Dick Giordano's legendary Continuity to editing a humor magazine at Marvel, developing G.I. Joe, and enjoying a long run as writer of Wolverine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume also explores Hama's life outside of comics. He is an activist in the Asian American community, a musician, and an actor in film and stage. He has also appeared in minor roles on the television shows M*A*S*H and Saturday Night Live and on Broadway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor and historian Christopher Irving compiles six of his own interviews with Hama, some of which are unpublished, and compiled others that range through Hama's illustrious career. The first academic volume on the artist, this collection gives a snapshot of Hama's unique character-driven and visual approach to comics' storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Irving \u003c\/b\u003eteaches media and comic book studies in Virginia Commonwealth University's Department of Communication Arts. He is consulting editor for\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eComic Book Creator \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and his books include \u003ci\u003eComics Introspective, Volume I: Peter Bagge\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGraphic NYC Presents: Dean Haspiel: The Early Years\u003c\/i\u003e; the French book \u003ci\u003eNew York Comics\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eLeaping Tall Buildings: The Origins of American Comics\u003c\/i\u003e. Irving is editor of \u003ci\u003eMichael Allred: Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003epublished by University Press of Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42716996108351,"sku":"9781496822734","price":64.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/16650d3cf4846ab132b7c5cdc3da45f7_27447974-4d4c-427e-8a7b-7109df8c6e15.webp?v=1765076937","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/larry-hama-conversations-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}