The Complete Zap Comix Boxed Set
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (627 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1606997874 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 920 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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By Zap #2, he had begun assembling a Seven Samurai of the best, the fiercest, and the most stylistically diversified cartoonists to come out of the countercultural kiln. Zap is the most historically and aesthetically important comics series ever published.Also included exclusively in this boxed set is a portfolio of Zap covers by the eight artists, replicated from high resolution scans and proofs, and specially printed for this edition on acid-free, 100% cotton fine-art paper utilizing archival pigment inks. Plus, an introduction by founder R. All of them were extremists of one sort or another, from biker-gang member Rodriguez to Christian surfer Griffin, but somehow t
and its been fun rediscovering the rest of the Zap artists NotSure Yes this collection is expensive. But it is well worth the price to me. I would give it 5 stars but I forgot how many issues had very little R. Crumb work in them. That's on me, not the collection. I also forgot about the up side down issues. Almost sent the collection back thinking there was a manufacturing slip up. Its difficult to say "buy this" or "don't buy this". The price does make it a decision you really have to think through, It was important for me as a. "Five Stars" according to david rice. Excellent!. Why You Should Buy This Box Set Before it's Gone A few others have written good reviews of this boxed set, so I don't feel a need to replicate their viewpoints. I bought this for $Why You Should Buy This Box Set Before it's Gone Value Aficionado A few others have written good reviews of this boxed set, so I don't feel a need to replicate their viewpoints. I bought this for $450 and believe it is a good value for what is received. And speaking of receiving, the shipping package alone was exceptional. I received a mint set enclosed in its slipcase; enclosed within another well-crafted corrugated box with a cool Zap logo, enclosed within another box to protect that branded boxwhich was then enclosed within y. 50 and believe it is a good value for what is received. And speaking of receiving, the shipping package alone was exceptional. I received a mint set enclosed in its slipcase; enclosed within another well-crafted corrugated box with a cool Zap logo, enclosed within another box to protect that branded boxwhich was then enclosed within y
Simply put, they look fantastic.” (Nicole Rudick - The Comics Journal)“Is it possible for something to be too good? If so, this deluxe set of complete Zap Comix might just be it. … Zap Comix deserves to be reappraised and valued for what it’s truly worth and Fantagraphics has done an amazing job with this stunning box set.” (Richard Metzger - Dangerous Minds)“…The Complete Zap is… strikingly designed… While the early issues stand as rowdy documents of the 1960s counterculture, Zap was also more. This is great art of historical and cultural importance that changed people, blew their minds and inspired them. The sixteen issues, as well as a seventeenth that was previously unpublished, are reproduced over four volumes on a thick paper stock and at slightly larger than full size, and have been scanned from negatives. Yes, it will absolutely blow some budding under
. Clay Wilson, one of the founding members of the Zap comics collective. Clay Wilson and Rick Griffin). Crumb.) He lives in San Francisco.Manuel Rodriguez (1940–2012), better known as Spain, was one of the great American underground and socially conscious cartoonists.In addition to being one of the seven, original Zap Comix contributors, Robert Williams’s infl