Turn Loose Our Death Rays and Kill Them All!: The Complete Works of Fletcher Hanks

The Complete Works of Fletcher Hanks

Author: Fletcher Hanks

This is a hardcover collector s edition of the two volumes of of the outsider superhero artist s comics."

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This is a hardcover collector s edition of the two volumes of of the outsider superhero artist s comics."

Description

Fletcher Hanks was the first great comic book auteur: he wrote, pencilled, inked and lettered all of his own stories. He completed approximately 50 stories between 1939-1941, all unified by a unique artistic vision. Whether it's the superhero Stardust doling out ice cold slabs of poetic justice, or the jungle protectress Fantomah tearing evildoers from limb to ragged limb, contemporary readers will be stunned by the pop surrealism and outright violent mayhem of Hanks' work.

About the Author

Fletcher Hanks (1889-1976) is an artist who, under various pseudonyms, wrote, drew, penciled, and inked his entire body of comics work from 1939-1941. Some consider his Fantomah character to be the first female superhero. He was an abusive alcoholic who was found frozen to death on a park bench. Paul Karasik is a cartoonist who appears in the New Yorker, the co-author (along with David Mazzucchelli) of the perennial graphic novel classic City of Glass, adapted from Paul Auster's novel, and the co-author (with Marc Newgarden) of the ultimate deconstruction of Ernie Bushmiller's Nancy, How to Read Nancy. He lives in Martha's Vineyard.