This beautiful edition of Alex Raymond: His Life and Art is an amazing collection by Tom Roberts. After over a decide of research Tom has brought to life the extensiveness of Raymond's career, including rarely seen and unpublished works. A must-have for any collector.
Greg Hildebrandt
Gold Medal Award-winning illustrator, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Marvel
Sophistication, elegance, imagination. A rare cocktail, but one Alex Raymond mixed throughout his life. With the publication of this book, the world will be able to stand at the bar Raymond set so high and throwback his genius as long and as hard as they like. I've been driving under the influence of Raymond for some 40 odd years. Now the full breadth of his talent will be available in a book covering his entire amazing career.
Geofrey Darrow
Eisner Award-winning artist/creator, Hard Boiled, Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot; Conceptual Designer, "The Matrix" triology
At last we have in hand the book that Alex Raymond has long deserved, and that we have longed for-a stunning look at the breadth of the man's fluid graphic skills and consummate artistry. Raymond drew far more than just comic strips and he proved himself a master at every aspect of the illustrative arts.
Mark Schultz
Eisner Award-winning artist/writer.creator, Xenozoic Tales, "Cadillacs and Dinosaurs"
Early on in my career, I was much more aware of the work of Alex Raymond than that of Hal Foster. Tom Roberts' celebration of Alex Raymond is a book you can't wait to get your hands on.
Gary Gianni
Eisner Award-winning artist, Prince Valiant, Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
This book is long overdue in the field. A fitting tribute to one of the giants of the comic strip, whose contribution to the illustration art form reverberates far beyond the funny pages. Roberts' authoritative look at the career and impact of Alex Raymond fills in a huge gap on my bookshelf.
It's the best thing written on an individual comic artist in years.
Frederic B. Taraba
Author, Masters of American Illustration; former director of Illustration House, New York
Ask virtually any significant comic strip or comic book artist of the last half century whom his or her greatest influence was and you will hear two names time and again . . . Alex Raymond and Milton Caniff. At last, we have THE definitive book on Alex Raymond the man and Alex Raymond the artist.
Anyone who has been a fan of Alex Raymond's legendary work on Flash Gordon, Jungle Jim, or Secret Agent X-9 will revel in the details, the facts, the analysis, the photos, and the art beautifully and clearly laid out in the pages of this time. It's a must for any comic book or comic strip fan, for any artist looking for inspiration, and for any reader in search of a great read.
In the world of comics, long before there was an Alex Ross, there was an Alex Raymond. If you like the former, you'll love the latter.
Michael Uslan
Comic Book Historian, Executive Producer "Batman", "Batman Begins", "The Dark Knight"; Producer "Will Eisner's The Spirit", "Constantine"
Tom Roberts has done us all a favor writing and assembling this wonderful book. Alex Raymond is one of the greatest artists and storytellers of the twentieth century. Take a look at any adventure comic being published today, and you'll see an echo of Raymond's pioneering work. Rip Kirby and Flash Gordon are all around us, not just in the shadows cast by contemporary artists who (consciously or unconsciously) are influenced by Raymond's iconic imagery, but by those like Tom Roberts, who cherish the days of yore, when adventure comic strips ruled the newspapers, and Alex Raymond was their unquestioned king . . .
Gerry Conway
Writer/Co-Executive Producer, Law & Order: Criminal Intent; Former editor-in-chief Marvel Comics
