LEADER 01654oam 2200229z- 450 001 9910155622803321 010 $a1-63529-151-8 035 $a(CKB)3710000000975448 035 $a(VLeBooks)9781635291513 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000975448 100 $a20190224c2016uuuu -u- - 101 0 $aeng 200 $aTower of the Comic Book Freaks #1 210 $cCaliber 215 $a1 online resource (4 p.) 225 $aThe Tower of the Comic Book Freaks 330 $aFourth of July, 1971. Five awkward, young men drive to New York City to attend the '71 comic convention in search of love, sex, art, comic books and a glimpse at the city's wicked underbelly. What they encounter changes their lives forever. Visit a pivotal time as comics change from a business to an art form. Meet Allan Caldwell, comic artist, blacklisted since the 1950s for his testimony to the U.S. Congressional Inquiry. Tour the greatest city in America during a period of social disintegration. THIS ISSUE: "No Childhood Left Behind" The stage is set as five awkward, young men drive to New York City for the 1971 Comic Book Convention. They explore a New York City so steeped in decay at the time that each of their idiosyncrasies no longer seem important. "This work is truly novelistic. It's ambitious in terms of setting, rich characterization and it says something about life. He is in heady company. Kubert, Eisner and Miller spring to mind." - R.G.Taylor, Co-creator Wordsmith, Artist Sandman Mystery Theater. 700 $aKasman$b Ron$01435085 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910155622803321 996 $aTower of the Comic Book Freaks #1$94178456 997 $aUNINA