Presenting the first volume of Alex Raymond's modernist classic Rip Kirby from its start in 1946. Created by Alex Raymond when he was deactivated from the Marines after World War II, Rip Kirby was a fresh approach to the genre, a departure from the prevailing hard-boiled style of detective fiction. [...]
While investigating crimes on both sides of the Atlantic, the urbane detective encounters beautiful and conniving women, menacing men, jewel thieves, pickpockets, ex-Nazis, rich debutantes, spoiled heirs, kleptomaniac mothers, small town gossips, a fake Yogi named 'The Great You', his recurring neme[...]
The third volume of Alex Raymond's modernist classic, Rip Kirby, contains nearly three years of strips, from September 24, 1951 through April 17, 1954, all rendered in Raymond's incredibly lush style. World's best photographer, the sexy Bijou Benson; a playboy sheik from Algiers; a revolution in the[...]
The fourth and final volume of Alex Raymond's modernist classic, Rip Kirby, contains every daily strip from April 19, 1954 through September 29, 1956. The 46-year-old Raymond's tragic death in the prime of his life caught the syndicate in mid-episode. This book also contains the conclusion to Raymon[...]
Alex Raymond was one of the most influential comic strip artists of the 20th Century, creating action-packed art for Secret Agent X-9, the spectacular, classic imagery for Flash Gordon, and the nuanced, brilliant artwork for the detective/film-noiresque Rip Kirby. Now, for the first time, Hermes Pre[...]
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Nominated for three Eisner Awards! The Definitive Flash Gordon & Jungle Jim presents every Sunday strip by Raymond from both classic strips together for the first time, in the oversized 12" x 16" champagne edition format. Created by Raymond in 1934, Flash Gordon is arguably the most famous science f[...]
The third volume of the "Definitive Flash Gordon and Jungle Jim" includes every Alex Raymond Sunday from March 12, 1939 through the end of 1941. Flash, Dale Arden, and Dr. Zarkov have a lengthy adventure with Fria, the stunning Snow Queen of Frigia; Dale is captured by Ming's secret service, culmina[...]
Featuring four years worth of non-stop exhilarating, science fiction action-adventure as Flash battles a rogue's gallery of villainy to protect the innocent, the wronged and a bevy of beautiful women from the likes of Kang The Cruel, Queen Valker the Violent, giant birds, lizards, sea-beasts and roc[...]
Presented in full-colour, in a landscape page-format that does much to.
Rip Kirby on pisimpään Helsingin Sanomien sivuilla ilmestynyt sarjakuva. Ensimmäiset Alex Raymondin piirtämät Kirbyt lehti julkaisi jo vuonna 1948.Koska 62-vuotias sarjakuva on piakkoin siirtymässä eläkkeelle, Helsingin Sanomat on päättänyt muistaa Rip Kirbyn uskollisia lukijoita kirjalla[...]
Suositun seikkailusarjan kolmas osa.
Rip Kirby oli pisimpään Helsingin Sanomien sivuilla ilmestynyt sarjakuva. Kirby seikkaili lehdessä yli 60 vuotta. Ensimmäiset Alex Raymondin piirtämät Kirbyt lehti julkaisi jo vuonna 1948.[...]