{"product_id":"doris-danger-giant-monsters-amok-paperback","title":"Doris Danger: Giant Monsters Amok - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Wisnia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRicky Sprague\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDick Ayers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten and drawn as dead-on homages to the styles of Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Dick Ayers, these 20 stories recount Doris's encounters with such monsters as \"Ner-Nee-Nah,\" \"Spwum,\" \"Ho-Chee-Cha,\" \"X, Son of XI,\" and many more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this is parody on a meta-level, as \"editor\" Rob Oder takes you behind the scenes and reveals the secrets behind these comics -- the chaos, the \"faster-faster\/cheaper-cheaper\" mentality, the never-ending deadlines, the despicable treatment of writers and artists, the contempt for fans, the blithe disregard for quality -- all presented with an unctuous, sunny veneer of jocular \"sophistication\" to readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd that's not all. \u003cem\u003eDoris Danger: Giant Monsters Amok\u003c\/em\u003e mixes its faux giant monster history with illustrations (\"pin-ups!\") of giant monsters by actual comic book artists who wanted in on the fun: Arthur Adams, Mike Allred, Mark Bode, Tim Bradstreet, Jeffrey Brown, Sal Buscema, Geof Darrow, Colleen Doran, Michael Golden, Irwin Hasen, Gilbert Hernandez, Mario Hernandez, Peter Kuper, Michael Lark, Jae Lee, David Mack, Dean Motter, Bill Plympton, Esad Ribic, Steve Rude, Bill Sienkiewicz, Chris Sprouse, William Stout, Herb Trimpe, and Thomas Yeates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe'll let Stan Lee have the last word: \"Chris Wisnia has performed the amazing feat of taking the minor masterpieces that Jack Kirby and I had done and looking at them through a carnival's distorting mirror.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 11.1 x 7.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772640952608,"sku":"9781683967897","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/50108047f78c70402120aef74354f8e1.webp?v=1780410315","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/doris-danger-giant-monsters-amok-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}