Blake Bell
Author of Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko
Works by Blake Bell
The Secret History of Marvel Comics: Jack Kirby and the Moonlighting Artists at Martin Goodman's Empire (2012) 37 copies
Fire & water : Bill Everett, the Sub-Mariner, and the birth of Marvel Comics (2010) 36 copies, 2 reviews
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- Canonical name
- Bell, Blake
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Canada
- Places of residence
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Works
- 4
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 202
- Popularity
- #109,082
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 4
Still, it was heavily padded-out by full page reprints of artwork and graphics to almost double its word-related page counts. As it's a book about an artist, that's to be expected (and actually added a star to its rank for me). The fact that much of the art hasn't been seen in good reproductions in 40 years also adds to its relevance in the book.
My primary gripe about the book is its graphic design--NEVER print white on black unless you're using a very very legible typeface at an easily-viewed size. Sheesh. I'm only 43 and I had to strain to read the far-too-numerous pages of white-on-black type.… (more)