For the first time ever the DEFINITIVE retrospective of Ramona Fradon's career will be presented in The Art of Ramona Fradon, highlighting the magnificent career of this artistic legend, with never-before-seen sketches. Interviewed by comic book legend Howard Chaykin, Fradon talks about her artistic career, accomplishments, and creations from her early days at DC in the 1950's to her later work on Marvel's The Cat and Fantastic Four and DC's Plastic Man, Freedom Fighters, Super Friends, and more! Featuring a forward by Walt Simonson - (well respected writer/artist known for his work on The Mighty Thor, X-Factor and many other titles)

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 13-16 years.

There are 144 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2014 by Dynamic Forces Inc .

Howard Chaykin is responsible for some of the most innovative and influential comics of the last several decades, including "American Flagg," "Black Kiss," and updated versions of "Blackhawk" and "The Shadow. " He adapted several science fiction novels into graphic novel format, including Alfred Bester's "The Stars My Destination," Roger Zelazny's "Empire," and Michael Moorcock's "The Swords of Heaven, The Flowers of Hell. " Chaykin also worked on concepts for the movie "Robocop," and wrote for TV series including "The Flash," "Viper" and "Earth: Final Conflict. "