Outlaws, Rebels, Freethinkers & Pirates

By Bob Levin

by Bob Levin Bob Levin, author of The Pirates & the Mouse , explores the by-ways and back roads of creative genius in as off-beat a collection of characters as are likely to be found outside a carnival midway. Serious, dedicated, often driven by the hounds of Hell, these artists pursue often off-putting, always fascinating visions without regard to popular acclaim or financial reward. Essay subjects include: Chester Brown, S. Clay Wilson, Dori Seda, B.N. Duncan, Justin Green, Maxon Crumb, Crockett Johnson, Roy Lichtenstein, Graham Ingels, Jack Katz, Rory Hayes, and more. Levin's profile/essay style is a unique blend of pooched journalism, quasi-autobiography, faux cultural history, and semi-scholarship, and the perfect vehicle by which to engage these beyond-the-box personalities. And from these engagements he fashions powerful arguments for the value of unfettered expression, no matter from how far outside the mainstream it may issue.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560976314
• ISBN13: 9781560976318
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"