Collecting Original Comic Strip Art

by Jeffrey M. Ellinport

Book Overview

Comprehensive price guide listed by both artist and by strip. This informative, well-illustrated book by an expert in the field covers cartoon art collecting in two parts. In the first, the author... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582210101
• ISBN13: 9781582210100
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Antique Trader Books
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.6" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

A dependable and substantial reference and value guide.

Collecting Original Comic Strip Art! offers the collector and dealer a detailed historical account of the development and role of comic strip art as a cultural icon and as an authentic American art form. Author Jeffrey Ellinport provides a description of the creative process, terminology, and methods used in comic strip art production; tips for starting, building, and protecting a collection of this ephemeral and delicate art work; an up-to-date price guide organized by artist and by comic strip; recommended readings and detailed listings of permanent comic strip art exhibits, websites, and syndicates. Anyone wanting to explore this fascinating area of memorabilia collecting must begin by carefully reading Collecting Original Comic Strip Art!, the first dependable and substantial reference and value guide dedicated specifically to illustrated comic strip story panels and artwork.

A great resource for the serious Strip Art Collector

As a newer collector I needed some help in learning about approximate values of hard to find "off beat" Strips. This book helped me with that and more! Besides values, the author does a fine job on discussing various aspects of the field that will help any type of collector. I most highly recommend this book.

Great for novices and collectors alike.

While this book is obviously geared for the serious collector, it has a lot of very intersting tid-bits, strips, and other information for the Sunday newspaper reader who is casually interested in the Comics.

An excellent book for comic strip collector.

I found this book to be well written and extremely informative. To a collector as myself, the book is an invaluable research tool that I use when deciding on which pieces to purchase for my collection.