Drawing Power: A Compendium of Cartoon Advertising

by Rick Marschall and Various Artists

Fantagraphics' new imprint Marschall Books presents Drawing Power, a lively collection of mass market print advertising from the 1890s to the recent past, starring both cartoonists and cartoon characters. While critics debate whether comics is high art or low art, the fact is that the comic strip was born as a commercial medium and was nurtured by competition, commerce, and advertising. Drawing Power will be the first book-length examination (and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606993992
• ISBN13: 9781606993996
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.5" x 13.0"