Looking for Calvin and Hobbes: The Unconventiona
- 作者
- 出版社 Continuum
- 出版时间 2009年10月
- ISBN 9780826429841
- 定价 312.70
内容简介
Fortenyears，"CalvinandHobbes"wasonetheworld'smostbelovedcomicstrips.Andthen，onthelastdayof1995，thestripended.Itsmercurialandreclusivecreator，BillWatterson，notonlyfinishedthestripbutwithdrewentirelyfrompubliclife.
In"LookingforCalvinandHobbes，"NevinMartellsetsoutonaverypersonalodysseytounderstandthelifeandcareeroftheintenselyprivatemanbehind"CalvinandHobbes."Martelltalkstoawiderangeofartistsandwriters(includingDaveBarry，HarveyPekar，andBradBird)aswellassomeofWatterson'sclosestfriendsandprofessionalcolleagues，andalongthewayreflectsuponthenatureofhisownfandomandontheextraordinarylegacythatWattersonleftbehind.Thisisascloseaswe'reeverlikelytogettooneofAmerica'smostingeniousandintriguingfigures-andit'sthefascinatingstoryofanintrepidauthor'ssearchforhim，too.
In"LookingforCalvinandHobbes，"NevinMartellsetsoutonaverypersonalodysseytounderstandthelifeandcareeroftheintenselyprivatemanbehind"CalvinandHobbes."Martelltalkstoawiderangeofartistsandwriters(includingDaveBarry，HarveyPekar，andBradBird)aswellassomeofWatterson'sclosestfriendsandprofessionalcolleagues，andalongthewayreflectsuponthenatureofhisownfandomandontheextraordinarylegacythatWattersonleftbehind.Thisisascloseaswe'reeverlikelytogettooneofAmerica'smostingeniousandintriguingfigures-andit'sthefascinatingstoryofanintrepidauthor'ssearchforhim，too.
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