Public Domain Encyclopedia Vol. V: Anything Chesler! - Part I by Ceglia, A. G.

Public Domain Encyclopedia Vol. V: Anything Chesler! - Part I (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781540783967)

Vendor: A. G. Ceglia
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
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Public Domain Encyclopedia Vol. V: Anything Chesler! - Part I by Ceglia, A. G.

Public Domain Encyclopedia Vol. V: Anything Chesler! - Part I

$14.95
Public Domain Encyclopedia Vol. V: Anything Chesler! - Part I by Ceglia, A. G.

Public Domain Encyclopedia Vol. V: Anything Chesler! - Part I

$14.95
Format: Paperback
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The Public Domain Encyclopedia (or PDE) is a book series dedicated to the Golden Age of comics that are, today, freely available to all. It is aimed at readers, writers and artists that are looking for reliable and verified information about characters, authors, businessmen and publishers. The 5th volume of PDE is dedicated to Harry A. Chesler, one of the very first entrepreneur in the field of comics during the Golden Age.Was he a ruthless businessman or a philanthropist?A farsighted manager or an opportunity seeker?This volume is divided in 3 macro-sections: an introduction describing the history of Chesler comics, Harry A. Chesler's bio, and the history of the comic packagers during the Golden Age. Section 2 focuses on Chesler's superheroes, providing insights on their creation and conceptualization, their publishing life and their actual copyright and trademark status. The last part is an updated summary of the copyright status of Chesler Golden Age titles, providing registration and renewal numbers dates and owners. A trademark table completes this section summarizing the registered trademark of each of the characters. All sections are fully illustrated with black & white fully original illustrations, pin-ups and splash-pages, granting a reading that goes far beyond the simple understanding of historical data, proving that the Funny Pages of the past are still enjoyable for all.

Author: A. G. Ceglia, C. Sesselego, E. Civiletti
ISBN-10: 1540783960
ISBN-13: 9781540783967
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/10/2016
Pages: 250
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.53d
By A. G. Ceglia
By A. G. Ceglia
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Corrado Sesselego is a senior partner and founding member of Blue Monkey Studio, an Italian firm dedicated to edutainment, art, illustration, graphic design and new media. He currently acts as senior researcher and writer, marketing manager, and spokesperson. He has over 15 years of experience in the field of education, edutainment and social research with a special attention toward youth, having cooperated with Fondazione Iard and carried out national and international projects promoted by Invalsi (Istituto Nazionale per la Valutazione del Sistema Educativo di Istruzione e di Formazione) and under the Memorandum of Understanding between Italy, Poland, Romania and Malta of CIDE (Centro Nazionale di Informazione e Documentazione Europea). He developed "Progetto: Club DeA" in cooperation with the International Library for Children E. De Amicis, the Local Authority of Genoa, Hasbro Italia and Wizards of the Coast (Italian Branch) to promote young people's development through edutainment programs based on comics and role-playing games. A. Gerardo Ceglia is an Italian artist who specializes in traditional black & white comics. In 1998, he Graduated from the Scuola Comix of Naples and ever since had several cooperations with local publishing houses seeking a retro style. He cooperated with AC Comics, working on their flagship title, Femforce, further refining his artistic approach toward the widely-known good girl art style. He is a fan of John Romita Sr. and Steve Ditko's run on Spider-man.

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