{"product_id":"radical-america-komiks-gilbert-shelton-9781629635675","title":"Radical America Komiks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Underground comix,\" an artistic expression of rambunctious rebellion in the Vietnam War era, were exploding in 1969 when \u003cem\u003eRadical America\u003c\/em\u003e, a journal affiliated with Students for a Democratic Society, published a memorable comic art edition. Its principal artist and editor, Gilbert Shelton, whose Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers would be enjoyed in many editions across the world, brought to the project his Texas pals Frank Stack and Jack Jackson. Also on hand, among others, were Chicago comics innovators Jay Lynch and Skip Williamson. Together, these and other contributors issued a veritable artistic manifesto: a new vernacular art had arrived!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA half century after its original appearance, \u003cem\u003eRadical America Komiks\u003c\/em\u003e retains its rebellious spirit and its rollicking humor. Dopey but also militantly antimilitarist, the comics in this reprinted volume speak to the ideas, sentiments, and artistic experiments of a generation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLongtime underground artist Jay Kinney, coeditor of the satirical series \u003cem\u003eYoung Lust\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAnarchy Comics\u003c\/em\u003e, adds a foreword, and \u003cem\u003eRadical America\u003c\/em\u003e editor Paul Buhle offers an extensive introduction to the saga of comic art, radical and otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gilbert Shelton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1629635677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629635675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PM Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.90w x 0.30d","brand":"Gilbert Shelton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979444584703,"sku":"9781629635675","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_747da293-5ed3-4597-befb-2bc80aeb330b.jpg?v=1683245581","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/radical-america-komiks-gilbert-shelton-9781629635675","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}