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MAD Comics Artist's Edition Hardcover Volume 1 (IDW Publishing) - Brand New
MAD Comics Artist's Edition Hardcover Volume 1 (IDW Publishing) - Brand New
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Step directly into the historic, mind-warping golden age of American satire exactly as the legendary creators built it! The MAD Artist's Edition Hardcover Volume 1 delivers a breathtaking, monumentally oversized museum-quality showcase of the comic book run that changed pop-culture forever.
Published by the award-winning archival team at IDW Publishing, this jaw-dropping coffee-table artifact reproduces original comic pages at a flawless 1:1 original drawing scale. Because MAD pages were drawn at 200% of final print dimensions, this book measures a massive, monumental 15" x 22" scale. Every single page is meticulously scanned in ultra-high resolution color from prestigious private vaults and creator estates. While the final linework looks crisp, you can clearly trace the raw pencil markings, heavy ink gradients, paste-over revisions, blue editorial notations, and handling smudges exactly as they exist on the physical drafting boards.
Key Book Highlights:
- The Complete Golden Era Archive: Features nearly 20 incredible, complete comic stories and a dozen classic covers—representing either a cover or full story from every historic issue of MAD from #1 to #18!
- A Murderer's Row of Talent: Scanned directly from the actual original artboards of master cartoonists, including Wally Wood, Jack Davis, Bill Elder, Basil Wolverton, and editor Harvey Kurtzman.
- Monumental Portfolio Scale: A gigantic, heavy-duty 15" x 22" hardcover layout engineered explicitly to mirror the native, massive size of the original comic illustration boards.
Long out of print and heavily sought after by high-end EC Comics collectors, original comic art brokers, and illustration historians, this pristine volume stands as an absolute crown-jewel library centerpiece addition built to inspire digital or traditional cartoonists looking to study master-level pacing, comic line rendering, and definitive visual parody.
Collector Packaging Standard
Original Mailer Box Included: This premium, massive volume ships safely housed inside its original, fitted brown cardboard shipping mailer box. The custom outer box was designed specifically by the publisher to insulate this heavy portfolio tome from edge dents, spine crunches, and corner impacts during transit.
Original Mailer Box Included: This premium, massive volume ships safely housed inside its original, fitted brown cardboard shipping mailer box. The custom outer box was designed specifically by the publisher to insulate this heavy portfolio tome from edge dents, spine crunches, and corner impacts during transit.
Product Specifications
- Publisher: IDW Publishing / EC Comics
- Editor & Writer: Harvey Kurtzman
- Illustrators & Artists: Wally Wood, Jack Davis, Bill Elder, Basil Wolverton, Various
- Format: Gigantic Oversized Deluxe Hardcover (Artist's Edition)
- Condition: Brand New / Factory Sealed in Shrink Wrap
- Availability: Out of Print (OOP) / Hard to Find
- Dimensions: Monumental 15" x 22" Scale
- Print Length: 192 pages
- Language: English
➔ Explore more luxury oversized formats and rare archival volumes in our complete Omnibus, Absolute & Artist Editions Collection.
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