Clarence Matthew Baker (1921–1959)
Auteur van It Rhymes With Lust
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- Gangbare naam
- Baker, Clarence Matthew
- Geboortedatum
- 1921-12-10
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1959-08-11
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Forsyth County, North Carolina
- Woonplaatsen
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
New York, New York, USA
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- Ook door
- 6
- Leden
- 89
- Populariteit
- #207,492
- Waardering
- 3.8
- Besprekingen
- 2
- ISBNs
- 20
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- 1
- Favoriet
- 1
Under the pseudonym of Drake Waller, the college friends successfully created a lush, complex noir story. The recently widowed Rust Masson assumes control of Copper City, the town her late husband once controlled, politically and financially. Masson summons her old flame, hotshot award-winning big-city reporter Hal Weber, to run the Masson-hating city newspaper, The Express, which she secretly owns. The infatuated Weber uses the power of the press to distract the townspeople from Masson's secret agenda. Masson's plot goes as planned until Weber falls for Masson's angelic stepdaughter, Audrey, who reawakens the reporter's inherent sense of morality.
The art of penciller Matt Baker and inker Ray Osrin elevate It Rhymes With Lust above other early-Fifties crime thrillers. The first known African-American comic-book artist, Baker pioneered good-girl art with his work on Phantom Lady, and throughout this graphic novel, his love and understanding of the feminine form is evident. Unlike many modern comics, Baker renders the woman in realistic styles and proportions, creating a noir feel throughout that emulates the lurid crime covers of the era.
Often considered the first graphic novel, sadly It Rhymes With Lust has rarely been reprinted during the past 57 years. Dark Horse reprints the unabridged classic – the first approved by both authors – for a lucky new generation of crime-fiction and graphic-novel fans to discover and enjoy.
(The review originally appeared in The Austin Chronicle, March 23, 2007.)
link: [http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/review?oid=oid:458405]… (meer)