{"product_id":"9781613451779","title":"Ditko Shrugged: The Uncompromising Life of the Artist Behind Spider-Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteve Ditko was the last of a sturdy generation of\n\u003cbr\u003eAmerican comic book artists who produced iconic, modern day mythology and was\n\u003cbr\u003eamong the most influential and original creators of the 20th Century. A prime\n\u003cbr\u003earchitect, together with Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, of a universe of heroic\n\u003cbr\u003echaracters that took Marvel Comics from an underdog New York publisher in the\n\u003cbr\u003e1960s to the world-recognized brand of comic book superheroes and\n\u003cbr\u003emulti-million-dollar movies of today, Ditko co-created Spider-Man but walked\n\u003cbr\u003eaway from the character he designed over 50 years ago, to never again return to\n\u003cbr\u003ethe enduring superhero and retreating completely from the public eye thereafter.\n\u003cbr\u003eSeeking his own individualistic paths for creative and personal expression would\n\u003cbr\u003elead to condemnation from some, restricted work opportunities from others and a\n\u003cbr\u003ereclusive life peppered with memories of interfering editors; original artwork\n\u003cbr\u003ethat had been stolen from him and a life-long adherence to his Objectivist\n\u003cbr\u003econvictions. With the book sourcing a decade-long correspondence between Steve\n\u003cbr\u003eDitko and its author David Currie, the history of the formative years of\n\u003cbr\u003eAmerican comic books and the rise of Marvel Comics is revealed, illuminated\n\u003cbr\u003efurther by interviews with many other comic book creators from all periods. It's\n\u003cbr\u003ean intrigue-filled story of heroes and villains, both fictional and real;\n\u003cbr\u003evisionary artists on zero-hour contracts and one man's artistically productive\n\u003cbr\u003eand diligently uncompromising life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hermes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45594526810191,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.tw\/products\/9781613451779","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Taiwan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}