Masters of Comics

Masters of Comics by Joel Meadows (2019 Insight Editions softcover 184pp)

Not too much to say about this one, its not bad, not amazing. An interesting diversion for an hour or two perhaps. Basically, it’s a collection of short Q & A style interviews with 21 supposedly well-known comic artists – although I’d only heard of a handful of them before. Most in the book seem to have become so-called 'Masters' after they worked on US Marvel or DC superhero comics. Its been a very long time since I’ve read anything like that, so count me out of the loop.

Each chapter features a simple interview with an artist. The questions don’t vary much and after a few chapters became repetitive. Likewise, the answers don’t change too much, although some of the subjects are allowed to go a bit off topic. If this book was only the interviews it would probably only be about 30 pages long – fortunately each chapter is padded out with several examples of their art and a few pictures of their studio set-up. I would have liked to have seen a little more of the latter but that’s just me.

Worth a quick read if you’re into the graphics arts or the world of comics, of limited interest otherwise.