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Average customer rating:
- Collects Keaton's '40s comic strip, "Flying Jenny".
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The Aviation Art of Russell Keaton
Russell Keaton
Manufacturer: Kitchen Sink Pr (Nrt)
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0878163883 |
Customer Reviews:
Collects Keaton's '40s comic strip, "Flying Jenny"........1997-09-09
The Aviation Art of Russell Keaton collects his
comic strip "Flying Jenny". Flying Jenny, the
story of a plucky female test pilot, ran during
WWII, until Keaton's death. The strip was very popular at its peak, and was rare among the adventure strips of the time, featuring a female
lead.
Keaton's work was very much a product of its
time, mixing a glamour girl artwork style with
its portrayal of Jenny as a talented aviator and
dedicated career woman.
Keaton's own interest in the still-young field
of aviation shines through in the technical
accuracy of his storylines and artwork.
In addition to collecting many of the Sunday and daily strips from the series, it also provides an
extensive section of Keaton's correspondance with
his collaborators and syndicate editors. The only
shortcoming of this collection is that it doesn't
include the complete run of the series, as other
Kitchen Sink collections do; however, the bulk of
the strips drawn by Keaton himself are included,
and the strips excluded are from the other artists
who filled in for him due to wartime duties or
illness.
The book also contains examples of Keaton's early work as a ghost artist on Flash Gordon, and some
of his other aviation strip work.
A great book for aviation afficionados, aspiring
cartoonists, WWII nostalgia buffs, or any
adventure comic fan. An important contribution
to the history of comics, with special interest
to followers of the Trina Robbins books on the
history of women in comics.
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