Julian Voloj

Everyone knows Superman, but not everyone knows the story of two youngsters from Cleveland who created Superman. Based on archival material and original sources, "Truth, Justice, and the American Way: The Joe Shuster Story" tells the story of the friendship between writer Jerry Siegel and illustrator Joe Shuster, and puts it into the wider context of the American comicbook industry.

The Artist Behind Superman

The Joe Shuster Story

An engrossing and counter view of one of the most dangerous elements of American urban history, this graphic novel tells the true story of Benjy Melendez, a Bronx legend, son of Puerto-Rican immigrants, who founded, at the end of the 1960s, the notorious Ghetto Brothers gang. From the seemingly bombed-out ravages of his neighborhood, wracked by drugs, poverty, and violence, he managed to extract an incredibly positive energy from this riot ridden era: his multiracial gang promoted peace rather than violence. After initiating a gang truce, the Ghetto Brothers held weekly concerts on the streets or in abandoned buildings, which fostered the emergence of hip-hop. Melendez also began to reclaim his Jewish roots after learning about his family's dramatic crypto-Jewish background.

Warrior to Peacemaker

Ghetto Brother

Thomas Campi

Joe Shuster. La storia degli uomini che crearono Superman

Jerry Siegel e Joe Shuster erano due ragazzini, quando inventarono Superman e lo vendettero, incautamente, per centotrenta dollari all’editore che lo avrebbe reso famoso in tutto il mondo. Questo libro, meticolosamente documentato da Julian Voloj e dipinto con amore infinito da Thomas Campi,racconta la storia dei due giovani di Cleveland e della loro ordalia durata fino al 1975, anno in cui fu ufficialmente riconosciuta loro la paternità del supereroe più famoso di tutti i tempi, di cui nell’aprile 2018 si è festeggiato l’ottantesimo compleanno. Un libro vero, doloroso, fondamentale per conoscere e capire una delle più importanti battaglie per il diritto d’autore mai condotte, ma anche un premuroso, dovuto atto d’amore per un personaggio all’ombra del cui mantello siamo cresciuti tutti, che ce ne rendiamo conto o no.

La Storia degli Uomini che Crearono Superman

Joe Shuster

The true tale of Joe Shuster and his friend Jerry Siegal. Two friends, who worked together to create the most iconic American character of last century -- Superman.

Truth, Justice and the American Dream

Jeune dessinateur de Cleveland issu d'une famille d'immigrés russes, Joe Shuster était loin de penser qu'avec la création de Superman, imaginé en 1938 aux côtés de son ami et scénariste Jerry Siegel, il allait donner naissance à un genre à part entière : le comics de super-héros. Leur concept sous le bras, les deux jeunes pionniers découvrent avec le succès éclair de leur création la réalité du monde de l'édition de l'époque et posent les bases créatives de ce qui est aujourd'hui connu comme l'Âge d'Or du comics.

Julian Voloj

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