The Art of Jose Gonzalez
- For nearly two decades, Jose "Pepe" Gonzalez was hailed as the premier Vampirella artist, drawing the fiery vixen for Warren Publishing in the Seventies and Eighties. Renowned for bringing to life the most beautiful women the art world has ever seen, Gonzalez's career spans from drawing British romance comics to movie stars, book covers to commercial advertising, and, of course, personal commissions for loved ones and devotees. For the first time ever, author David Roach covers Jose's entire career, transcending his vast body of Vampirella work to explore the full breadth of the master's creations. Vampirella collectors and Jose Gonzalez fans rejoice, for the life-spanning retrospective you've been waiting for has finally arrived!
- Featuring an introduction by fan-favorite painter Joe Jusko.
Reviews (73)
Impressive. Most impressive.
Jose Gonzalez is easily the greatest Vampirella artist whoever lived. And no one draws, exotic, mysterious and gorgeous women quite like Pepe. This book delivers. Covering Jose's entire artistic life from drawing romance comics for the UK to the years at Warren. From his incredibly detailed portraits of celebrities to his later commissioned artwork of Vampirella, this book has it all. His work with colored pencils will leave you speechless. A 246 page visual feast. Kudos to curator David Roach, book designer Rodolfo Muraguchi and Dynamite Entertainment for putting together such a stunning tribute.
Is this the best art book Dynamite has published?
If this is not the finest art book in the Dynamite line, please, someone tell me which one is its equal or better, so I can snap up that one too. This is just an awesomely well done overview of Jose Gonzalez' whole career, from early comics for British publications, through lots of Vampirella, to book covers, things you would hardly expect like Barbie and the Bobbsey Twins, to late-career private commissions and personal works. Don't miss David Roach's other books, THE ART OF VAMPIRELLA and MASTERS OF SPANISH COMIC BOOK ART -- but this is the most outstanding of the three.
This is a terrific collection of the art of Jose Gonzalez
This is a terrific collection of the art of Jose Gonzalez, an excellent and influential artist best known for his definitive work on Vampirella. While there is plenty of Vampirella to be seen here, from comic pages to covers to commissioned art, this book also showcases his other works, from romance covers, to the Bobbsey Twins (!), to his personal works and excellent paintings of golden-age Hollywood celebrities. There are many full-page color pictures in this book which, along with the great depth of Jose's work that this book contains, make it a must-have for fans of his work, or any fan of great comic art.
Gorgeous Book!
This book is absolutely stunning, I highly recommend it. One of the best art books I've seen and I bought this on a whim when I stumbled across it because I thought the art looked lovely (and I was right, Jose Gonzalez is incredible). I really love the variety of the art they chose to include too. Oh and he draws men so beautifully, it's difficult to find an artist who can capture a mans beauty so nicely.
Kindlepc sucks
Don't waste your time getting a comic on kindle if you want to read it or use it for anything and you are using kindle pc. There doesn't seem to be anyway to move the file to any other reader and kindlepc doesn't have zoom, A comic reader without a zoom feature, what is that? I will tell you what it is when the text is too small to read, pure crap. I wonder what percentage the world's greediest man gets of each kindle purchase.
AN ASTONISHING WORK!
THE ART OF JOSE GONZALES is a smashing piece of work! This over-sized volume is gorgeously mounted, loaded with hundreds of beautiful Gonzales illustrations (many of which I've never seen before), most in color. Vampirella is spotlighted for half the book, and the rest covers Mr. Gonzales's amazing career working for a number of European publications. The author, Mr. Roach, has skimped on nothing! This is a jaw-droppingly beautiful book showcasing the astonishing work of a brilliant artist who left us much too soon.
Impressive art from a master
Fabulous art! Beautiful women and an erotic look (and some nudity). A variety of genres, and some recognizable movie celebrities. A great volume from a supremely talented artist! This was a worthwhile purchase!
Artwork galore by Jose!
The book contains many well reproduced mainstream and private artwork collections. It also included informative anecdotes and personal background of Jose Gonzalez. Great for fans of Vampirella, gorgeous female pinups and Spanish comic book artists.
Spectacular
The work presented in this volume is incredible, and not a bit daunting for one making a living as an illustrator! This is highly recommended!
worth the price
nice well put together book that is careful not to tread in realms of pornography. It's relatively tasteful overview of this author's work and some nice color pages. Almost borderline coffee table compatible, doubt many moms would forbid their child to look at this book.
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