The item FOR SALE HERE IS...
THE MIKE HINGE EXPERIENCE
14 x 10.5", 52 b&w pages including covers
Published 1973 by Jim STERANKO's own Supergraphics imprint
Lengthy foreword by Steranko.
This is the FIRST and ONLY EDITION/printing of this book!
Mike Hinge (1931-2003), originally a science fiction artist from New Zealand who illustrated his own NZ self-published fanzine 'Fanzine Time' in 1954 - emigrated to the U.S. to become a sought-after professional illustrator. His work for Science Fiction digest magazines in the 1960s and '70s brought a revolution of style to the genre. His periodical cover paintings brought a splash of vivid color to the groove-deprived world of science fiction. This was a rather belated development for staid titles like Amazing and Analog whose covers in the previous decade wouldn’t have looked out of place in the Gernsback era. Opening the door to someone like Mike Hinge, a graphic designer as well as a general illustrator, was probably a result of both magazines having undergone recent changes of editorship. Hinge approached SF art in the same way that Jim Steranko approached comic-book art in the late 1960s, importing trends that had been flourishing outside the medium. (And Steranko liked Hinge’s art enough to publish this portfolio of black-and-white drawings on his own Supergraphics imprint, the only work from this publisher that does not focus on Steranko's own work)
Hinge was celebrated as a mainstream illustrator as well, having done covers for Time Magazine, including portraits of President Nixon, and Emperor Hirohito.
CONDITION: Book is in average Good condition - see pics for exact visual description
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