{"product_id":"confabulation-an-anecdotal-autobiography-by-dave-gibbons-hardcover","title":"Confabulation: An Anecdotal Autobiography by Dave Gibbons - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDave Gibbons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDave Gibbons\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eTim Pilcher\u003c\/b\u003e (Compiled by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis comprehensive, in-depth, and personal journey through the eyes of one of the world's most famous comics creators, Dave Gibbons, spans his earliest years copying \u003ci\u003eSuperman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBatman\u003c\/i\u003e comics as a kid, to co-creating the bestselling graphic novel of all-time, \u003ci\u003eWatchmen\u003c\/i\u003e, and beyond.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresented alphabetically, with informally written anecdotes that can be read from cover-to-cover or simply dipped into, Gibbons reveals unseen comics' pitches, life as the first Comics Laureate, and going from being a fanzine artist to infiltrating DC Comics in the 1970s. The book covers everything from working on \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e and meeting Tom Baker to being inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame. Gibbons also discusses, for the first time anywhere, the reasons why he and fellow \u003ci\u003eWatchmen\u003c\/i\u003e co-creator Alan Moore no longer speak. Packed with over 300 iconic, rarely seen, and unpublished art pieces and photographs, \u003ci\u003eConfabulation: An Anecdotal Autobiography\u003c\/i\u003e not only entertains, but peels back the layers of a fascinating career in comics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave Gibbons has drawn and written for most comics publishers on both sides of the Atlantic. His work has encompassed DR WHO, SUPERMAN, BATMAN, GREEN LANTERN, CAPTAIN AMERICA, DR STRANGE, THE HULK, PREDATOR, and ALIENS. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWATCHMEN, his collaboration with writer Alan Moore, is the best-selling graphic novel ever published and became a major motion picture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis autobiographical graphic novel THE ORIGINALS won an Eisner Award in 2005. His recent work has included KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE, with Mark Millar, now also a major motion picture. He co-created GIVE ME LIBERTY and MARTHA WASHINGTON GOES TO WAR with writer Frank Miller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe was appointed \"Comics Laureate\" of the UK in 2014, with the brief to develop the use of comics in education. The University of Dundee awarded him an Honorary Doctorate in Comic Arts in 2015.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 12.2 x 9.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52585463644453,"sku":"9781506729053","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/hx5avNngwh9781506729053.webp?v=1781601452","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/confabulation-an-anecdotal-autobiography-by-dave-gibbons-hardcover","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}