Most Popular Books by Jack Davis

Jack Davis: Drawing American Pop Culture is a gigantic, unparalleled career-spanning retrospective, between whose hard covers resides the greatest collection ― in terms of both quantity and quality ― of Jack Davis’ work ever assembled! It includes work from every stage of his long and varied career, such as: excerpts of satirical drawings from his college humor ’zine, The Bull Sheet; examples of his comics work from EC, MAD, Humbug, Trump, and obscure work he did for other companies in the 1950s such as Dell; movie posters including It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The Bad News Bears, Woody Allen’sBananas, The Party, and others; LP jacket art for such musicians and bands as Hans Conreid and the Creature Orchestra’s Monster Rally, Spike Jones and Ben Cooler; cartoons and illustrations fromPlayboy, Sports Illustrated, Time, TV Guide, Esquire, and many others; unpublished illustrations and drawings Davis did as self-promotional pieces, proposed comic strips that never sold (such as his Civil War epic “Beaureagard”), finished drawings for unrealized magazine projects ― and even illustrations unearthed in the Davis archives that the artist himself can’t identify!

The family problems of Western Australian Aborigines in the 1930s (4 acts, 12 men, 8 women).

You know MAD. Do you know Humbug? Harvey Kurtzman changed the face of American humor when he created the legendary MAD comic. As editor and chief writer from its inception in 1952, through its transformation into a slick magazine, and until he left MAD in 1956, he influenced an entire generation of cartoonists, comedians, and filmmakers. In 1962, he co-created the long-running Little Annie Fanny with his long-time artistic partner Will Elder forPlayboy, which he continued to produce until his virtual retirement in 1988. Between MAD and Annie Fanny, Kurtzman’s biographical summaries will note that he created and edited three other magazines―Trump, Humbug, and Help!―but, whereas his MAD and Annie Fanny are readily available in reprint form, his major satirical work in the interim period is virtually unknown. Humbug, which had poor distribution, may be the least known, but to those who treasure the rare original copies, it equals or even exceeds MAD in displaying Kurtzman’s creative genius. Humbug was unique in that it was actually published by the artists who created it: Kurtzman and his cohorts from MAD, Will Elder, Jack Davis, and Al Jaffee, were joined by universally acclaimed cartoonist Arnold Roth. With no publisher above them to rein them in, this little band of creators produced some of the most trenchant and engaging satire of American culture ever to appear on American newsstands.

Visually inspiring guide with eye-popping example and step-by-step instructions shows users how to take their images to the next level.

Death Stand And Other Stories collects more than thirty stories ― all the combat tales Davis and Kurtzman did together for EC’s Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat. It also includes Davis’s adaptation of an excerpt from James Fenimore Cooper’s Last of the Mohicans.

Jason Lee Whitaker''s life, as a Sheriff in Austin, Texas, is pretty easy until a friend from New Orleans gets him mixed up in international politics, drug trafficking, murder and finally, a presidential assassination.

The very first issue of MAD! Including classic spoofs of multiple comic book genres--sci-fi ("Blobs!"), horror ("Hoohah!"), crime ("Ganefs!") and westerns ("Varmint!").

The history connections start with the transportation by my great-grandfather of army goods and supplies as colonel in charge during the Civil War. The oxen and wagons moving family goods and others to Canada and then to St. Joe, Missouri, to be with the second wagon train going west to the Oregon territory. My grandfathers, my father, and myself in our life long involvement in moving all types of freight in America. The dedication of all this and incidents along the way.

In keeping with my longstanding interest in the surgical corrrection of external ear deformities, I have followed Jack Davis'' contributions to this challenging type of reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery since I read his first article in 1951. As a longtime good friend of Jack in our roles as editors of the journal, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, and as past presidents of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), I have kept up to-date in reading his numerous accomplishments in external ear surgery for these past 46 years. The reader might find it reassuring to learn that in this period of 4t decades, Jack Davis has contributed to our specialty 42 separate articles, lec tures, discussions, chapters, and other items describing external ear surgery. In 1978 in our journal, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, he presented an excellent re view article on "History of the Aesthetic Surgery of the Ear," which was co authored with the assistance of Horacio H. Hernandez. This same subject was also presented in 1985 in a chapter in an ISAPS book devoted to the ''The Creation of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery." Even more importantly, and historically, Davis gave us his opus magnum publication in 1987, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Otoplasty, which covered almost every conceivable aspect of these types of surgery in its 581 pages.

Collecting Two-Fisted Tales issues #36-#41, this volume features--in fully remastered digital color--the work of comic book greats Jack Davis, Colin Dawkins, John Putnam, Jerry DeFuccio, George Evans, Reed Crandall, and John Severin! Foreword by Colleen Coover! Before Two-Fisted Tales burst onto the scene in 1950, war comics were largely unsophisticated, focusing only on action and adventure--wartime propaganda, essentially. But under the editorial direction of Harvey Kurtzman--who also penned the majority of the stories therein--Two-Fisted Tales dared to examine all the horror and madness to be found on the battlefield.

Volume 1: "Foreword by Robert Englund -- Volume 2: "Foreword by Tim Sullivan -- Volume 3: "Introduction by Grant Geissman; foreword by Cullen Bunn -- Volume 4: "Introduction by Grant Geissman; foreword by Rob Zombie -- Volume 5: "Foreword by Clive Barker."

EC Comics are widely credited for causing the dissolution of the morals of kids and teens in the 1950s, thus playing a large part in the public outcry over comics that led to Senate hearings condemning the sex and violence within their pages. Dark Horse brings their usual high quality design and production to the creation of collector''s editions of these seminal comics.

Poems by an Aboriginal man born in Perth; p.v-xvi; Extract of a tape recording made in an interview with Richard Beilby giving biographical information & reminiscences of author; p.41-51; Bibbulmum vocabulary (c.390 items) & 19 place names from Bibbulmum territory.

Two plays by an Aboriginal writer which epitomize the tragedy of the Nyungar Aborigines; Kullark dramatizes the devastation of the original occupants of the Perth area, their settlement at Moore River, and the murder of Yagan; The Dreamers features contemporary life among urban Aborigines, its problems and the significance of Aboriginality.

Photoshop on the fast track! This collection of books provides page after page of superb tips, tricks, and techniques. It is perfect for anyone who wants to get right to work with Photoshop and work like a pro. Adobe Photoshop 7 One-Click Wow!: This unique CD-ROM/book package, by Jack Davis, features hundreds of instant, "one-click" solutions on the CD-ROM the equivalent of getting hundreds of beautiful and practical filter effects that you can easily apply to your creations. (Peachpit Press) Photoshop 7 Down & Dirty Tricks: The perennial best-seller from Scott Kelby, NAPP president and Editor in Chief of Photoshop User magazine, this book is packed with over 300 recipes for the coolest Photoshop 7 effects. It also provides many great tips and tricks and a constant stream of creative ideas, layouts, and design techniques. A true one-of-a-kind guide to Photoshop. (New Riders Publishing) Photoshop 7 Killer Tips: Scott Kelby teams up with Felix Nelson, Creative Director of Photoshop User magazine and Art Director for Mac Design Magazine, in this book devoted exclusively to tips. It is designed specifically to teach you those hidden productivity tips, insider shortcuts, and little-known tricks that are the staples of Photoshop pros. This is the stuff that pros use to get twice the work done in half the time! (New Riders Publishing)

Wouldn''t it be great if you could have three of the world''s most accomplished and sought after Photoshop teachers sitting next to you at your computer as you navigate the infinite possibilities of Adobe Photoshop Elements 4? How to Wow with Photoshop Elements 4 is the next best thing. Three Photoshop powerhouses--Jack Davis, Mike McHugh, and Wayne Rankin--all renowned authors, graphic designers, and trainers, have developed an effective way to help you reach your full creative potential. Jack, Mike, and Wayne guide you step-by-step through real-world projects, with an emphasis on uncompromising quality, last-minute flexibility, and go-home-at-night speed! You''ll learn tips and techniques on everything from common workflow problems and exciting photo enhancing techniques to custom projects and presentations using Photoshop Elements 4. Whether it''s optimizing the color and tone of your image, retouching cosmetic undesirables, or creating custom presentations, you''re given the tools at every stage of the creative process in order to learn How to Wow! This book begins with the essentials of workflow (including Sizing Images, Working with Layers, and Color Management) and then moves on to photo organizing and optimizing and retouching and enhancing. Next comes the fun with creative projects such as texturing your images and turning them into works of art, applying a virtual tattoo, creating custom wrapping paper, producing a multimedia presentation, making a Web photo gallery, and more. The How to Wow! companion CD makes it a snap and is packed with everything you need to work through the projects in the book and start creating your own graphics that wow! This book is for Windows users only.

From one of the co-authors of the bestselling "Photoshop Wow! Book" comes the companion to Adobe Photoshop Elements 2. Davis extends the power of this digital imaging software by offering over 300 Layer styles on the accompanying CD-ROM that users couldn''t create using Photoshop Elements 2 alone.

"Photoshop users of all levels will benefit from this hands-on guide to Adobe''s revolutionary image processing program. Beginners will love the step-by-step instructions, which assume no prior knowledge of Photoshop. Intermediate and advanced users will gain valuable insight from the authors'' explanations of a wide variety of advanced techniques. The book includes basic information about Photoshop''s tools, functions, and Preferences; tips for making your work quicker and easier; step-by-step techniques for painterly, photorealistic, and graphic special effects; gallery pieces by renowned Photoshop artists, including Ellie Dickson, Katrin Eismann, Diane Fenster, Louis Fishauf, Michael Gilmore, Lance Hidy, John Knoll, Kai Krause, and Bert Monroy; and a resource guide to tools, images, and publications that can make Photoshop more powerful and easier to use."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Version 4 of the programme continues to set standards for clarity and creativity in computer publishing, combining hundreds of current techniques, projects and illustrations.

The first edition of this book won the prestigious 1994 Computer Press Award for the best book of its class. This new edition--expanded and updated for Windows Version 3--provides step-by-step presentations of painterly, photorealistic, and special effects techniques. Hundreds of time- and work-saving tips are also offered.

Demonstrates the computer graphics program''s newest features and offers advice integrating Photoshop with other applications, special effects, layering, lighting, and photograph repair.

Presents solutions to the challenges of interactive communication, addressing issues in online marketing, promotion, sales, applications, entertainment, and publishing.

Under the Auspices of the Alfredo and Amalia Lacroze de Fortabat Foundation

This conference was a topical meeting in the area of high energy density plasma physics as it relates to magnetically imploded/confined plasmas: Z-pinches. Scientists interested in plasmas for fusion and other applications at temperatures around a million degrees centigrade with strong magnetic fields and intense radiation fluxes will be interested in this conference. The physics of the plasmas discussed in this conference include magneto-hydrodynamics and instabilities, fusion mechanisms, radiation transport, mega-ampere pulsed power, atomic physics, spectroscopy and x-ray imaging. This proceeding provides a snapshot of the field internationally.

While other books on Photoshop will take a reference or a step-by-step approach, this book emphasizes the instant results that can be achieved by applying the Wow! Layer Styles provided on the CD-ROM for easy loading into Photoshop 7 (or 6). This book tells readers, in 30 pages (including a 5-page step-by-step tutorial), everything they need to know to work with the powerful Layer Styles function.

A Boy''s Life by celebrated Aboriginal poet and playwright Jack Davis, is an autobiographical account of his boyhood in the southwest of Western Australia during the depression years of the 1920s and 30s. Written with humour and compassion, this book provides insights into a significant literary figure and an interesting period of Australian history.