Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Zim Books Coming Soon
DEBUTING AT THE SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON, JULY 23rd - 26th
Eugene "Zim" Zimmerman was one of America's greatest caricaturists. Here, reprinted for the first time in nearly a century is Zim's complete mail order cartooning course. Lavishly illustrated with nearly 1000 B&W illustrations and 22 hand tipped color plates, this landmark publication deserves a place on every cartoonist's bookshelf.
The Zim course is formatted in two large hardback volumes consisting of 20 lesson books spanning over 700 pages in total. The foreword is by Ralph Bakshi with an introduction and biography of Eugene Zimmerman by Stephen Worth. The set is digitally printed to exacting standards using high resolution archival scans from the collection of the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive.
Proceeds from the sale of Zim's Correspondence School of Cartooning, Comic Art & Caricature go to support the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, a 501(c)(3) non-profit museum, library and archive dedicated to preserving and promoting the art of animation. The two volumes will be available individually or as a set at this year's San Diego Comic Con at the ASIFA-Hollywood booth. Quantities are limited.
Soon after the Comic-Con, copies of the book and fine art prints by Zim will be available on this site. Check back for details.
For more on the Zim Course, see our Previous Post on the subject.
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10 Comments:
Aside from the Comic Con, will there be any other way for us to get ahold of these (asks the east coaster)?
After the Con, we will have them for sale here on the site- along with incredible large format prints of some of Zim's best illustrations for Judge.
So very good, but so very old!
These illustrations are sort of like a Billy Murray or Van & Schenk record from the same period. The talent is obvious, but after several generations, it's impossible to get most of the references. What's going on in those second and third cartoons, for example? Winsor McCay and George Herriman are easier to figure out, at least to my modern eyes.
The draftsmanship is still first-rate, though.
=) yaaay will check back again =) sounds like somthing id buy =D
thanx for mentioning it =)
It's great that this labor of love is finally completed! I'm saving up for a set right now!
excellent! these look wicked cool, can't wait for a chance to pay for a copy!
Very exciting news...this is truly a historical event in the world of lost cartoon knowledge. I'll pick up a set as soon as they're for sale!
Zim was a real cartoonist, someone who had it in his DNA. Thanks for making this available!
Hot diggety damn. I've been waiting for this. This is going to be great. I can't wait. You'll be sure to tell us the price.?
Awesome, I'm saving up already. I definately want them.
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