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WALLY's WORLD
Vanguard. 2006. 224p. ISBN 1-887591-80-X. pap. $24.95. BIOG


…a real piece of work...brief and thorough biography...
speaks to the esteem in which Wood was held.
- Entertainment Weekly


WALLY'S WORLD (Vanguard), is a serious and sensitive look
at an important artist. Recommended.
- Library Journal, January, 2007


WALLY'S WORLD is fantastic. What a story.
- Steven Heller, New York Times Book Review art director


…intriguing biography chronicles Wood's life and finest art. Wood was terrific. So is this book.
- Starlog #353 February, 2007


WALLY'S WORLD is a fascinating book. I am stunned by the quality of Wood's fine art.
- National Public Radio, Faith Middleton


Wood was among the most famous and influential comic book artists in history. But his complex life has not been covered so thoroughly before WALLY'S WORLD, nor have people outside the comics world been so interested.
- The Hartford Courant, December 13, 2006


...this is a lovingly crafted view of Wally Wood, one of the most captivating
figures in the annals of comic book history. Recommended.
- Comic Shop News, 2006 Christmas Gift Guide


WALLY'S WORLD is an indispensable tome for any serious fan.
- Chip Kidd (USA Today called Kidd "a rock star" of graphic design)


Fans of 50s era EC comics and Mad Magazine know Wood’s work and lasting legacy…he was equally intense in his personal life and took the Ernest Hemmingway and Hunter S. Thompson tortured artist route on Halloween, 1981. Read all about how he wrestled demons that rivaled Edgar Allan Poe in WALLY's WORLD by Starger and Spurlock (Vanguard). Highly recommended.
- Femme Fatales, November 2006


WALLY's WORLD is about a man who took his dream as far as possible and helped others along the way. Great Job and thank you Starger and Spurlock for bringing this legend of man's life to this announcer's attention. WALLY's WORLD--buy it, read it and learn from it.
- Jonathan "JD" DuVall, Reality & Beyond, WILI, Willimantic, CT, Nov. 11, 2006


WALLY'S WORLD by Steve Starger and J. David Spurlock. Introduction by Peter Max.
Highly Recommended. A wonderful, inside look at one of the brightest lights in comics. I've been a Wood fan since my teenage years, and I loved reading this. A real page-turner with so much I never knew...and I met and did business with Wood. I thoroughly enjoyed it and recommend it to anyone.
- Bud Plant, Bud Plant Comic Art


Starger and Spurlock take us behind the scenes to explain psychologically, the causes of the neuroses that would shadow Wood. Lavishly illustrated with work from EC to Mad to Marvel to DC…a lot to recommend…the most thorough examination of Wally Wood's life and work.
- Comics101.com


Not just great stories, but fantastic art work… WALLY'S WORLD is a wonderful book.
- The Wayne Norman Show, WILI 14 AM Radio, Willimantic CT


Wally Wood inspired a generation including Robert Crumb, Robert Williams and Pulitzer Prize winner Art Spiegelman. But Wood's accolades did not hinder him from suffering a tragic death at the end of a .44 magnum. WALLY's WORLD by Steve Starger and J. David Spurlock is the first full-length biography on this legendary artist and includes insights from other creators and an introduction by pop-art icon, Peter Max.
- Scoop, October 06, 2006


WALLY'S WORLD is a fascinating journey. Starger and Spurlock lovingly cast light on the whole of Wally Wood's career with reverence and brutal honesty.
- isotopecomics.com, October, 2006


Read Steve Starger and J. David Spurlock's new book WALLY'S WORLD (ISBN 1-887591-80-X) about the life and hard times of Wally Wood
- Dave Sim, January, 2007


Best of 2006: Vanguard published two major books, one focusing on Basil Gogos, and the other, a biography, on the career and sad life of the great Wallace Wood, WALLY's WORLD…a welcome addition to my bookcase.
- Innocent Bystander, Gary Sassaman, January, 2007


...an excellent book--unlocks the private world of one of the greatest--and most troubled--geniuses ever to storm through the four color forest.
- Will Murray, author, historian