Ps Magazine: the Best Of the Preventive Maintenance Monthly

The Best Of The Preventive Maintenance Monthly

Abrams Comicarts (May 01, 2011)

9780810997486

| Hardcover

272 pages | 142 x 201 mm | English

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Dewey 741.5/973

LC Classification NC1429.E46 .A4 2011

LC Control No. 2011012342

Subject

Comics & Graphic Novels / Nonfiction

Plot

Will Eisnerùbest known for his influential comic book series The Spirit and his groundbreaking graphic novel A Contract with Godùbelieved in the teaching power of comics, and from 1951 to 1971 he produced PS magazine for the U.S. Army. This Preventive Maintenance Monthly (called PS because it was a postscript to the standard technical manuals) was aimed at teaching American soldiers everything about weapons safety for vehicles, aircraft, firearms, and electronics. Eisner illustrated these vital lessons in drawings, pinups, step-by-step guides, and comic strips. This collection contains the best of EisnerÆs 227 issues of PS, reproduced in a portable digest format. This relatively unknown work by Eisner is finally exploredùthe missing link between his comic books and his later, more mature graphic novel style.