Titans of Finance: True Tales of Money & Business [Paperback]

R. Walker (Author), Josh Neufeld (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 31, 2001

What goes up must come down. It's a natural law that the New Economy just learned all over again. Recent times have been fantastically dramatic in the cloistered world of American business: Narratives full of larger-than-life characters, outsized egos, astonishing hubris, and lots and lots of money. It's action-packed. It makes good comics. That's the idea behind Titans of Finance, a new and groundbreaking merger of reality - straight from the business pages - and comix. You've never seen anything like it: True tales from the world of big money, wittily translated through America's most populist medium. Meet Ron Perelman, the man who made millions while presiding over the Mighty Marvel Comics train wreck. Thrill to the antics of "Chainsaw" Al Dunlap, Mike "The V-Man" Vranos, and "Jaybird" Goldinger - and many more of Wall Street's most well-known Icaruses. These aren't just instructive episodes about the current climate. They're timeless tales, like the Bible or Cats. Never mind Spawn and Spider-man. These are our superheroes now. These tales "hit the mark," says Harvey Pekar, and are "a brilliant use of the medium," according to TheStreet.com's James J. Cramer. Best of all, it's all true! Titans of Finance is entirely based on press accounts. The results are mind-blowing. Over the past five years, in fact, Titans has crushed the benchmark S&P 500. You've never seen anything like it - this is one acquisition you won't regret.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...Accounts of the lives of sometimes rich and frequently unscrupulous hit the mark with their irony and sharp observations. -- Harvey Pekar

...The black-and-white morality of comics makes the ideal canvas. -- Ken Kurson, Money Magazine

A brilliant use of the medium. -- James Cramer, Founder, TheStreet.com

From the Publisher

Josh Neufeld has been drawing comics since he was four years old. With his friend of almost 20 years, Dean Haspiel, Josh co-created Keyhole, where Josh does stories about his travel experiences in Southeast Asia and Central Europe. Keyhole has run for six issues with two different publishers. Josh has contributed artwork to Harvey Pekar's American Splendor (Dark Horse), the SPX anthologies, The Big Book of Urban Legends (DC/Paradox Press), and Duplex Planet Illustrated (Fantagraphics), among others. He resides in Brooklyn and makes a living mixing freelance illustration with web design.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 24 pages
• Publisher: Alternative Comics (August 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891867059
• ISBN-13: 978-1891867057
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 2.1 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #211,109 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

JOSH NEUFELD is the writer/artist of the bestselling nonfiction graphic novel A.D.: NEW ORLEANS AFTER THE DELUGE (Pantheon, 2009). In addition, he is the illustrator of the bestselling graphic nonfiction book THE INFLUENCING MACHINE: BROOKE GLADSTONE ON THE MEDIA (2011). He was awarded a publishing grant from the Xeric Foundation in 2004 for his first book, A FEW PERFECT HOURS (AND OTHER STORIES FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA & CENTRAL EUROPE). Neufeld's work has been nominated for a number of awards, including the Eisner Award and the Harvey Award for A.D. His books have been translated into French and Dutch. Neufeld's illustrations have appeared in such publications as the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and daughter.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These people scare me..., November 18, 2001

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Jake Elsas "jake7mc" (Santa Monica, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Titans of Finance: True Tales of Money & Business (Paperback)

I'm sure that Mr. Walker and Mr. Neufeld will be able to spend the rest of their lives on this brilliant (and disturbingly funny) title -- there seems to be an endless supply of stories about nasty, nasty people doing nasty, nasty things in the corporate world. So, when do they tackle the big fellas in our current regime who're sleeping with big money? Guess it's not a good time to rock the boat these days -- might end up in front of a court run by rabid kangaroos...

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Those horrible, horrible, very rich men!, July 11, 2003

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Bob Cronin (Belmont, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Titans of Finance: True Tales of Money & Business (Paperback)

Josh Neufeld is known for his work on autobiographical comics featured in Keyhole (with Dean Haspiel) and in his newer comic "The Vagabonds." He's also worked on Harvey Pekar's landmark comic "American Splendor," which is now a major motion picture.

Titans Of Finance is also a comic book, albeit an unusual one. It's a departure for Neufeld- I think it was conceived as a one-shot, but who knows, hopefully there will be more. The cover gives readers a good idea of what to expect. Walker and Neufeld lambaste their greedy subjects, but treat them as human as well. This doesn't make us like them any better, but it does make these stories ring with truth.

If you are interested in biographical comics, or in finance, this book is for you. I truly hope they are reading it on Wall Street.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Illegible on a Kindle 3, June 14, 2011

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This review is from: Titans of Finance: True Tales of Money & Business (Kindle Edition)

This book is completely illegible on my Kindle 3. The speech bubbles contain text written in a black font on a dark gray background. It is impossible to zoom in and read anything because it is formatted as a .mobi. It also contains numerous "blank" pages that are frustrating.

I have no idea if the book is good or not as I can't read it!