Customer Reviews

Walter B. Gibson and the Shadow

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Walter B. Gibson is a very overlooked cultural influence in America, arguably even to this day. His Shadow character captured the imagination of a generation, and even spawned a movie (with a too watered-down plot) in the early 1990's. So much Shadow lore is available out there - comics, radio shows, and novels - but many overlook the profound effect of Mr. Gibson, who is entitled to a cult following similar to that of HP Lovecraft or Robert E. Howard. I give this book 4 stars because of the price - it should be about 15 dollars cheaper.

Possibly because of the format I thought that this book was going to be like many of the pulpateer biographies out there with a lot of rehashed stories and not much of anything else. But his one was realy entertaining. No scholarly disertation by a fanboy trying to make us think he is a professor and yet contains all the relevant facts about a writer whose life is as mysterious as his characters.

This book is great for Shadow fans, so grab this one before it goes out of print(as most other Shadow related books are)! There is plenty here for the seasoned Shadow fan, and the newcomer too. Pulp covers are reproduced in black and white, as are the various photographs of Walter Gibson. The biography is written in a clear,easy to read style, and is very informative.