Summertime.
When thoughts turn to sun, sand, surf.
and sharks! Just in time for beach season, Men's Adventure Library editors Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle dive deep into long unseen shark-themed pulp fiction and savage full-color illustration art drawn from three decades of classic men's adventure magazines (or MAMs ), most out of print since their original publication.
In addition, these graphic, action-packed tales of shark encounters are paired with commentary and mythbusting by a celebrated panel of contemporary shark experts who separate the stories' fact from fiction.
My God, the Sharks Got the Women!.
Shark-Battling Dolphins Saved My Life.
A Man-Eating Shark Pack Against Scuba Divers.
The Headhunting Shark That Destroyed a Texas Family.
The Sharks Got My Legs.
Wild, untamed shark fiction and hard-nosed shark science collide in one high-octane, full color collection.
There's never been a book like it! Sharks and hard-boiled shark hysteria were an integral part of MAMs from the very beginning, regularly appearing as villains across the magazines' three-decade lifespan, in stories by the likes of GODFATHER author Mario Puzo and Robert Edmond Alter , and in the killer covers and interior art by pantheon illustration artists like Mort Künstler and Samson Pollen .
In addition to expert commentary and critiques, a preface by Steve Cheskin , creator of Discovery's Shark Week , and an afterword by MEGA SHARK VS.
GIANT OCTOPUS director Ace Hannah ( Jack Perez ) affirm the sturdy bloodlines between the shark terror of yesterday and today's sharkmania.
MANEATERS is available as a 170-page softcover and as a 192-page expanded hardcover with additional content.
Sink your teeth in.
New Texture Maneaters: killer sharks in men's adventure magazines, paperback/robert deis
