Desperado; $75 hardcover, $49.95 softcover 

Whether you know his work from the covers of Marvel's Savage Sword of Conan magazine, Top Cow's Tomb Raider graphic novel, his groundbreaking 1992 Marvel Masterpieces trading cards, his recent work on the covers of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan and John Carter of Mars novels, or scores of any other projects, Joe Jusko easily qualifies as one of the preeminent artists working in pop culture today. 

With influences ranging from John Buscema to Robert McGinnis, he has infused his sensibilities into powerful interpretations of characters ranging from Red Sonja and Vampirella to Thanos and the Incredible Hulk.  

As a follow-up to The Art of Joe Jusko (Desperado, 2009), Jusko and editor Joe Pruett have released The Book of Jusko, a new, career-spanning collection of his work. Broken down into Savages, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Adventure, Heroes, Odd Jobs, The Process, and Amateur chapters, it spotlights not only the different genres in which he has worked, but the characters to which he's gravitated. 

Through his commentary, readers can get a clear idea of the artists who have influenced him, and his deep appreciation of pop culture history. His love and awareness of that history led to his involvement with The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide and several of our other books, always to popular results. 

As an aside, I was honored to moderate Jusko's spotlight panel at Comic-Con International: San Diego just a few years ago. As a huge fan of his work and his approach to it, it was a grand opportunity to delve into his process. There's a lot of similar insight in this new book. 

Any fan of Joe Jusko will want this in their collection.  

– J.C. Vaughn