Collection ID: 12953703 MS#1845
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Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Kochman, Charles
Extent:
77 linear feet and 24 RSC and 45 flatboxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Abrams ComicArts Records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Background

Scope and Content:

Most of the materials are related to a particular book project: drafts, proofs, edits, fouls, markups, correspondence, etc. Note that most projects include both regular size and oversize materials.

Book projects found in the collection include: About Dogs; Al Jaffee (Tall Tales); Archie: The Wedding; Art in Time; Art Out of Time; Bad Sex; Bazooka Joe; Becoming Andy Warhol; Captain Marvel (Shazam!); The Carter Family; Cartoon America; Classic Childrens Comics (The Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics); Daniel Clowes (The Art of Daniel Clowes); Death by Laughter; Jules Feiffer (Out of Line: the Art of Jules Feiffer); Topps Garbage Pail Kids; Ghetto Klown; The Great American Cereal Book; How to Fake a Moon Landing; Inside Woody Allen; Jack Kirby (Kirby: King of Comics); Jerry Robinson: Ambassador of Comics; Kindred; Krazy Kat and the Art of George Herriman; Legends of the Blues; "M"; Manga Kamishibai; Mars Attacks; Mom's Cancer; My Friend Dahmer; Nat Turner; Heroes of the Negro Leagues; Peanuts character guide; Planet of the Apes; R. Crumb: Heroes of Blues, Jazz, and Country; Secret Identity; Si Lewen's Parade; The Art of the Simon and Kirby Studio; Simpsons (I think this might actually be The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis); Spumco (unpublished Spumco project); Street Corner Kamishibai; The Age of Selfishness; The art of Harvey Kurtzman; The art of Jaime Hernandez; The art of Rube Goldberg; The Horror, The Horror; The Shape of Things; The someday funnies; Thi Bui (The Best We Could Do); Toon treasury; Topps Planet of the apes; Topps Star Trek; Topps Star Wars; Topps Wacky Packages; Trashed; Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow; Will Eisner - Champion of the Graphic Novel; Will Eisner - PS Magazine; Wordless Books; Yiddishkeit.

Biographical / Historical:

Charles Kochman is the editorial director of Abrams ComicArts, and editor of the #1 bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney. Prior to joining ABRAMS in January 2005, Kochman was the first editor of licensed publishing at DC Comics and MAD magazine for twelve years.

In 2008, art book publisher Harry N. Abrams announced a new imprint titled ComicArts, offering titles on comics art history and graphic novels. Although Abrams had periodically published similar books in the past, including Mark Evanier's "Kirby: King of Comics" and the critically acclaimed webcomic "Mom's Cancer" by Brian Fies, the new line suggests an increased focus on the art of comics.

Acquisition information:
accn number: Source of acquisition--[source of acquisition]. Method of acquisition--Gift, Purchase, etc; Date of acquisition--date.
Processing information:

Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.

In November 2021, materials were removed from the original transfiles and placed in either record storage cartons or oversize boxes. Materials were listed by project; note that most projects include both regular size and oversize materials. Within record storage cartons, file folders were used to separate projects.

Accruals:

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

Material is unprocessed. Detailed box list available from repository, but access requires special arrangements. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information. kws 2021-11-17

Boxes 1-24 are located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Boxes 25-69 are located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

PREFERRED CITATION:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Abrams ComicArts Records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th St.
New York, NY 10027, United States
Link to repository site
CONTACT:
(212) 854-5590
rbml@library.columbia.edu