If you consider yourself a big Hanna-Barbera person, you're probably at least a little familiar with Jerry Eisenberg. He, along with others like Willie Ito and Tony Benedict, are among the last surviving crew members of the classic Hanna-Barbera cartoons. Jerry, the son of comic book and animation artist Harvey Eisenberg, began working for the company in 1961 until he departed for Ruby-Spears in 1977. Over a decade later, he returned to the studio, and worked on some of their 90s output, like Tom and Jerry Kids and Johnny Bravo. He's had quite an impressive career, and I am pleased to share that you can now read all about it.
Coming to us from Stuart Ng Books and limited to only 200 copies, Meet Jerry: My Life, My Adventure is a recently released book that covers, as you would imagine, the life of Jerry Eisenberg. The book has sections dedicated to his father, his time (or times?) at Hanna-Barbera, his inspirations, and much more, all accompanied by photos and artwork from the many studios he worked for in his thirty-year-plus career.
If you follow Kamden Spies's "Termite Terrace Headlines" (which you most definitely should), you're likely already aware of this book's release, as he featured it in his most recent blog post. But, I figure there are a few of you who don't follow him, and since I love to discuss new books on Hanna-Barbera, it felt right to make some sort of post discussing it. As I mentioned before, this book has a limited production run, so if you want it, I'd suggest you act fast. I imagine the $150 price tag might dissuade some, but given the contents, I think it's more than worth it! Jerry Eisenberg more than deserves it.
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