<DIV><I>Brush with Passion</I> charts the career of Dave Stevens, one of the most beloved and influential of all comic illustrators. He discusses his beginnings as a comic artist, the struggle to bring <I>The Rocketeer</I> to the big screen, his work as a storyboard artist for <I>Raiders of the Lost Ark</I> and Michael Jackson's ?Thriller” video, and other career highlights. Equally renowned as a pin-up artist, Stevens also recounts his friendship with reclusive model Bettie Page. Along with a wealth of iconic paintings and previously unpublished artwork, the book features commentary by comic book greats Todd Schorr, Richard Hescox, Michael William Kaluta, and William Stout.</DIV>