WALT & SKEEZIX 02 HC 1923 - 1924: Bk. 2 (Walt and Skeezix) - Hardcover

King, Frank

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1896597998 ISBN 13: 9781896597997

Verlag: Drawn&Quarterly, 2006

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"Brilliant . . . Offering a serenely witty portrait of Wisconsin working-class life." --New York magazine "Walt and Skeezix is a jewel of a book, a treasure just waiting to be discovered." --The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "What can be seen in this volume certainly qualifies it as one of the most loving and lyrical evocations of everyday life in American literature." --The Star-Ledger (Newark) "The strips are a treat to read, both for themselves and as historical documents; the accompanying commentaries delve into the background and values of Gasoline Alley and the life of a great, but overlooked, American cartoonist." --Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Brilliant . . . Offering a serenely witty portrait of Wisconsin working-class life. "New York magazine" "Walt and Skeezix "is a jewel of a book, a treasure just waiting to be discovered. "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution" What can be seen in this volume certainly qualifies it as one of the most loving and lyrical evocations of everyday life in American literature. "The Star-Ledger (Newark)" The strips are a treat to read, both for themselves and as historical documents; the accompanying commentaries delve into the background and values of "Gasoline Alley "and the life of a great, but overlooked, American cartoonist. "Pittsburgh Tribune-Review"" "Brilliant . . . Offering a serenely witty portrait of Wisconsin working-class life." "--New York "magazine ""Walt and Skeezix "is a jewel of a book, a treasure just waiting to be discovered." "--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution" " ""What can be seen in this volume certainly qualifies it as one of the most loving and lyrical evocations of everyday life in American literature." "--The Star-Ledger "(Newark) "The strips are a treat to read, both for themselves and as historical documents; the accompanying commentaries delve into the background and values of "Gasoline Alley "and the life of a great, but overlooked, American cartoonist." "--Pittsburgh Tribune-Review" " Brilliant . . . Offering a serenely witty portrait of Wisconsin working-class life." "-- New York "magazine " "Walt and Skeezix "is a jewel of a book, a treasure just waiting to be discovered." "-- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution"" "" What can be seen in this volume certainly qualifies it as one of the most loving and lyrical evocations of everyday life in American literature." "-- The Star-Ledger "(Newark) " The strips are a treat to read, both for themselves and as historical documents; the accompanying commentaries delve into the background and values of "Gasoline Alley "and the life of a great, but overlooked, American cartoonist." "-- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review"

Reseña del editor:

A collection of strips from the years 1923 and 1924 offers insight into their creator's role as a first artist of his kind to have characters age in real time and have modern story lines, in a volume complemented by an eighty-page introduction by journalist Jett Heer.

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• Verlag: Drawn&Quarterly
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1896597998
• ISBN 13: 9781896597997
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 424