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by E.C. Segar
A newly discovered Nemo, which has not seen print since it appeared in the New York Herald Tribune on November 1, 1925.
KRAZY+ignatz (Fantagraphics).
Edited by nonpareil comic strip archivist Bill
Blackbeard and stunningly designed by Chris
Ware, Fantagraphics Krazy Kat has set itself the
goal of reprinting the entirety of Krazy Kats 29year run of Sunday strips. (And were already halfway there). In addition to a full two years worth
of classic strips (the latest three volumes in full
color), each volume includes introductions, rare
art, and Blackbeards ineffable DeBaffler feature
which lists fascinating behind-the-scenes tidbits
about various strips.
Little Orphan Annie and 2007 Tribune Media Services, Inc. Licensed by Classic Media, Inc. All rights reserved.
Dick Tracy and 2007 Tribune Media Services, Inc., licensed by Classic Media, Inc. All rights reserved.
Terry and the Pirates and 2007 Tribune Media Services, Inc. Licensed by Classic Media, Inc. All rights reserved.
MITON CANIFF
and Terry and the Pirates.
Terry wove a spell of exotic adventure, sex
appeal, and humor set amidst real events
then occuring in exotic 1930s China. The
extraordinary graphic narrative introduces
Terry Lee, Pat Ryan, their sidekick Connie,
and an array of unforgettable brigands such
as Captains Judas and Blaze, and the two
toughest women to ever sail on the China
Seas: the alluring Burma and the inimitable
Dragon Lady.
being worked out), some of them seem to have been cast into limbo for no good
reason. (Then again, a good number of them probably just slipped through the
cracks.)
Here is one prime sequence that was lost for 42 years, until it finally saw
print in this years Complete Peanuts: 1965-1966.
According to David Michaelis in his new biography Schulz and Peanuts, this
storyline is (like many other Peanuts strips) actually somewhat autobiographical for the in-demand Schulz, whose shyness and dislike of travel resulted in a
few situations not unlike the one Snoopy is facing although Schulz, so far as
we know, never ended up hiding up a tree.
We are proud to present the very best collection of B.C. strips as selected by Johnny
Hart himself prior to his death in April
2007, in a collection which celebrates the
half century love affair America has with the
introspective caveman community. Featuring rare and never before published concept
art for the strip and a compendium of each
individual decade, GrowinGold With BC,
A 50 Year Celebration collects the Reuben
award winning strip more comprehensively
than ever before. Thor, Wiley, Ida and of course BC himself are all here in one
hilarious birthday party for one of Americas most enduring comic strips.
T
hanks to a combination of increased appreciation for the comics artform,
advances in the technology of scanning and reproduction, and good oldfashioned nostalgia, we live in a veritable golden age of classic comic-strip reprints.
In COMIC STRIP MASTERPIECES, four of the publishers who are most responsible
for this Golden Age Checker Books, Drawn and Quarterly, Fantagraphics Books, and
IDW Publishinghave pooled their resources to present this smorgasbord sampler
of classic comics ranging from the turn-of-the-century masterpieces The Yellow
Kid and Little Nemo through 30s and 40s icons as Krazy Kat, Dick Tracy and Flash
Gordon all the way to the most modern of the classics, 50s breakthroughs Peanuts,
Dennis the Menace, and B.C.
Printed in the kind of oversized format you no longer see, many of them in glorious
color, these strips will allow you to rediscover the amazing range of the very best the
comic strip medium has to offer.
If you picked up COMIC STRIP MASTERPIECES at your local comics shop, and it
left you hungry for more of the same, check with the store manager for special deals
on classic comic strip reprints throughout the month of November.
COMIC STRIP MASTERPIECES #1, Nov./Dec,, 2007. B.C. Creators Syndicate, Inc. DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketcham Enterprises. DICK
TRACY Tribune Media Services, Inc. FLASH GORDON King Features Syndicate. LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE Tribune Media Services, Inc. PEANUTS
United Feature Syndicate. POPEYE King Features Syndicate. STEVE CANYON Ester Parsons Caniff Estate. TERRY AND THE PIRATES Tribune
Media Services, Inc. Book cover designs and editorial contents for DENNIS THE MENACE, KRAZ Y AND IGNATZ, OUR GANG, PEANUTS and POPEYE
pages, as well as cover design, logo, and editorial package for COMIC STRIP MASTERPIECES Fantagraphics Books. Book cover design and editorial
contents for WALT AND SKEEZIX page Drawn and Quarterly. Book cover designs and editorial contents for DICK TRACY, LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE,
and TERRY AND THE PIRATES pages IDW. Book cover designs and editorial contents for B.C., FLASH GORDON, LITTLE NEMO, STEVE CANYON,
and YELLOW KID pages Checker Books. Assembled by Fantagraphics Books (7563 Lake City Way NE, Seattle WA 98115). Editor: Kim Thompson.
Design: Jacob Covey. Published by Gary Groth and Kim Thompson. PRINTED IN CANADA
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