| Barnaby, Volume Three Contributor(s): Johnson, Crockett (Author), Smith, Jeff (Introduction by), Nel, Philip (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1606998234 ISBN-13: 9781606998236 Publisher: Fantagraphics Books OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor | Form - Comic Strips & Cartoons |
| Dewey: 741.597 |
| LCCN: 2014957442 |
| Series: Barnaby |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 10.7" W x 6.8" (2.70 lbs) 372 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The long-lost comic strip masterpiece by legendary children's book author Crockett Johnson (Harold and the Purple Crayon, The Carrot Seed), collected in full and designed by graphic novelist and Barnaby superfan Daniel Clowes (Ghost World). Volume Three collects the postwar years of 1946-1947, continuing five-year-old Barnaby Baxter and his Fairy Godfather J.J. O'Malley's misadventures. Bumbling but endearing, Mr. O'Malley rarely gets his magic to work -- even when he consults his Fairy Godfather's Handy Pocket Guide. The true magic of Barnaby resides in its canny mix of fantasy and satire, amplified by the understated elegance of Crockett Johnson's clean, spare art. In its combination of Johnson's sly wit and O'Malley's amiable windbaggery, a child's feeling of wonder and an adults' wariness, highly literate jokes and a keen eye for the ridiculous, Barnaby expanded our sense of what comics can do. This volume also features essays by comics historians Nathalie op de Beeck and Coulton Waugh, as well as Johnson biographer Philip Nel. |
Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, Crockett: - Crockett Johnson was the pen name of cartoonist and children's book illustrator David Johnson Leisk (October 20,1906-July 11, 1975). He is best known for the Harold series of books, which began with Harold and the Purple Crayon, and for the comic strip Barnaby. He was married to the children's book author Ruth Krauss, with whom he collaborated on several books, including The Carrot Seed.Smith, Jeff: - Jeff Smith was born in Pennsylvania in 1960 and grew up in Columbus, Ohio. He is best known for Bone, an award-winning, best-selling, self-published comic book. It's been adapted into a Telltale video game.Ferro, Ted: - Ted Ferro is best known for co-writing Barnaby and the radio show Lorenzo Jones (the latter with his wife, Mathilde). He is deceased.Morley, Jack: - Jack Morley drew a Sunday newspaper page in the 1940s, and was an assistant on the mid-century newspaper strips Barnaby and Toonerville Folks.Smith, Jeff: - Jeff Smith was born in Pennsylvania in 1960 and grew up in Columbus, Ohio. He is best known for Bone, an award-winning, best-selling, self-published comic book. It's been adapted into a Telltale video game. |