Children of the Yellow Kid: The Evolution of the American Comic Strip (Book) Robert C. HarveyReleased: March, 1999 Who or what is the Yellow Kid? Created by Richard Outcault in 1895, it was the first American strip to really demonstrate the enormous appeal of comics, prompting intense rivalry between newspapers aware of its power and […]
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25 YEARS OF VIZ – SILVER PLATED JUBILEE
25 Years of Viz – Silver Plated Jubilee (Book) Released: 01 October, 2004 'We pride ourselves on the fact that you're no cleverer when you've read Viz. You might have had a few laughs but you've not learnt anything.' Chris Donald. Does the same hold true with this book? Well there are a few laughs, […]
THE COMPLETE CARTOONS OF THE NEW YORKER
The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker (Book) Robert MankoffReleased: August, 2004 Now this is required reading! 68,647 cartoons collected together in one book and on 2 CD's. The book itself is a hefty tome, weighing about 10 pounds and containing 2000 cartoons over 655 pages – not really suitable for a train journey but […]
