Melvin Monster
Omnibus Paperback Edition
$50.50
- Paperback
296 pages
- Release Date
24 October 2023
Summary
John Stanley’s Melvin Monster is now collected in an omnibus paperback. The story follows Melvin, a good-natured monster boy whose sweet personality is at odds with his monstrous appearance. Melvin desires to be good, attend school, and obey instructions.
Melvin’s cheerful optimism makes him an outsider in his community of Monsterville. He disappoints his parents, “Mummy” and “Baddy,” with his unrelenting sunny disposition. Additionally, he continually evades the anger of their pet al…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770466760 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770466762 |
| Author: | John Stanley |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 296 |
| Release Date: | 24 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 414g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 134mm x 174mm |
| Series: | John Stanley Library |
| Audience Age: | 7 |
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Critics Review
“[Melvin Monster] features a cartoonist in Stanley who understands a trend and how to put his own stamp on it.” —Rob Clough, The Comics Journal
“The stories never exceed ten pages, and are densely plotted, with quirky elements that bear a uniquely hilarious touch.” —Slings and Arrows
“Melvin Monster is a bonafide hoot… This is the rare book that actually lives up to its ‘all ages’ description.” —Chris Mautner, Comic Book Resources
John Stanley
John Stanley (1914-1993) was a journeyman comics scripter in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for his scripts for the majority of the Little Lulu comics produced by Dell, and is considered by many comics historians to be the most consistently funny and idiosyncratic writer ever to work in the field. He left comics bitterly sometime in the late 1960s, never to return.
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