Summary
“Gasoline Alley clearly belongs in the cannon as a deeply American masterwork of cartooning.” -Time.com
Walt and Skeezix: Book Two collects the Gasoline Alley strips by the great American cartoonist Frank King from 1923 to 1924. King was the first cartoonist to have his characters age in real time and have modern story lines, a landmark conception for comic strips in the early twentieth century. There is a new eighty-page introduction by journalist Jeet Heer.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781896597997 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1896597998 |
| Author: | Frank King |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 424 |
| Release Date: | 22 August 2006 |
| Weight: | 1.42kg |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 178mm |
| Series: | Walt & Skeezix |
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Critics Review
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.
“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“The strips are a treat to read, both for themselves and as historical documents; the accompanying commentaries delve into the background and values of Gasoline Alley and the life of a great, but overlooked, American cartoonist.”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
Frank King
One of the pioneering giants of American comic strips, Frank King was born in Cashton, Wisconsin, in 1883. He joined the staff of the Chicago Tribune in 1909. Almost from the start of his career, King’s cartoons were frequently featured on the front page of the paper. He made his lasting mark in 1919 by creating Gasoline Alley, which became one of the most widely syndicated and read strips in North America until King’s death in 1969. Cartoonist/designer Chris Ware is the author of Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth, Quimby the Mouse, and the ACME Novelty Datebook. Ware was born in 1967, two years before Frank King’s death.
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