THE POET Volume Two

THE POET is a daily comic strip that celebrates life's little moments through the eyes of a poet, his spirited pigeon companion, and even - occasionally - a talking park bench. This volume collects a full year's worth of comics, inviting you to embark on a charming and life-affirming walk in the park, sure to enchant new readers (of any age) and longtime fans alike.

The gentle world of THE POET is definitively presented here, with a foreword by Patrick McDonnell, a new afterword, and an extensive notes section.

"Sparse, meditative, and delightful... Like all great comic strip characters, they're fun to look at and a joy to be with."

- PATRICK McDONNELL from his Foreword

"The first book of poetry you won't want to punch in the face."

- DEREK DRYMON, SpongeBob SquarePants

"The Poet is the same kind of strip [as Peanuts]. I find it soothing in the same way. I'd even say it's in the same class. There's a lot going on beneath the surface, if one is looking."

- THE COMICS JOURNAL, Best Comics of 2023

"These comics are very lovely. I keep reading The Poet when I am 'supposed to be doing something else.'"

- LEMONY SNICKET, author

"I think The Poet, as a body of work, qualifies as both comics and poetry, a decidedly rare hybrid."

- DENIS KITCHEN from his Foreword to THE POET Volume One

"Webb whittles and peels back layers to find more and more in these spare but vast strips. A man, a bench, a pigeon; THE WORLD. They hang out up the street from Charlie Brown, Thoreau, Bushmiller, and Cage."

- THE COMICS JOURNAL, Best Comics of 2021

"The Poet has a sense of humor about thinking hard and feeling deeply while not apologizing for such outrageous behavior. It's refreshing."

- HAL HARTLEY, filmmaker

"These gently funny comics strike a happy balance between dreaminess and the corporeal world... what emerges is a sense of love for poetry that's intimate enough to make space for poking fun. It also makes space for a talking bench, which is inarguably a good thing."

- HEATHER CHRISTLE, poet

"Serene, existential, and self-aware, The Poet is a helpful respite from... everything."

- ADAM J. KURTZ, artist

"I love The Poet. It reminds me of how we can be delicate and pompous at the same time."

- TOM HART, founder Sequential Artists Workshop

"The Poet knows small miracles abound if you look at everything as if seeing it for the first time, which is how I feel every time I turn the page in this new collection of funny, sad, strange, and beautiful observations on art, life, friendship, and telephone poles."

- WILL McROBB, co-creator The Adventures of Pete & Pete

"Poets like poems, and birds like donuts. This Poet and bird share the crumbs of their life with love, and the occassional jab in the ribs."

- JOHN PORCELLINO, cartoonist

"I have been a joy-filled fan of Todd's work on The Poet for as long as I can remember. - What's that? How the heck should I know?! Now pipe down so I can finish writing thi- Oh, poop, where was I...?"

- KEVIN POLLACK, actor & comedian

"Every poet is dumb, especially this one. Long live dumb poetry!"

- HAYDEE TOUITOU, poet

"The dreamer wears a hat, the pragmatist feathers, and together they tackle life's eternal questions: Where are we? What are we doing here? And, Did I just eat an eraser? Four panels and the truth."

- ANDI WATSON, cartoonist

Todd Webb was born in 1981. He likes to make art about quiet moments and little things. Besides cartooning, he is fond of the ocean, monster movies, synthesizers, taking walks, watching wildlife through the window, his wife Ashley and their cat Oliver Jinx Derril Mariachi Webb the First. He also performs music as Seamonster. Patrick McDonnell is the creator of the daily newspaper comic strip MUTTS, which Charles M. Schulz called "one of the best comic strips of all time." MUTTS debuted on September 5, 1994, and has appeared in more than 700 newspapers in over twenty countries. With a readership in the millions, MUTTS has garnered international recognition for its gentle humor and powerful themes of kindness, compassion, and friendship. Patrick has collaborated on books with author Eckhart Tolle, poet Daniel Landinsky, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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