Summary
The prelude to the Walt and Skeezix series offers a portrait of a country in transition
Walt Before Skeezix collects the first years of Frank King’s beloved comic strip Gasoline Alley–one of the most widely read and syndicated strips of its time, which is still syndicated today. These comics, produced between 1919 and 1920, focus primarily on Walt Wallet and his friends as they engage with the then-novel automobile sensation that was sweeping the nation…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770461413 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770461418 |
| Author: | Frank King |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 720 |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2014 |
| Weight: | 1.70kg |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 178mm |
| Series: | Walt and Skeezix |
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Critics Review
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“Walt Before Skeezix [is] a charming road trip to the past.” –NPR
“Even before Skeezix, this volume reveals Frank King as an ambitious cartoonist eager to burst beyond the limitations of a weekly single-panel car strip.” –AV Club
“This latest volume demonstrates that King had mastered that easy cadence and benevolent outlook even before Skeezix arrived, when the strip still centred around a cast of automobile enthusiasts who congregated in a Chicago back alley… King instills the proceedings with his signature brand of kindly, leisurely warmth, and true fellow-feeling.” –The Globe & Mail
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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