Moomin Book Six
The Complete Lars Jansson Comic Strip
$43.88
- Hardcover
88 pages
- Release Date
10 May 2011
Summary
The first volume to be drawn and written by Lars Jansson
After the multifaceted Tove Jansson quit the daily grind of the newspaper comic strip, the reins were picked up by her younger brother, Lars, who–not being an artist–taught himself how to draw so that he could continue bringing the Moomin charm to millions of readers around the world. He wrote and drew the strip from 1961 to 1974. Without missing a beat, the transition from Tove to Lars was seamless. The delightful and gentle skewering of life’s foibles continued with such antics as Moomin becoming a vegetarian; the genie from a magic lamp bringing stolen diamonds; a railway through Moominvalley turning into a roller coaster, and, of course, hijinks with international spies invading Moominvalley.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770460423 |
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| ISBN-10: | 177046042X |
| Author: | Lars Jansson |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 88 |
| Release Date: | 10 May 2011 |
| Weight: | 714g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 220mm x 310mm |
| Series: | Moomin, Moomin: The Complete Comic Strip |
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Critics Review
“Whimsical and charming, Moomin’s (mis)adventures suggest an Alice in Wonderland dream world with odd beings, unexplained connections, and events that freewheel out of control.” —Library Journal on the Moomin Series
“Moomin is about freedom, tolerance, and optimism amid frustration, loss, and fear.” —Modern Painters on the Moomin Series
“A lost treasure now rediscovered–one of the sweetest, strangest comic strips ever drawn or written. A surrealist masterpiece. Honest.” —Neil Gaiman on the Moomin Series
Lars Jansson
Lars Jansson (1926 – 2000) was a Finnish cartoonist and author. He was a published author at sixteen before he taught himself to be a cartoonist in order to replace his sister Tove on the Moomin comic strip. Lars Jansson drew the strip for fourteen years.
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