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Reading the Funnies

Author : Donald Phelps
Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
ISBN 13 : 1560973684
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book Reading the Funnies written by Donald Phelps and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2001-05-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The comic strip has been a staple of American newspapers for nearly a century. It is a creation unique to cultural life and, in addition to entertainment, has commented on the way we see and view ourselves. From its high culture influence on Pop Art to its low culture appeal to children of all ages, the comic strip has had a lasting hold on the imaginations of generations. Noted writer Donald Phelps provides essays on popular classics, such as Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, E.C. Segar's Thimble Theatre (which produced Popeye), and Frank King's Gasoline Alley. His keen eye discerns the sublime qualities of this most American art form with wit and refreshing candor. Reading the Funnies offers an elegant and eloquent look into this fascinating slice of American popular culture.

The Someday Funnies

Author : Michel Choquette
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
ISBN 13 : 9780810996182
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (961 download)

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Download or read book The Someday Funnies written by Michel Choquette and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of 129 never-before-published comics about the 1960s by 169 writers and artists, including Renâe Goscinny, Jack Kirby, Harvey Kurtzman, Art Spiegelman, and Gahan Wilson.

SCREWBALL! The Cartoonists Who Made the Funnies Funny

Author : Paul C. Tumey
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1684051878
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book SCREWBALL! The Cartoonists Who Made the Funnies Funny written by Paul C. Tumey and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of screwball comics, with new research and rare art from some of the most hilarious cartoonists of all time. Before "screwball" became a movie genre, it was a staple of other forms of American culture, including newspaper comic strips. Emerging from the pressures of a rapidly accelerating technological and information-drenched society, screwball comics offered a healthy dose of laughter and perspective. The disruptive, manic, and surreal verbal-visual comedy of these "funnies" fostered an absurdist sensibility embraced by The Marx Brothers (who took their names from a popular comic strip), W. C. Fields, Tex Avery, Spike Jones, Ernie Kovacs, and Mad magazine. Comics scholar Paul C. Tumey traces the development of screwball as a genre in magazine cartoons and newspaper comics, presenting the work of around fifteen cartoonists, with an art-stuffed chapter on each. The book offers a wealth of previously un-reprinted comics unleashing fresh views of some of America's greatest and most-loved cartoonists, including George Herriman (Krazy Kat), E.C. Segar (creator of Popeye), Rube Goldberg (The Inventions of Professor Lucifer G. Butts, A.K.), Bill Holman (Smokey Stover), and Frederick Opper (Happy Hooligan). In addition, readers will be delighted to discover previously "lost" screwball masters, such as Gene Ahern (The Squirrel Cage), Gus Mager (Sherlocko the Monk), Boody Rogers (Sparky Watts), Milt Gross (Count Screwloose), George Swanson ($alesman $am) and others. Both humorous and educational, this book is aimed at a general audience of all ages and at university comics studies programs.

The Funnies

Author : J. Robert Lennon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781941531679
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (316 download)

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Download or read book The Funnies written by J. Robert Lennon and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Funnies is a great insider look at the world of the comic-strip industry blended with the mysteries of family dynamics.

The Other Kind of Funnies

Author : Han Yu
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135186453X
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book The Other Kind of Funnies written by Han Yu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-14 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Other Kind of Funnies refutes the mainstream American cultural assumption that comics have little to do with technical communication-that the former are entertaining (in a low-brow sense) and juvenile, whereas the latter is practical and serious (to the point of stuffiness). The first of its kind, this book demonstrates the exciting possibilities of using comics in technical communication. It defines comics as a medium and art form that includes cartoons, comic strips, comic books, and graphic novels; provides conceptual and historical backgrounds on comics; and discusses the appeals and challenges of using comics-style technical communication. More specifically, it examines comics-style instructions, educational materials, health/risk communication, and political/propaganda communication. The author argues that comics-style technical communication encourages reader participation, produces covert persuasion, facilitates intercultural communication, benefits underprivileged audiences such as children and readers of lower literacy, and challenges the positivist view of technical communication. An abundance of comics-style technical communication examples, carefully selected from across cultures and times, demonstrates the argument. While the book proposes that comics can create user-friendly, visually oriented, engaging, and socially responsible technical communication, it is also quick to acknowledge the limitations and challenges of comics-style technical communication and provides heuristics on how to cope with them. The Other Kind of Funnies is unique in its interdisciplinary approach. It focuses on technical communication but speaks to design, cultural and intercultural studies, historical studies, and to some extent, education, politics, and art.

Derby Dugan's Depression Funnies

Author : Tom De Haven
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312421335
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (213 download)

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Download or read book Derby Dugan's Depression Funnies written by Tom De Haven and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-11-09 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1930s world of strip cartoons through the eyes of Al Beady, a lightning-fast pulp fiction writer. He writes text for "Derby Dugan, " a cartoon on an orphan boy and his smart-aleck talking dog, serving as comic relief for hard times.

Founding Fathers Funnies

Author : Peter Bagge
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
ISBN 13 : 1630085545
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Founding Fathers Funnies written by Peter Bagge and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American Revolution has never been funnier! America's founding fathers were brilliant, brave, forward-thinking. . . and ridiculous, at least in the eyes of cartoonist and history buff Peter Bagge! "I find myself laughing out loud whenever I read of their foibles, especially when their oversized egos clashed," says the author. This collection of short vignettes features some of our country's best-known historical figures (along with several lesser-known players) and includes all Founding Fathers Funnies cartoons from Apocalypse Nerd and Dark Horse Presents. This hardcover also features several brand new stories and additional biographical information! "I can count on one hand the number of comic artists whose work is as strong . . . Maybe on two or three fingers." -Robert Crumb "Peter Bagge is one of the best comic storytellers ever." -Vice "Peter Bagge remains one of those premiere old-school 80s/90s alt-cartoonists who built their careers one corrosively funny page at a time." -The A.V. Club

The Sunday Funnies, 1896-1950

Author : Richard Marschall
Publisher : Chelsea House Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780877540694
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book The Sunday Funnies, 1896-1950 written by Richard Marschall and published by Chelsea House Pub. This book was released on 1978 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reading the Funnies

Author : Donald Phelps
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780756786113
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Reading the Funnies written by Donald Phelps and published by . This book was released on 2001-12-30 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated book collects Donald Phelps' essays on early 20th century newspaper strips -- the Golden Age of comic strips, when readers avidly followed the daily & weekly adventures of Flash Gordon, Little Nemo, & Krazy Kat, a time when the critic Gilbert Seldes could write, Of all the lively arts the Comic Strip is the most despised &, with the exception of the movies, it is the most popular.Ó These are celebratory literary examinations, with examples, of some of the greatest strips to have ever appeared in newspapers: James Swinnerton's Little Jimmy, E.C. Segar's Thimble Theatre, Chester Gould's Dick Tracy, Frank King's Gasoline Alley, Harold Gray's Little Orphan Annie, Harry J. Tuthill's The Bungle Family, & others.

Pep Digital Vol. 103: Archie & Friends Faculty Funnies

Author : Archie Superstars
Publisher : Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 162738359X
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (273 download)

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Book Synopsis Pep Digital Vol. 103: Archie & Friends Faculty Funnies by : Archie Superstars

Download or read book Pep Digital Vol. 103: Archie & Friends Faculty Funnies written by Archie Superstars and published by Archie Comic Publications, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-08-22 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We see a lot of Archie and friends, but have you ever wondered what Mr. Weatherbee, Ms. Grundy and the Riverdale High staff do in their spare time? Wonder no more½this 100-page digital exclusive book explores just that! Read these laugh-out-loud stories starring your favorite teachers. Class is in session, and you're about to get SCHOOLED!

Mission Ziffoid

Author : Michael Rosen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780744569421
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (694 download)

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Download or read book Mission Ziffoid written by Michael Rosen and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Told in a rollercoaster good-news-bad-news style, this is the tale of a boy's trip into space, as related by his younger brother to a friend. He begins with his brother's space rocket, which takes him to a football crazy planet, which seems to be a good but in fact is bad, because he's the ball

Little Lit: Folklore & Fairy Tale Funnies

Author : Art Spiegelman
Publisher : HarperColl
ISBN 13 : 9780060286248
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (862 download)

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Book Synopsis Little Lit: Folklore & Fairy Tale Funnies by : Art Spiegelman

Download or read book Little Lit: Folklore & Fairy Tale Funnies written by Art Spiegelman and published by HarperColl. This book was released on 2000-10-03 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treasure and a treasury! Innovative cartoonist and renowned children's book artists from around the world have gathered to bring you the magic of fairy tales through the wonder of comics. The stories range from old favorites to new discoveries, from the profound to the silly. A treat for all ages, these picture stories unlock the enchanted door into the pleasures of books and reading! Best Children's Books 2000 (PW)

Arthurs Funny Money

Author : Lillian Hoban
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781484429099
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Arthurs Funny Money written by Lillian Hoban and published by . This book was released on 2014-06-20 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious account of Arthur's attempts to earn enough money to buy a T-shirt and cap, assisted by his sister Violet.

Funnies from the Morgue

Author : Mark Cline
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Funnies from the Morgue written by Mark Cline and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you like the humor of the old EC comics "Tales From The Crypt ", you'll thoroughly enjoy Mark Cline's 102 page fully illustrated "Funnies From The Morgue". There are 11 individual stories beautifully written and illustrated by famed entertainer and theme park attraction builder Mark Cline, also known as "The Barnum of the Blue Ridge". Included also is a bonus thriller by his older brother Steven Cline. A maniacal milk man chases the morning paper boy. A plumber hopelessly falls in love with a turd told in tragic Shakespearean fashion. A near sighted vampire and his rat are buried in the rubble of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. There are giant tape worms, one and a half headed aliens, a zombie superhero with ADHD, Van Gogh as a tormented werewolf-even Bigfoot as well as the Devil as an exorcise equipment salesman. There are lots more monsters to entertain you in this twisted collection of bizarre tales of love, loss and revenge!"

She Always Knew How

Author : Charlotte Chandler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471105849
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book She Always Knew How written by Charlotte Chandler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sex goddess Mae West is responsible for some of the most quoted lines in film history: * Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me? * When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better. * It's not the men in my life that counts - it's the life in my men. She was a performer from childhood and debuted on Broadway in a play she wrote entitled "Sex" which was a success until it was raided for immorality and Mae was jailed for ten days. This book is packed with stars from George Raft to Cary Grant and W.C. Fields, with whom she made "My Little Chickadee", the most successful film of Fields' career. Charlotte Chandler recorded Mae West over a period of roughly a month towards the end of the star's life. She was still as vital and lively as ever, and this book will convey all of Mae West's legendary attitude.

The Funnies

Author : J. Robert Lennon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Funnies written by J. Robert Lennon and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comedy on the world of comics featuring Tim Mix, a struggling artist. Opportunity knocks when Mix's father dies and Mix is offered to take over the father's successful, syndicated cartoon. Question is will the son match his father's sense of humor, part of the cartoon's popularity being that it pokes fun at the oddball Mix family. By the author of The Light of Falling Stars.

Manufacturing Desire

Author : Arthur Asa Berger
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351507095
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Manufacturing Desire written by Arthur Asa Berger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The average person in America watches four hours of television per day and spends the equivalent of nine years of his or her life in front of the television set. If the attention most people devote to popular culture - listening to the news, watching soap operas, reading the comics-were added up, it would reveal that most people spend an enormous amount of time with popular culture which becomes in large measure, their culture. "Manufacturing Desire" is a study of how the mass media broadcast or spread various popular arts; further how the media and popular arts play a major role in shaping our everyday lives.The television shows we watch, the movies we see, the radio programs we listen to, and all the comic strips we read influence social behavior. They give us ideas about what is good and evil, about how to solve problems, and about how we should relate to others. If we understand this, says Berger, then the way we think about our media-influenced culture will be far different than if we see popular culture as mindless entertainment. Berger provides an analysis of the way popular culture and the mass media simultaneously reflect and affect various aspects of American culture and society. He examines commercials, television shows, comics, film, humor, and everyday life in terms of what beliefs and values are found in them, what attitudes toward ourselves, and our societies are contained in them, how they achieve their effects, and what they reflect about present-day American culture and society.This book is analysis of the impact mass media have across America, cross-culturally, and internationally. "Manufacturing Desire" will provide the general reader as well as specialists in communication and information, sociology, and psychology with a better understanding of the effects of mass media and popular culture on contemporary society.