{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-funnies-an-aesthetic-history","title":"THE ART OF THE FUNNIES An Aesthetic History","description":"\u003cp\u003eExploration of the comic strip for elements that make the funnies one of the most appealing of the popular arts. \u003cem\u003eThe Art of The Funnies\u003c\/em\u003e offers a critical vocabulary for the appreciation of the newspaper comic strip as an art form and shows that full awareness of the artistry comes from considering both the verbal and the visual elements of the medium. The techniques of creating a comic strip - breaking down the narrative, composition of the panel, planning the layout - have remained constant since comic strips were originated. Since 1900 with \u003cstrong\u003eWinsor McCay\u003c\/strong\u003e's \u003cem\u003eLittle Nemo in Slumberland\u003c\/em\u003e key cartoonists have relied on the union of words and pictures to give the funnies their continuing appeal.\n\nThis art has persisted in such milestone achievements as\u003cstrong\u003e Bud Fisher\u003c\/strong\u003e's Mutt and Jeff, \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge McManus\u003c\/strong\u003e's Bringing Up Father, \u003cstrong\u003eSidney Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e's The Gumps, \u003cstrong\u003eRoy Crane\u003c\/strong\u003e's Wash Tubbs and Captain Easy, \u003cstrong\u003eHarold Gray\u003c\/strong\u003e's Little Orphan Annie, \u003cstrong\u003eChester Gould\u003c\/strong\u003e's Dick Tracy, \u003cstrong\u003eZack Mosley\u003c\/strong\u003e's Smilin' Jack, \u003cstrong\u003eHarold Foster\u003c\/strong\u003e's Tarzan, \u003cstrong\u003eAlex Raymond\u003c\/strong\u003e's Secret Agent X-9, Jungle Jim, and Flash Gordon, \u003cstrong\u003eMilton Caniff\u003c\/strong\u003e's Terry and the Pirates, \u003cstrong\u003eE. C. Segar\u003c\/strong\u003e's Popeye, \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Herriman\u003c\/strong\u003e's Krazy Kat, and \u003cstrong\u003eWalt Kelly\u003c\/strong\u003e's Pogo. In morerecent times with \u003cstrong\u003eMort Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e's Beetle Bailey, \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Schulz\u003c\/strong\u003e's Peanuts. \u003cstrong\u003eJohnny Hart\u003c\/strong\u003e's B.C., \u003cstrong\u003eT.K. Ryan\u003c\/strong\u003e's Tumbleweeds, \u003cstrong\u003eGarry Trudeau\u003c\/strong\u003e's Doonesbury, and \u003cstrong\u003eBill Watterson\u003c\/strong\u003e's Calvin and Hobbes, the artform has evolved with new developments, yet the aesthetics of the funnies remain basic.\n\nThe Art of The Funnies unearths new information and weighs the influence of syndication upon the medium. Though the funnies go in ever new directions, perceiving the interdependency of words and pictures, as this book shows, remains the key to understanding the art.\n\n\u003cb\u003eOut Of Print. Condition: Very Fine\/As New. In shrink Wrap.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59642403914014,"sku":"RB6100","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/RB6100-art-funnies-aesthetic-history.jpg?v=1784510635","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/the-art-of-the-funnies-an-aesthetic-history","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}