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Ladataan... Walt & Skeezix (vuoden 2006 painos)Tekijä: Frank King, Jeet Heer, Chris Oliveros, Chris Ware, Tim Samuelson
TeostiedotWalt and Skeezix: Book Three (tekijä: Frank King)
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. The saga continues into 1925 and 1926, with Skeezix turning 4 and 5. But the main drama here is the blossoming and maturation of the romance between Walt Wallet and Phyllis Blossom, finally culminating in their marriage. King is masterful in his pacing, mixing the suspense of Walt's courtship with the wonderful mundane charm of life in the Alley. It's also amazing to see the subtleness of Skeezix's growth from age 4 to 5 throughout the book, and I feel certain Lynn Johnston tok some artistic pointers from King's work for "For Better or For Worse", the only other strip I know of to so successfully and consistently age the characters at a natural rate. It's really too bad the the current executors of the strip have taken this concept to such an outlandish end, as the current "Gasoline Alley" strip has a relatively sharp and spry Walt Wallet who must be about 108 now, and Skeezix perhaps in his mid-80's. King's artwork is really coming along nicely here. His Sunday strips are justifiably raved about (by me, anyway), but his subtle artistic charm and competence shine through in these daily panels too. Particularly interesting are the several nightime courtship scenes between Walt and Phyllis, in which King is really able to stretch himself with his sunsets and moonlit nights. There is also a sumptuous preliminary article about Gasoline Alley collectibles, several of which I have been lucky enough to acquire and are pictured here. näyttää 2/2 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
Kuuluu näihin sarjoihinWalt And Skeezix (book 3)
Frank King was featured in the critically acclaimed exhibit Masters of American Comics."Frank King's Gasoline Alley may be the best syndicated comic strip ever. Walt and Skeezix lovingly collects two years' worth of the strip." (Playboy)"There is a lovely, often wrenching gravity to the strip. King knows how humans as well as cars work, especially toddlers. His unsentimental understanding of their moods and games, matched by Walt's sudden and unquestioned devotion to his adopted son, make this about as affecting a portrait of fatherhood as I've seen." (New York Times Book Review) Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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The strips from 1925 & 1926 focus more on the romance between Walt & Phyllis Blossom and less on Skeezix's shenanigans. They illustrate a culture with strict gender roles and social mores. I'm assuming they've been exaggerated a bit to draw out the storyline and work in a few gags. There also seems to be more travelling involved in this volume than in the previous ones. If I were inclined to count them, I think its possible that more of the strips are set "on the road" than in Gasoline Alley. Makes me wonder how the characters can afford such a lifestyle. But that's taking the book way too seriously. I'd much rather move on to the next volume.
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*Note: That world is a far from perfect world. The racial stereotypes in the art are painful. The writing is a bit better, though still reflects the biases of the time. Read at your own risk.
--J. ( )