The Addams Family: an Evilution

About this book

The Addams Family: An Evilution is the first book to trace The Addams Family history presenting more than 200 cartoons created by Charles Addams (American 1912-1988) throughout his prolific career; many have never been published before. Text by H. Kevin Miserocchi director of the Tee and Charles Addams Foundation offers a revealing chronology of each characters evolution while Addamss own incisive character descriptions originally penned for the benefit of the television show producers introduce each chapter. As the presence of the Family continues to permeate generation after generation and in celebration of the Broadway musical debuting in 2010 this book reminds us where these oddly lovable characters came from and in doing so offers a lasting tribute to one of Americas greatest humorists. Includes more than 200 cartoons (approximately 50 are published here for the first time) many in color.