{"product_id":"the-comics-the-complete-collection","title":"The Comics: The Complete Collection","description":"Brian Walkers two comprehensive guides to American comics  The Comics Before 1945 and The Comics Since 1945  are combined here in one beautifully designed omnibus edition  The Comics: The Complete Collection. Cartoon authority Brian Walker has amassed over a century of stripsmore than 1 300 imagesincluding rare examples provided by the artists themselves. Featured cartoonists include George Herriman (Krazy Kat)  Walt Kelly (Pogo)  Charles Schulz (Peanuts)  Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes)  Scott Adams (Dilbert)  Patrick McDonnell (Mutts)  and many more. Organized by decade  with biographical profiles and analysis of the different genres  The Comics is a graphically stunning  and terrifically priced survey of American newspaper comics.  Praise for The Comics:  \"The strips . . . are beautifully reproduced and carefully annotated.\" -The New York Times  \"As a detailed and informed one-volume history of the newspaper comics  Walkers The Comics is the best book we have.\" -PW Comics Week  \"The Comics is excellent at conjuring the feeling of feverish joy that comics can provide.\" -The Washington Post  \"This is a terrific collection both for novices in need of an overview and for aficionados looking for new discoveries.\" -A.V. Club  a bountiful treasury of an underrated 20th-century art form at its best  one bound to amuse and enlighten  The Palm Beach Post \"This is a book to be savored  enjoyed a page at a time  perhaps the perfect coffee-table tome.\" -The Plain Dealer","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44894910644277,"sku":"ByrdShop_0810995956","price":92.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0810995956.jpg?v=1767436896","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-comics-the-complete-collection","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}