The Best of Beetle Bailey

The Best of Beetle Bailey
Author: Mort Walker
Publisher: Backinprint.Com
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2005-06-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780595348480

Interspersed with editorial comments throughout and an essay by Walker on his life and career.

50 Years of Beetle Bailey

50 Years of Beetle Bailey
Author: Mort Walker
Publisher: Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Bailey, Beetle (Fictitious character)
ISBN: 9781561632527

The Lexicon of Comicana

The Lexicon of Comicana
Author: Mort Walker
Publisher: Backinprint.com
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Cartooning
ISBN: 9780595089024

"Written as a satire on the comic devices cartoonists use, [this] book quickly became a textbook for art students. Walker researched cartoons around the world to collect this international set of cartoon symbols. The names he invented for them now appear in dictionaries."--Page 4 of cover

Miss Buxley

Miss Buxley
Author: Mort Walker
Publisher: Comicana Books
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1982
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9780940420014

Many "Beetle Bailey" readers objected to the portrayal of Miss Buxley, so several newspapers took polls. Included is a selection of strips featuring Miss Buxley, along with comments pro and con, culled from letters, articles and interview03s, plus an afterward by the author.

Cartoonists, Works, and Characters in the United States through 2005

Cartoonists, Works, and Characters in the United States through 2005
Author: John Lent
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 569
Release: 2006-04-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0313083924

This penultimate work in John Lent's series of bibliographies on comic art gathers together an astounding array of citations on American cartoonists and their work. Author John Lent has used all manner of methods to gather the citations, searching library and online databases, contacting scholars and other professionals, attending conferences and festivals, and scanning hundreds of periodicals. He has gone to great length to categorize the citations in an easy-to-use, scholarly fashion, and in the process, has helped to establish the field of comic art as an important part of social science and humanities research. The ten volumes in this series, covering all regions of the world, constitute the largest printed bibliography of comic art in the world, and serve as the beacon guiding the burgeoning fields of animation, comics, and cartooning. They are the definitive works on comic art research, and are exhaustive in their inclusiveness, covering all types of publications (academic, trade, popular, fan, etc.) from all over the world. Also included in these books are citations to systematically-researched academic exercises, as well as more ephemeral sources such as fanzines, press articles, and fugitive materials (conference papers, unpublished documents, etc.), attesting to Lent's belief that all pieces of information are vital in a new field of study such as comic art.

The Best of Crock

The Best of Crock
Author: Bill Rechin
Publisher: Titan Comics
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2017-09-06
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1785865536

Get ready to meet the sorriest, sorest and saddest excuses of soldiers the French Foreign Legion has ever seen as they suffer under the scorching desert sun and tyrannical rule of the crafty, cunning and cruel Commandant Crock. From National Cartoonist Award winners Brant Parker and Bill Rechin comes The Best of Crock – a collection featuring over 670 comic strips selected from 1975 – 1985, a history of the strip, biographies of both creators and a foreword written by Kevin Rechin.

Sam's Strip

Sam's Strip
Author: Mort Walker
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1560979720

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.9px Arial; color: #424242} A short-lived '60s comic strip starring the Yellow Kid, Jiggs and Charlie Brown!? Sam's Strip broke fourth wall to a new level, playing with the basic elements of the cartoon form, experimenting with different art styles and featuring famous characters from other strips. Sam and his cartoonist assistant owned and operated the comic strip they inhabited. Krazy Kat, Dagwood, Charlie Brown and many other characters made walk-on appearances. Sam and his assistant discussed the inner workings and hidden secrets of life within the panel borders. This collection features the cult-classic's complete 20-month run, almost 510 daily strips. Mort Walker and Jerry Dumas provide first-hand accounts of the creation of the strip and other rare, behind-the-scenes material, including unpublished sketches, original artwork, photographs and sales brochures.

Off Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007

Off Broadway Musicals, 1910-2007
Author: Dan Dietz
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 657
Release: 2010-03-10
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786457317

Despite an often unfair reputation as being less popular, less successful, or less refined than their bona-fide Broadway counterparts, Off Broadway musicals deserve their share of critical acclaim and study. A number of shows originally staged Off Broadway have gone on to their own successful Broadway runs, from the ever-popular A Chorus Line and Rent to more off-beat productions like Avenue Q and Little Shop of Horrors. And while it remains to be seen if other popular Off Broadway shows like Stomp, Blue Man Group, and Altar Boyz will make it to the larger Broadway theaters, their Off Broadway runs have been enormously successful in their own right. This book discusses more than 1,800 Off Broadway, Off Off Broadway, showcase, and workshop musical productions. It includes detailed descriptions of Off Broadway musicals that closed in previews or in rehearsal, selected musicals that opened in Brooklyn and in New Jersey, and American operas that opened in New York, along with general overviews of Off Broadway institutions such as the Light Opera of Manhattan. The typical entry includes the name of the host theater or theaters; the opening date and number of performances; the production's cast and creative team; a list of songs; a brief plot synopsis; and general comments and reviews from the New York critics. Besides the individual entries, the book also includes a preface, a bibliography, and 21 appendices including a discography, filmography, a list of published scripts, and lists of musicals categorized by topic and composer.

Mort Walker's Private Scrapbook

Mort Walker's Private Scrapbook
Author: Mort Walker
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2000-12
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780740711268

Many cartoonists have successfully caused brief splashes of excitement throughout history but simply don't have what it takes to command the world's attention for half a century. That is, unless you're comic genius Mort Walker, beloved creator of the cartoon strips Hi and Lois and Beetle Bailey. Mort Walker's Private Scrapbook provides a comprehensive look at the life and work of this suave cartoonist for his legions of fans and aficionados of the comic world alike. In this extensive work painstakingly compiled by Walker over the course of two years, he collects his earliest artwork, reveals who his characters are based on, follows the development of his creations, and relates a fascinating perspective about the evolution of the cartooning world. This full-color scrapbook is a unique glimpse into the window of cartooning that only award-winning veteran artist Mort Walker could provide. This book will be essential for comic strip historians, collectors, and faithful fans.