Printed on ivory paper, the cartoons are reproduced in their original misregistered halftones, but I swear the page numbers and some of the interstitial text looks like letterpress. I think that what most tempts us to slide this puppy in with the grownup books is its sumptuous production and classy design. The comics are funny - funny in that slapstick name-calling kid-friendly way. So's Pogo, Uncle Wiggly, Donald Duck, and Gerald McBoing Boing. On the other hand, the Introduction is written by Jon Scieszka, and his first word of it is 'Wow.'ĭennis the Menace and Little Lulu are in this book. First of all, the beast is 350 oversize pages long. I This hefty tome landed on my desk with a question: 'Shelve with adult or in kids' graphic novels?' On the other hand, the Introduction is written by Jon Scieszka, and his first word of it is 'Wow.' Dennis the Menace and Little Lulu are in this book. This hefty tome landed on my desk with a question: 'Shelve with adult or in kids' graphic novels?' It's a question. The TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics is essential reading for kids of all ages. Organizing the book into five categories (Hey, Kids! Funny Animals Fantasyland Story Time! and Wacky & Weird), Spiegelman and Mouly use their expertise in the area of comics to frame each category with an introductory essay, and provide brief biographies of the artists. The comics have been culled from the Golden Age of comic books, roughly the 1940s through the early 1960s, and feature the best examples of works by such renowned artists and writers as Carl Barks, John Stanley, Sheldon Mayer, Walt Kelly, Basil Wolverton, and George Carlson, among many, many others. This treasury created for young readers focuses on comic books, not strips, and contains humorous stories that range from a single-page to eight or even twenty-two pages, each complete and self-contained.

This treasury created for young readers focuses on comic books, not strips, and contains humorous stories that range from a single-pag The TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics is an unprecedented collection of the greatest comics for children, artfully compiled by two of the best-known creators in publishing and the field of comics-Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly. The TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics is an unprecedented collection of the greatest comics for children, artfully compiled by two of the best-known creators in publishing and the field of comics-Art Spiegelman and Francoise Mouly.

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