Melvin Monster: Volume One (John Stanley Library)
Stanley, John
ISBN 10: 189729963X ISBN 13: 9781897299630
Published by Drawn and Quarterly, 2009
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Drawn and Quarterly; Montreal, 2009. Hardcover. A Very Good, illustrated boards, binding sturdy and intact, dent top front board edge, mild spine lean, some rubbing along board and spine edges, trace handling marks, without Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 4to[quarto or approx. 11.5 x 13.5 inches]., 184pp., color illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book. Seller Inventory # SKU1042681
Synopsis:
The classic children's comic strip in a handsome new archival series, designed by Seth
John Stanley is celebrated as one of the great children's comics writers for his work on the Little Lulu series. In fact, the Lulu work is a small part of his output; he drew and continued to write many other comics-notably his work on the 1960s teen comics from Dell (Thirteen, Dunc and Loo, and Kookie) and his monster comedy strip, Melvin Monster.
Drawn & Quarterly is planning to launch an extensive reprinting of much of Stanley's work in discrete volumes. The first in this series is the two-volume Melvin Monster collection featuring all ten issues about the oddball monster boy who just wants to be good, go to school, and do as he's told. Designed to fit nicely with Drawn & Quarterly's reprinting of Tove Jansson's Moomin series, these comics are great reading for all ages. Stanley's reputation as a great storyteller and visual comedian is richly deserved-few golden- or silver-age comics stand the test of time the way these comics do.
About the Author:
JOHN STANLEY (1914–93) was a journeyman comics scripter in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for his scripts for the majority of the Little Lulu comics produced by Dell, and is considered by many comics historians to be the most consistently funny and idiosyncratic writer ever to work in the field. He left comics bitterly sometime in the late 1960s, never to return.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Melvin Monster: Volume One (John Stanley ...
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Very Good