40: A Doonesbury Retrospective

Garry Trudeau

ISBN 10: 0740797352 ISBN 13: 9780740797354

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

over sized book in hard shell case. Doonesbury retrospective has full color comics reproductions and black and white sketches.

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Product Description
Created by the team that brought you The Complete Far Side and The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, this massive-yet-elegant celebratory anthology marks Doonesbury's 40th anniversary by examining in depth the characters that have given the strip such vitality.

On October 26, 1970, college jock B.D. met his inept and geeky roommate, Mike. Fourteen thousand strips later, the world of Doonesbury has grown uniquely vast, sustained by an intricately woven web of relationships--over 40 major characters spanning three generations. This book opens with an in-depth essay in which G. B. Trudeau surveys his sprawling creation as only he could. The volume's 1,800 beautifully displayed strips chronicle the key adventures and path crossings of the ever-evolving cast, from ur-characters such as Zonker, Joanie, Duke, and Honey, to relative newcomers such as Zipper, Alex, and Toggle. Dropped in throughout are 18 detailed essays in which Trudeau contemplates individual characters and groups of characters.

The book's literal centerpiece is a four-page foldout that maps in annotated detail the mind-boggling matrix of relationships. A feast of storytelling and a clarifying overview, 40: A Doonesbury Retrospective offers a unique way to experience one of the greatest comic strips ever.

A Look Inside 40: A Doonesbury Retrospective
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Local Resident Injured in Iraq Blast	Miami County Sheriff’s Office, 10/26/1970
White House Press Corps	Doonesbury Zonker

About the Author:

G. B. Trudeau has been drawing his Pulitzer Prize-winning comic strip for more than forty years. In addition to cartooning, Trudeau has worked in theater, film, and television. He also has been a contributing columnist for the New York Times op-ed page and later an essayist for Time magazine. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. He lives in New York City with his wife, Jane Pauley. They have three grown children.
 

About this edition

• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0740797352
• ISBN 13: 9780740797354
• Binding: Product Bundle
• Number of pages: 696