Mutts: The Comic Art Of Patrick McDonnell - Hardcover

McDonnell, Patrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810946165 ISBN 13: 9780810946163

Publisher: Abrams, 2003

Synopsis

Presents a collection of more than three hundred samples of the popular syndicated comic strip, as well as a variety of McDonnell's sketches, paintings, and wood carvings, and an autobiographical account of his life, influences, and creative process. 20,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Patrick McDonnell illustrated the Russell Baker Sunday Observer column for the New York Times Magazine and Bad Baby, a monthly comic strip for Parents magazine, before creating Mutts in 1994. McDonnell has also been a regular contributor to Sports Illustrated, Reader's Digest, Time, and many other national magazines, is the coauthor of the Abrams book Krazy Kat: The Comic Art of George Herriman, and is on the board of directors of the Humane Society of the United States. John Carlin has been a lawyer, college professor, art critic, music producer, and TV director. He is currently organizing a survey of 20th-century American comics, cartoons, and comic books for the Museum of Contemporary Art and the UCLA Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. Cofounder of the media design and production company Funny Garbage, he is also founder and creative director of the Red Hot Organization, a not-for-profit music and video production company.

Review:

"It is one of the best (comic strips) of all time." - Charles Schulz, Peanuts

About this edition

• Publisher: Abrams
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0810946165
• ISBN 13: 9780810946163
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216