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Get lost in the work of one of the most innovative and unique comic strip artists of the early 20th century.

One of the eight wonders of the comics world: The Upside Downs of Little Lady Lovekins and Old Man...

  • Name : The Upside-Down World of Gustave Verbeek: The Complete Sunday Comics 1903-1905
  • Vendor : Fantagraphics Sunday Press Books
  • Type : Books
  • Manufacturing : 2024 / 08 / 01
  • Barcode : 9780976888574

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The Upside-Down World of Gustave Verbeek: The Complete Sunday Comics 1903-1905
Get lost in the work of one of the most innovative and unique comic strip artists of the early 20th century.

One of the eight wonders of the comics world: The Upside Downs of Little Lady Lovekins and Old Man Muffaroo. The one Sunday page came in two parts: the first is read like a regular comic, then you turn the page upside down and the images transform to illustrate the story that continues with the panels in their new position and order.

This volume features a complete run of the Upside Downs (1903-1905), digitally restored and presented in their original size and colors. Also featured are a complete run of Verbeek's Loony Lyrics of Lulu (1910) and a sampling of his long-running favorite, Terrors of the Tiny Tads (1906-1914). As a bonus, a collection of 25 painting and drawings from books illustrated by Verbeek (1910-1915) fill out this high-quality hardbound volume. Verbeek's work has influenced, directly or indirectly, Maurice Sendak, Dr. Suess, and many other illustrators and cartoonists.

Contains a foreword by recreational mathematics scholar Martin Gardner, and contributions by comics historians Jeet Heer, Marco Graziosi and Richard Marschall. This book will have great appeal to collectors, archivists, and fans of illustrated children's fantasy stories.

Each book includes a set of 12 Tiny Tads postcards, replicated from the Verbeek originals of 1907 - 1910. From 1907 to 1913, Gustave Verbeek's Tiny Tads Postcards were created as an advertising tool for small businesses. Looking like personal postcards, individual stores printed promotional messages in cursive text. Now, for the first time, these cards have been restored without advertising, ready to enjoy and send to your Tad friends all year 'round

Author: Gustave Verbeek
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Fantagraphics Sunday Press Books
Published: 10/06/2009
Pages: 120
Weight: 3.5lbs
Size: 10.60h x 16.10w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780976888574


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 03/14/2010 pg. 8

About the Author
Gustave Verbeek (August 29, 1867 - December 5, 1937) was a Dutch-American illustrator and cartoonist, best known for his newspaper cartoons in the early 1900s featuring an inventive use of word play and visual storytelling tricks.

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