Enigma Of Al Capp
ISBN-13: 9781560973409
Contributor(s): Alexander Theroux
Subject: Graphic Novels: General
Publisher Imprint: Fantagraphics
Publication Date: 02-01-2006
Format: Paperback
Availability: In stock
£6.95
About the book
This incisive examination of Capp's life and career is back in print at last. From the author of The Strange Case of Edward Gorey comes a powerful portrait of a controversial giant in the comics world: the creator of the classic strip Li'l Abner, merchandising genius and outspoken extremist - from his early cartooning days ghosting for the creator of |Joe Palooka|, to his fame at the top of the field and his later years attacking John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Theroux comments, |Satire was his gift, and its ancillary weapons burlesque and parody|.