{"product_id":"walt-skeezix-vol-1-1921-1922-hc","title":"Walt \u0026 Skeezix Vol. 1 1921-1922 HC","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Creator\"\u003e(W\/A) Frank King (CA) Chris Ware\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ItemDetails_Description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalt \u0026amp; Skeezix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the first-ever collection of the classic twentieth-century newspaper strip\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGasoline Alley\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the beginning of a handsome multivolume series edited and designed by comics virtuoso Chris Ware\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChris Ware has often cited \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGasoline Alley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as one of his favorite comic strips ever, and he has lovingly edited and designed W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ealt \u0026amp; Skeezix: Book One\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the first-ever collection of the classic newspaper strip created by one of the pioneering giants of American comic strips, Frank King. Not only does this volume reprint the first two years of the strip in which King's friendly and nostalgic imagination took shape but each book in the series features an eighty-page color introduction by Jeet Heer of Canada's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Each introduction will also feature never-before-seen archival photos and ephemera from the personal collection of King's granddaughter. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalt \u0026amp; Skeezix\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis not just a collection of a classic comic strip-it is the story of a great American cartoonist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFew cartoon strips have this kind of longevity and quality; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGasoline Alley\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas been with us since 1919 and is a gentle mirror held up to ordinary American life in the early twentieth century. It started as a mild satire on the post-WWI \"craze\" for cars, but it wasn't long before it developed into a quirky family story attracting an audience of more than thirty million readers in four hundred-plus newspapers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGasoline Alley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an affectionate portrait of modern living, is remembered for being the first strip to set itself in contemporary American history. The characters of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGasoline Alley\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003egrow up, go to war, and have grandchildren. The strip always reflects the kind, sweet pace of life.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"999","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48605603954944,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8613\/2805\/files\/9781896597645.jpg?v=1776287865","url":"https:\/\/stmarkscomics.com\/products\/walt-skeezix-vol-1-1921-1922-hc","provider":"St. Mark's Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}