{"product_id":"9781896597997","title":"Walt and Skeezix: Book Two : Book Two","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWalt and Skeezix: Book Two\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Frank King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGasoline Alley\u003c\/i\u003e clearly belongs in the cannon as a deeply American masterwork of cartooning.\" -Time.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalt and Skeezix: Book Two \u003c\/i\u003ecollects the \u003ci\u003eGasoline Alley \u003c\/i\u003estrips by the great American cartoonist Frank King from 1923 to 1924. King was the first cartoonist to have his characters age in real time and have modern story lines, a landmark conception for comic strips in the early twentieth century. There is a new eighty-page introduction by journalist Jeet Heer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brilliant . . . Offering a serenely witty portrait of Wisconsin working-class life.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eWalt and Skeezix \u003c\/i\u003eis a jewel of a book, a treasure just waiting to be discovered.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What can be seen in this volume certainly qualifies it as one of the most loving and lyrical evocations of everyday life in American literature.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Star-Ledger (Newark)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The strips are a treat to read, both for themselves and as historical documents; the accompanying commentaries delve into the background and values of \u003ci\u003eGasoline Alley \u003c\/i\u003eand the life of a great, but overlooked, American cartoonist.” —\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Tribune-Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781896597997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Drawn and Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40594882920654,"sku":"9781896597997","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_9fec7d57-52b6-424c-b458-4886af106f98.jpg?v=1637820829","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781896597997","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}