{"title":"George McManus","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge McManus (1884 – 1954) was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Irish immigrant Jiggs and his wife Maggie, the main characters of his syndicated comic strip, Bringing Up Father.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"forgotten-fantasy-sunday-comics-1900-1915","title":"Forgotten Fantasy: Sunday Comics 1900-1915","description":"\u003ch5\u003eCollect the greatest fantasy comic strips from the earliest days of comics.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dawn of the 20th century saw of technological advances that were only dreamed of decades before. One such advance was four-color printing, which brought to life stories inspired by both the technology of the time and the children’s fiction enjoyed by a burgeoning middle class. This confluence brought about a unique genre within a new art form—the Fantasy Comic Strip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese pages were a Sunday staple for less than two decades, soon replaced by humorous family comics that more closely mirrored the modern society. But from 1900 to 1915, American newspapers offered some of the most fascinating comics ever printed. And while Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo in Slumberland is known worldwide, many of the great fantasy comics have virtually vanished — until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresented here in the original size and colors are the complete comics of Lyonel Feininger—The Kin-der-Kids and Wee Willie Winkie’s World, along with the complete adventures of: The Explorigator by Henry Grant Dart; Nibsy the Newsboy by George McManus; Naughty Pete by Charles Forbell, plus full-color Dream of the Rarebit Fiend Sundays by Winsor McCay. With dozens more fantastical Sundays from, John Gruelle, Gustave Verbeek, Herbert Crowley, John R. 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From the very first color Sunday supplement, comics were a driving force in newspaper sales, offering a wild parody of the world and the culture found in the surrounding pages. Society didn't stand a chance!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the origins of the American comic strip, born at a time when there were no set styles or formats, when creators had the freedom to experiment, when artistic anarchy helped spawn a new medium. The few existing rules were broken, and new ones were created. Unique uses of layout and presentation of dialog and characters exploded on the pages in full color, showing new possibilities in graphic storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe genesis of comics is laid out in a dozen essays by the greatest in their field—historians like Thierry Smolderen, Brian Walker, Alfredo Castelli, Bill Kartalopoulos, Paul C. Tumey and others. And in the second, revised edition of this seminal collection: over 200 comic strips! The earliest comics by acknowledged greats like R. F. Outcault, George McManus, Winsor McCay, and George Herriman, along with creations of more than fifty other superb cartoonists, known and unknown. Collectively they are “The Founders of the Funnies”. The classic strips, most not printed in over 100 years, are presented in their original colors at the incredible oversized format Sunday Press is known for: all the better to see the comics that would inspire the next century of comics to come!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Maresca","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":47405620199670,"sku":"9798875000607","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0322\/7339\/9944\/files\/SundayPress_SocietyIsNix_3D_f860bb85-080b-411f-ac11-472623930d09.jpg?v=1761150956"},{"product_id":"by-george-the-comic-art-of-george-mcmanus","title":"By George! The Comic Art of George McManus","description":"\u003ch5\u003eThe definitive collection of comics and illustrations created by George McManus, the world-famous creator of Bringing Up Father and one of history's most popular comic strip artists. This book covers the artist's work from 1901 to 1950.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"By George\" is a 500-year-old exclamation used to express astonishment; a euphemism to avoid naming a divinity. A fitting title for this collection of classic comic art—both astonishing and, in its own way, divine.\nIn 1913, George McManus was already a successful cartoonist with over a dozen hit comic strips to his credit. That year saw the debut of his signature creation, Bringing Up Father, soon to become an international sensation—the most popular comic strip in the world. In 1918 it appeared as a Sunday feature in full color, full-page splendor that is now, along with the artist's earlier works, recreated by Sunday Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume displays the long career of George McManus, from his early days as an artist for the St. Louis Republican, to his ground-breaking work for Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst in New York. Early features like Panhandle Pete and Nibsy the Newsboy show McManus as one of the \"Founders of the Funnies.\" With The Whole Blooming Family, The Newlyweds\/Their Only Child, he pioneered the type of family-humor comic strip that led to the sitcoms of radio and television. This form reached a peak with the battling (yet loving) spouses, Jiggs and Maggie in Bringing Up Father.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story behind the over 150 strips found in this collection is related in great detail by historian Paul C. Tumey in his detailed biographical introduction. McManus and his wife, even more so than his characters, were the toast of society, both at home and abroad, which added to his fame and the popularity of the strip. The book's foreword by internationally renowned cartoonist and designer Joost Swarte offers an appreciation and a description of the important influence of McManus on European artists, including Tintin's Hergé. Educator and historian Eike Exner chronicles McManus's Asian connection as one of the main American influences in the development of Manga.\nCompleting this comprehensive volume are photographs, illustrations, and memorabilia highlighting the long career of one of the world's greatest cartoonists—making his readers laugh at his characters (and themselves) for over half a century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcManus has a well-deserved place in the pantheon of American cartoon artists, but never before has had a comprehensive collection of his work. 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