{"product_id":"barnaby-volume-one-hardcover-by-crockett-johnson","title":"Barnaby Volume One Hardcover by Crockett Johnson","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eFantagraphics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2013-06-15)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e336\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781606995228\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e567.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA legendary comic strip finally given the Fantagraphics treatment.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore authoring one of the most beloved children’s book series of all time — \u003ci\u003eHarold and the Purple Crayon\u003c\/i\u003e —cartoonist Crockett Johnson created the comic strip \u003ci\u003eBarnaby\u003c\/i\u003e for over ten years (1942 to 1952). Its subtle ironies and playful allusions never won a broad following, but the adventures of 5-year-old Barnaby Baxter and his fairy godfather Jackeen J. O’Malley was and is a critical favorite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFantagraphics will introduce the wonders of \u003ci\u003eBarnaby\u003c\/i\u003e to a new generation of children and parents alike. Co-edited by Johnson biographer Philip Nel (\u003ci\u003eDr. Seuss: American Icon\u003c\/i\u003e) and Fantagraphics Associate Publisher Eric Reynolds, with art direction by graphic novelist Daniel Clowes (\u003ci\u003eGhost World\u003c\/i\u003e), this five-volume \u003ci\u003eBarnaby\u003c\/i\u003e series will collect the entirety of the original newspaper strips from 1942-1952. The first volume will collect all the strips from 1942 and 1943.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnaby\u003c\/i\u003e revolved around a precocious five-year-old named Barnaby Baxter and his fairly godfather Jackeen J. O’Malley. Yet O’Malley, a cigar-chomping, bumbling con-artist and fast-talker, was not your typical protector. His grasp of magic was usually specious at best, limited to occasional flashes, often aided and abetted by his fellow members in The Elves, Leprechauns, Gnomes, and Little Men’s Chowder \u0026amp; Marching Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnaby\u003c\/i\u003e’s deft balance of fantasy, political commentary, sophisticated wit, and elegantly spare images expanded our sense of what comic strips can do. With subtlety and economy, \u003ci\u003eBarnaby\u003c\/i\u003e proved that comics need not condescend to readers. Its small but influential readership took that message to heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCrockett Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e was the pen name of cartoonist and children’s book illustrator David Johnson Leisk (October 20,1906–July 11, 1975). He is best known for the Harold series of books, which began with \u003ci\u003eHarold and the Purple Crayon\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand for the comic strip \u003ci\u003eBarnaby\u003c\/i\u003e. He was married to the children’s book author Ruth Krauss, with whom he collaborated on several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Carrot Seed\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip W. Nel\u003c\/b\u003e is a scholar of children’s literature and comics. He is best-known for work on radical and anti-racist children’s literature, Crockett Johnson, and Dr. Seuss – especially \u003ci\u003eWas the Cat in the Hat Black?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFranklin Christenson \"Chris\" Ware\u003c\/b\u003e is an American cartoonist known for his \u003ci\u003eAcme Novelty Library\u003c\/i\u003e series (begun 1994) and the graphic novels \u003ci\u003eJimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), \u003ci\u003eBuilding Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003eRusty Brown\u003c\/i\u003e (2019). His works explore themes of social isolation, emotional torment and depression. He tends to use a vivid color palette and realistic, meticulous detail. His lettering and images are often elaborate and sometimes evoke the ragtime era or another early 20th-century American design style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Clowes\u003c\/b\u003e is a Harvey, Eisner, Ignatz, and PEN America Literary Award Winner whose comics and graphic novels have been translated into over 20 languages worldwide. He is also an Academy Award nominated screenwriter (for \u003ci\u003eGhost World\u003c\/i\u003e), and retrospectives of his work have appeared at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, the Oakland Museum, and the Wexner Center in Columbus, OH. He lives in Oakland, California, with his wife and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556047147169,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781606995228","price":46.54,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781606995228.jpg?v=1781804090","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/barnaby-volume-one-hardcover-by-crockett-johnson","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}