{"product_id":"the-comics-journal-299-paperback-by-michael-dean","title":"The Comics Journal #299 Paperback by Michael Dean","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(2009-09-22)\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\u003e208\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781606991473\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e368.55\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\u003eThe previously untold story of \u003ci\u003eSomeday Funnies\u003c\/i\u003e, a lost collection of unpublished strips by 190 of the world’s most important cartoonists! Plus Josh Cotter, Myron Waldman's \u003ci\u003eEve\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKramers Ergot 7\u003c\/i\u003e, and more reviews and columns.\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Pirates and the Mouse\u003c\/i\u003e author Bob Levin tracks down the El Dorado of comics, a lost collection of unpublished strips by 190 of the world’s most important cartoonists, including Will Eisner, Vaughn Bodé, Jack Kirby, Harvey Kurtzman, Art Spiegelman, Arnold Roth, Bill Griffith, Ralph Steadman, Don Martin, Gahan Wilson, Jeff Jones, Guido Crepax—even William Burroughs, Tom Wolfe and Frank Zappa! The comics were assembled in the 1970s by Michel Choquette (creator with Neal Adams of National Lampoon’s \u003ci\u003eSon o’ God\u003c\/i\u003e comics) for a book called \u003ci\u003eSomeday Funnies\u003c\/i\u003e, which never saw print. Levin and Choquette reveal for the first time the whole catastrophic story of what might have been the comics anthology of the century.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso in this issue: Sean T. Collins interviews \u003ci\u003eSkyscrapers of the Midwest\u003c\/i\u003e’s Josh Cotter; Noah Van Sciver's cartoon interview with \u003ci\u003eKing Cat\u003c\/i\u003e's John Porcellino; our classic comics section features Myron Waldman’s \u003ci\u003eEve\u003c\/i\u003e, with an introduction by Mark Newgarden; our usual smattering of insightful and incisive columns; reviews of \u003ci\u003eKramers Ergot 7\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times of Botchan\u003c\/i\u003e, Chaykin, Clowes, Tezuka and many more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Dean\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Seattle, WA. He has been an editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/i\u003e since 1999.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary Groth\u003c\/b\u003e is the co-founder of \u003ci\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and Fantagraphics Books. He lives in Seattle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristy Valenti\u003c\/b\u003e is an Eisner-Award winning editor and a writer. She lives in Seattle, Wash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556038824097,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781606991473","price":15.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781606991473.jpg?v=1781803791","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-comics-journal-299-paperback-by-michael-dean","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}