The Complete Funky Winkerbean, Volume 9, 1996-1998 Contributor(s): Batiuk, Tom (Author), Isabella, Tony (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1606353926 ISBN-13: 9781606353929 Publisher: Kent State University Press/Black Squirrel Bo OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Humor | Form - Comic Strips & Cartoons - Comics & Graphic Novels |
Dewey: 741.569 |
Series: Complete Funky Winkerbean |
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 9.8" W x 7.4" (3.00 lbs) 500 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1970's - Chronological Period - 1980's |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Balancing humor with sensitivity to tell stories we need to hear Funky Winkerbean, a newspaper staple since 1972, is one of the few comic strips that allows its characters to grow and age. With this ninth volume of the collected Funky Winkerbean, containing strips from 1996-1998, time continues to pass and events take place that will forever alter the lives of the core characters, even as new characters take the stage with stories to tell. Tom Batiuk's narrative humor style now grows to encompass such diverse events as retirement, weddings, the treatment of immigrants, dating abuse, and post office bombings. Some of the stories can be told over a cup of coffee, while others require a full-on Roman feast. As the stories become more universal, the humor in Funky continues to become an integral part of the ongoing narrative. |