Mutts

Flippy recently ordered me a wonderful birthday gift from the Mutts Comics store, and much to our surprise, in with the item she bought was a special bonus gift, a copy of the hardcover book, Mutts: The Comic Art of Patrick McDonnell.  Wow, what a great book!  Whether you love dogs, cats, comics, or art, this book is an incredibly beautiful volume of Patrick McDonnell’s work.  It’s an overview of his career, really, with sketches of the Mutts characters as he developed the idea for the strip, and his most well-known Sunday strips.  The book has a narrative by McDonnell about how he got started as a cartoonist, and each page is accompanied by notes about the particular strip featured.  My favourite aspect of this book is that it really examines the incredible title panels McDonnell draws for each Sunday strip, each a tribute to a famous piece of art, whether it be a painting, an album cover, or a movie poster.  This book is a great value for the price, and it would make a beautiful and appreciated gift for any animal lover in your life.  I read it cover to cover the day it arrived, and I know I’ll frequently browse through it again.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 01/13 at 08:01 PM

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