Complete Chester Gould's Dick Tracy Volume 12
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (994 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 161377057X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"As the As the 40s fade, family comes first Christopher Barat "Characters count" and "the family is the focus" as Chester Gould brings his prime creative decade to a close. The villains in this latest volume will be unfamiliar to most -- Sketch Paree, the nutso wardrobe designer, is only remembered because he was one of those picked as a goofy bad-guy spear-carrier in UPA's animated DICK TRACY SHOW -- but they're a solid enough crew, all things considered. The big events her. 0s fade, family comes first" according to Christopher Barat. "Characters count" and "the family is the focus" as Chester Gould brings his prime creative decade to a close. The villains in this latest volume will be unfamiliar to most -- Sketch Paree, the nutso wardrobe designer, is only remembered because he was one of those picked as a goofy bad-guy spear-carrier in UPA's animated DICK TRACY SHOW -- but they're a solid enough crew, all things considered. The big events her. End of the 1940s for Dick Tracy Michael R. Brown Here we have the latest Dick Tracy volume. This one covers the years 1948-50. For me, the only sequence I had already read was the Pearshape storyline, and knew about another event that is covered here. This volume is important, as it ends the 1940s, what could be seen as Gould's second great decade on Tracy. A lot of good stories and villains are still to come in the 50s (Flattop, jr, the story of Junior's love i. Classic comics in good reproduction. DE Burke Another fantastic Tracy book. Great printing, good production values. I hear some of the later books are blurry, but this one has great reproductions. Gould in his prime. As a big fan I loved this and the previous books.
Chief Brandon steps down, and wait 'til you see who's the new Chief! Then, Sam Catchem joins the force, Sparkle Plenty charms everyone, and two major characters tie the knot! And the villains? Well, Chester Gould continues to invent one grotesque, evil bad guy after another, as Wormy, Pearshape, Big Frost, Sleet, Talcum Freely, Sketch Paree, and Mousey make life miserable for Tracy and company. LOAC has become "the gold standard for archival comic strip reprintsThe research and articles provide insight and context, and most importantly the glorious reproduction of the material has preserved these strips for those who knew them and offers a new gateway to adventure for those discovering them for the first time.” - Scoop. Plus, the first-ever color reprinting of "The Black Bag Mystery" which only appeared in a single newspaper in 1949!-The Library of American Comics is the world's #1 publisher of classic newspaper comic strips, with 14 Eisner Award nominations and three wins for best book