Out March 25, 2014.
Volume 2 of legendary children’s book author (Harold and the Purple Crayon)
Crockett Johnson’s long-lost comic-strip masterpiece collects
5-year-old Barnaby Baxter and his Fairy Godfather J.J. O’Malley’s
1944-1945 newspaper strip misadventures: designed by graphic novelist
Daniel Clowes (Ghost World).
The long-lost comic strip masterpiece by Crockett Johnson, legendary children’s book author (Harold and the Purple Crayon, The Carrot Seed), collected in full and designed by graphic novelist and Barnaby superfan Daniel Clowes (Ghost World, Wilson).
Vol. 2 collects the years 1944-1945 of 5-year-old Barnaby Baxter and
his Fairy Godfather J.J. O’Malley’s misadventures. The cigar-chomping,
bumbling con-artist and fast-talker O’Malley takes Barnaby on a trip to
D.C. to serve his term in Congress. Also, Gus the Ghost and O’Malley
follow the Baxters to their seaside cottage, enlisting Barnaby to join
them on a treasure hunt. Plus Wall St., Ermine hunters, soap salesmen
and more! Adored by all ages, Barnaby’s deft balance of fantasy,
timeless humor and elegant cartooning will delight even the most
sophisticated reader (Chris Ware (Building Stories) loves it),
much as it did in its original run, attracting fans as diverse as
Dorothy Parker, Charles Schulz, W.C. Fields, Gardner Rea, Milton Caniff,
Rockwell Kent and Louis Untermeyer. Black & white with 32 pages of
full-color.
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