tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22213273.post6976346283813727117..comments2013-11-13T08:32:37.696-05:00Comments on HappyGlyphs Comics: Walt and Skeezix: 1925 1926, A ReviewAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15142977785391302797noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22213273.post-47539861202290561322009-11-08T12:07:57.308-05:002009-11-08T12:07:57.308-05:00Thanks for the tip, Dunebug1!
I'll definite...Thanks for the tip, Dunebug1! <br /><br /> I'll definitely look for it, although I haven't seen any Walt & Skeezix books in any bookstore I've looked in. And if it's pricey, I guess I'll just have to put it on my wishlist.<br /><br />Cheers, JOHN :0)<br /><br />PS Sorry for the late reply but I've had to replace my harddrive. I'm a PC... and it hurts!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142977785391302797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22213273.post-54216127484645980732009-11-03T09:32:29.185-05:002009-11-03T09:32:29.185-05:00Hey! You also need to get "Sundays with Walt...Hey! You also need to get "Sundays with Walt and Skeezix", a beautiful, full-size reprint of about a hundred Gasoline Alley sunday strips. That book is huge (and a big pricey!), and also designed by Chris Ware, like the book you've got. It's published by Sunday Press Books.Dunebug1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06891196571574633533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22213273.post-78312386728077216572009-05-22T06:13:31.531-04:002009-05-22T06:13:31.531-04:00John,
I totally agree. From a socio-historic pers...<B>John,<br /><br />I totally agree. From a socio-historic perspective it's important to keep this sort of stuff in the public domain. As for whether it should be acceptable to modern audiences (other than for comparitive reasons) well, let's hope not.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22213273.post-24922762872456865222009-05-21T17:19:34.652-04:002009-05-21T17:19:34.652-04:00Brian,
I am referring to the 'portrayal' o...Brian,<br />I am referring to the 'portrayal' of such characters. We are all hopefully aware of this country's sordid past, but the portrayal is not realistic, but exxagerated. I forget the name for this type of image, but it was popular in cartoons and other print media at the early part of this century.<br /><br />I've actually met collectors of such material, who do not want to forget how their people were once treated, and portrayed. Others of course would rather have the material burned, to erase the insult once done.<br /><br />THAT is what I am refering to. A very funny TV show from the old days was Amos & Andy. I loved the show as a kid, and it was funny with a capital F. However, it has since been deemed unfit for our sensitive consumption, and so another piece of 'history' has been lost. Books, art, television... any of these can fall to the Censors and be lost for various reasons. Yes, times were different then, but what are we losing by pretending they didn't exist?<br /><br />JOHN :0)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142977785391302797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22213273.post-43542448112131561912009-05-21T16:36:06.390-04:002009-05-21T16:36:06.390-04:00"...is the portrayal of African American servants ..."...is the portrayal of African American servants considered too much for today's audience?"<br /><br /><B>I really hope so John, otherwise America's got a lot more problems than I realised.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.com