Nancy Is Happy: Complete Dailies 1943-1945 (Vol. 1) (Ernie Bushmiller's Nancy)
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (686 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1606993607 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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By this point, Bushmiller had honed the strip down to a kind of minimalist masterpiece: The blocky depiction of his characters masterfully belies the archly complex composition and execution of his gags. From BookforumNancy Is Happy marks the initial installment of the first-ever comprehensive reprinting of Bushmiller's peak period (1943-59). —Ben Schwartz
"Nancy IS happy!" according to Cosmic-Surf. I waited for this volume for quite some time, as its release kept getting pushed back. I have to say, however, the wait was well worth it. Originally, I had hoped it would be hard covered, like the 'Peanuts' books. But, when the book arrived, the quality was superb and the paper stock really wonderful. The comic strips, chronologically arranged, offer everything any Nancy fan could wish and more. I also found it very interesting as these were originally published during the. I AM HAPPY! Marco I've owned a few Nancy collections over the years including the "Best of" volume and the Kitchen Sink books, so I was already a huge admirer of Ernie Bushmiller. His linework is sharp and beautiful, and I rank him with George Herriman, Basil Wolverton, Jack Cole and a few others as an artist who stretched far beyond his era in the comics medium. Bushmiller created a universe in which every nook and cranny was inhabited by its creator in a delightful way, as every great arti. laughs galore A. Grossman a wonderful book by a wonderful man about a very funny child and her friends. ernie bushmiller had a great sense of humor and here are two years of it. and his art, though simple, can stand great scrutiny. my highest recommendation for loads of smiles.the real nancy lovers should search out the five kitchen sink books and, especially, the henry holt book entitled the best of ernie bushmiller's nancy. this book even tells you sluggo's last name.
Each volume contain a whopping full four years of daily Nancy strips (a Sunday Nancy project looms in the future), collected in a fat, square (what else, for the “squarest” strip in the world?) package designed by Jacob (Popeye, Beasts!, Willie and Joe) Covey. The latest addition to Fantagraphics’ award- winning classic comic strip reprint series. A funny thing happened on the way to comic-strip immortality. 432 pages of black and white comics. For many years, Ernie Bushmiller’s Nancy, with its odd-looking, squat heroine, nearly abstract art, and often super-corny gags, was perceived as the stodgiest, squarest comic strip in the world. Beginning in the Winter of 2011, fans will be dancing with joy as Fantagraphics unveils an ongoing Nancy reprint project. In its own way, it turned out Nancy was in fact the m
But Fritzi’s niece Nancy, introduced in 1933, soon began to dominate, and in 1938 the strip officially became nancy. Ernie Bushmiller (1905-1982) inherited the glamour-girl Fritzi Ritz strip in 1925. . He is a multi-Harvey, Eisner, and Ignatz Award winner, and his papers were recently acquired by the University of Chicago library. He lives in Oakland, CA. Bushmiller would continue to write and draw it until his death, winning the Reuben Award for best comic strip in 1976.Dan