{"product_id":"barnaby-volume-three-crockett-johnson-9781606998236","title":"Barnaby, Volume Three","description":"The long-lost comic strip masterpiece by legendary children's book author Crockett Johnson (\u003cem\u003eHarold and the Purple Crayon, The Carrot Seed)\u003c\/em\u003e, collected in full and designed by graphic novelist and Barnaby superfan Daniel Clowes (\u003cem\u003eGhost World\u003c\/em\u003e). Volume Three collects the postwar years of 1946-1947, continuing five-year-old Barnaby Baxter and his Fairy Godfather J.J. O'Malley's misadventures. Bumbling but endearing, Mr. O'Malley rarely gets his magic to work -- even when he consults his \u003cem\u003eFairy Godfather's Handy Pocket Guide\u003c\/em\u003e. The true magic of Barnaby resides in its canny mix of fantasy and satire, amplified by the understated elegance of Crockett Johnson's clean, spare art. In its combination of Johnson's sly wit and O'Malley's amiable windbaggery, a child's feeling of wonder and an adults' wariness, highly literate jokes and a keen eye for the ridiculous, \u003cem\u003eBarnaby\u003c\/em\u003e expanded our sense of what comics can do. This volume also features essays by comics historians Nathalie op de Beeck and Coulton Waugh, as well as Johnson biographer Philip Nel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Crockett Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1606998234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606998236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 10.70w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2016 pg. 72","brand":"Crockett Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48799237374207,"sku":"9781606998236","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/barnaby-volume-three-crockett-johnson-9781606998236","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}