{"product_id":"the-comics-journal-no-299-michael-dean-9781606991473","title":"The Comics Journal, No. 299","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Pirates and the Mouse\u003c\/em\u003e author Bob Levin tracks down the El Dorado of comics, a lost collection of unpublished strips by 190 of the world's most important cartoonists, including Will Eisner, Vaughn Bodé, Jack Kirby, Harvey Kurtzman, Art Spiegelman, Arnold Roth, Bill Griffith, Ralph Steadman, Don Martin, Gahan Wilson, Jeff Jones, Guido Crepax--even William Burroughs, Tom Wolfe and Frank Zappa! The comics were assembled in the 1970s by Michel Choquette (creator with Neal Adams of National Lampoon's \u003cem\u003eSon o' God\u003c\/em\u003e comics) for a book called \u003cem\u003eSomeday Funnies\u003c\/em\u003e, which never saw print. Levin and Choquette reveal for the first time the whole catastrophic story of what might have been the comics anthology of the century. \u003cp\u003eAlso in this issue: Sean T. Collins interviews \u003cem\u003eSkyscrapers of the Midwest\u003c\/em\u003e's Josh Cotter; Noah Van Sciver's cartoon interview with \u003cem\u003eKing Cat\u003c\/em\u003e's John Porcellino; our classic comics section features Myron Waldman's \u003cem\u003eEve\u003c\/em\u003e, with an introduction by Mark Newgarden; our usual smattering of insightful and incisive columns; reviews of \u003cem\u003eKramers Ergot 7\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Times of Botchan\u003c\/em\u003e, Chaykin, Clowes, Tezuka and many more!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Dean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1606991477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606991473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.38h x 7.30w x 0.55d","brand":"Michael Dean","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45482520314111,"sku":"9781606991473","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a954de1b-7240-4779-b55f-bb14f6dfa9e7.jpg?v=1715998774","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-comics-journal-no-299-michael-dean-9781606991473","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}