Synopses & Reviews
This is the first extensive reprinting of comics stories by the celebrated American illustrator A.B. Frost (1851-1928), who in addition to his penwork and paintings was also a pioneer of the comic strip. This book collects the three albums of "sequential graphic stories" he published in his lifetime, and includes a variety of stories that highlight Frost's extraordinary skill at caricature and slapstick humor.
Review
"Frost looked like he was painting with the line...on a half-dozen cups of coffee. Trust me, that's hard to do... Pick up and copy and be ready to weep--this work is untouchable." Pen Drawing and Draughtsmen: Their Work and Methods (1920)
Review
"A. B. Frost is the only comic artist we have or have had; the rest are mostly a disgrace even to this land of artless, childish vulgarians. Frost is still living, but art editors are dead." - ," Joseph Pennell
Synopsis
The first extensive reprinting of comics stories by the celebrated American illustrator and pioneer of the comic strip, with a variety of stories that highlight Frost's extraordinary skill at caricature and slapstick humor.