Synopses & Reviews
Did you ever wonder how to stop brooding if your ears are protruding? Or how to indulge yourself and snore without being a bore? Or for the masochists among you, how to sit on a tack? Or for the narcissists, how to contemplate the back of your pate? Or something as simple as how to get out of bed gracefully? Or something a bit more challenging like how to boot a fly off your snoot? Or, if you're the violent type, what's the best way to kick someone in the teeth? Or, for those striving for greater refinement, how to be particular and is perpendicular? If these conundrums have perplexed and mystified you, the remedy is at hand: cartooning genius Basil Wolverton's "Culture Corner," an indispensable guide to demystifying life's most worrisome and disconcerting social quandaries. With his fictional host, Croucher K. Conk, Q.O.C (Queer Old Coot), Wolverton would posit the problem and offer a uniquely Wolvertonian solution over seven or eight panels, each one a miniature masterpiece of scandalous visual humor. Wolverton's feature "Culture Corner" originally appeared every month in Fawcett's (featuring the adventures of Captain Marvel) from 1945 to 1952. Each episode would tackle a different subject from the practical to the pixilated--"How to cross a busy street" to "How to tweak a beak." Fantagraphics' collection of the complete strips is the first time the little-known feature has been reprinted since its original publication over 60 years ago! Revered by aficionados, it contains some of Wolverton's most outrageous drawing and his trademarked lexicon of wacky wordplay. The Fantagraphics edition will also contain Wolverton's original pencil versions of each strip, which have been carefully preserved over the years, and demonstrate a looser, more spontaneous interpretation of the finished strips.
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"You know who is awesome and holds more water than anyone in comics? Basil Wolverton, that's who. I might have gone overboard there but Basil Wolverton is so f---ing funny that it's no laughing matter. ... This little hardcover is sweet. ... It is rad as hell." Nick Gazin
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"[L]ike a Buddy Holly song on an oldies station or WWII-era tattoo flash, some art just stands the test of time and becomes classic. is a one-of-a-kind work and definitely falls into that category. [
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"[A]nybody wanting to understand the development of the medium and the evolution of comedy cartooning should pick up to see how Wolverton began the road to comic book legend. Most of the strips have never been seen by today's readers, and the sheer number of unpublished penciled sketches makes this book a true rarity and a must-have." Chad Derdowski Mania
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"Fantagraphics has just published this comprehensive collection of a rare and genuinely silly strip by a great cartoonist. ... The collection will crack you up, especially if you enjoy goofy phrases. Wolverton was a master of the craft.... It's a must-have for any fan of cartooning." Michael C. Lorah Newsarama
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"Operating in the territory of Rube Goldberg, Wolverton's convoluted plans for achieving his ludicrous goals rely less on mousetrap-like technical gewgaws than the artist's signature grotesques, which are laugh-out-loud joy. While a must-have for Wolverton completists, even newcomers will find the humor readily accessible." Beth Davies-Stofka Super I.T.C.H.
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"Like a Bizarro Dr. Seuss, Wolverton packs each Culture Corner with goofy, rhyming advice... While silly and inconsequential, these strips revel in the subversive, surrealist glee that would develop more fully in Wolverton's later output for Mad and others, a style that would help unlock the inner cretin inside everyone from Robert Crumb to Peter Bagge." Publishers Weekly
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"Wolverton's art style isn't classical, but it is unique. He influenced a generation of artists in the Underground Comix field." The Onion A.V. Club
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If these conundrums have perplexed and mystified you, the remedy is at hand: cartooning genius Basil Wolverton s Culture Corner, an indispensable guide to demystifying life s most worrisome and disconcerting social quandaries With his fictional host, Croucher K. Conk, Q.O.C (Queer Old Coot), Wolverton would posit the problem and offer a uniquely Wolvertonian solution over seven or eight panels, each one a miniature masterpiece of scandalous visual humor Wolverton s feature Culture Corner originally appeared every month in Fawcett sWhiz Comics (featuring the adventures of Captain Marvel) from 1945 to 1952. Each episode would tackle a different subject from the practical to the pixilated How to cross a busy street to How to tweak a beak. Fantagraphics collection of the complete strips is the first time the little-known feature has been reprinted since its original publication over 60 years ago Revered by aficionados, it contains some of Wolverton s most outrageous drawing and his trademarked lexicon of wacky wordplay. The Fantagraphics edition will also contain Wolverton s original pencil versions of each strip, which have been carefully preserved over the years, and demonstrate a looser, more spontaneous interpretation of the finished strips. "
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Basil Wolverton's Culture Corner is a collection of gag cartoons by the legendary
Mad Magazine artist in the form of an indispensable guide to demystifying life's most disconcerting social quandaries.
With his fictional host, Croucher K. Conk, Q.O.C (Queer Old Coot), Wolverton would posit the problem and offer a uniquely Wolvertonian solution over seven or eight panels, each one a miniature masterpiece of scandalous visual humor.
Wolverton's feature "Culture Corner" originally appeared monthly from 1945 to 1952. Each episode would tackle a different subject from the practical to the pixilated -"How to cross a busy street" to "How to tweak a beak."
Revered by aficionados, it contains some of Wolverton's most outrageous drawing and his trademarked lexicon of wacky wordplay
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A little-seen classic from a giant of the field...and a humorous self-help book to boot!
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A collection of gag cartoons from the legendary Madmagazine artist.
About the Author
Basil Wolvertonwas born near Medford, Oregon in 1909 and died in 1978. His Fantagraphics-published books include Basil Wolverton's Culture Cornerand The Wolverton Bible, and his work is featured in Supermen!: The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941.