Synopses & Reviews
Dennis the Menace began on March 14, 1951 (four months after Ketcham's friend and colleague Charles Schulz started his own historic comic strip). He went on to become the second most popular cartoon kid in the world after Charlie Brown, of course.
Dennis the Menace first appeared in 16 American newspapers; by the end of 1951, he was appearing in over a hundred.
The reason for Dennis' success is easy to figure out: It was one of the most brilliantly observed and empathetic comic strips about childhood ever drawn. Ketcham captured the mischievousness, rambunctiousness, and anarchy of a kid's world better than any other cartoonist. The strip appeals to both parents and children while parents shake their head ruefully at how accurately Ketcham caught the essence of children's natural zest for mayhem, children identify with Dennis and the chaos that he leaves in his wake just a hop, skip, and a jump away from their own fantasy of themselves!
Ketcham was a cartoonist with a vivacious line that was exquisitely suited to depicting adults and children. His gags were funny, subtle and touching. Ketcham drew Dennis the Menace from 1951 to 1994, when he retired and let his assistant take over the strip. This first volume of Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace publishes every single panel strip from 1951 and 1952 in one handsome and thick hardcover volume resembling a Big Little Book on steroids.
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"I've learned more from a single panel of Dennis the Menace than a six month art course." Jaime Hernandez, co-creator of Love & Rockets
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Dennis the Menace has, for over 50 years, captured the mischievous, rambunctious, anarchic worldview of a kid better than any other cartoon strip. It is the most hilariously observed and empathetic comic strip about adulthood ever drawn with a sly humor that kids identify with and parents nod knowingly and ruefully at. Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace collects for the first time every Dennis the Menace cartoon panel over the life of the strip. Join Dennis and his cast of tortured victims and comrades-in-arms Dennis's Mom and Dad, Henry and Alice Mitchell; poor Mr. Wilson; and his pals Joey and Margaret; not to mention boy's best friend, Ruff for over 600 pages of heart-warming mayhem.
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by Hank Ketcham
Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace publishes every single panel strip in handsome and thick hardcover volumes resembling a Big Little Book on steroids. The reason for Dennis' success is easy to figure out: It was one of the most brilliantly observed and empathetic comic strips about childhood ever drawn. Ketcham captured the mischievousness, rambunctiousness, and anarchy of a kid's world better than any other cartoonist.
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With major gift book appeal, this cartoon strip collection features the original Dennis the Menace. Foreword by Patrick McDonnell (Mutts).
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perfectly captured the mischievousness, rambunctiousness, and anarchy of a kid's world. This first volume publishes every single panel strip from 1951-1952 in one handsome, thick volume.
Synopsis
Dennis the Menace began on March 14, 1951 (four months after Ketcham's friend and colleague Charles Schulz started his own historic comic strip). He went on to become the second most popular cartoon kid in the world -- after Charlie Brown, of course.
Dennis the Menace first appeared in 16 American newspapers; by the end of 1951, he was appearing in over a hundred.
The reason for Dennis' success is easy to figure out: It was one of the most brilliantly observed and empathetic comic strips about childhood ever drawn. Ketcham captured the mischievousness, rambunctiousness, and anarchy of a kid's world better than any other cartoonist. The strip appeals to both parents and children -- while parents shake their heads ruefully at how accurately Ketcham caught the essence of children's natural zest for mayhem, children identify with Dennis and the chaos that he leaves in his wake -- just a hop, skip, and a jump away from their own fantasy of themselves! Ketcham was a cartoonist with a vivacious line that was exquisitely suited to depicting adults and children. His gags were funny, subtle and touching.
Ketcham drew Dennis the Menace from 1951 to 1994, when he retired and let his assistant take over the strip. This first volume of Hank Ketcham's Complete Dennis the Menace publishes every single panel strip from 1951 and 1952 in one handsome and thick volume resembling a Big Little Book on steroids.
About the Author
Hank Ketcham was born in 1920 and created Dennis the Menace in 1950. He passed away in 2001.