Synopses & Reviews
Incorporating the very best of the hugely successful Kiwi icon, this collection features more than 450 comic strips, selected by the Ball family
For 40 years, Murray Ball's "Footrot Flats" has ruled both the New Zealand and Australian comic strip roost. In fact, "Dog"—the central character in the Footrot Flats cartoon strips—has been voted New Zealand's best-loved fictional character. Now, from more than 5,000 strips produced since the mid-1970s, the Ball family has hand-picked 450 strips, including 32 color illustrations, to make up this "best of" compilation. This beautifully presented volume incorporates the highest possible production values and will be the final Footrot Flats book ever produced. Accordingly, it will be a must-own for all fans of iconic strip.
Synopsis
Incorporating the very best of the hugely successful Kiwi icon, this collection features more than 450 comic strips, selected by the Ball familyFor 40 years, Murray Ball's "Footrot Flats" has ruled both the New Zealand and Australian comic strip roost. In fact, "Dog"--the central character in the Footrot Flats cartoon strips--has been voted New Zealand's best-loved fictional character. Now, from more than 5,000 strips produced since the mid-1970s, the Ball family has hand-picked 450 strips, including 32 color illustrations, to make up this "best of" compilation. This beautifully presented volume incorporates the highest possible production values and will be the final Footrot Flats book ever produced. Accordingly, it will be a must-own for all fans of iconic strip.
About the Author
Murray Ball is New Zealand's greatest cartoonist—at one stage his Footrot Flats strips were syndicated through 160 newspapers and magazines throughout the world. He has had more than 50 Footrot Flats-related books published.