While Fantagraphics announces plans for a reprint of the full BARNABY Crockett Johnson, let's look at one of the last series of the other publishing house, in the "war of reprints," seems determined to keep a place first line, the IDW.
A couple of days ago, I took in the second volume of the comic book series of Li'l Abner.
For those who were asked the meaning of a new reissue of the work of Al Capp (considering that Fantagraphics had reprinted years ago, as in Italy, both Scott and Train), I must point out that ' IDW edition of offers for the first time, the weekly tables in color, always previously ignored.
The book, a hardcover with synthetic leather overlays in silver and a plastic jacket colors, has 252 pages, printed on matte paper decently heavy, has a preface by Bruce Canwell usually eo 5 strips per day (black and white) or a table on Sundays (in color) on each page. The format (vertical) is 24x30 cm at a cost of $ 50.
This second volume presents the years 1937 and 1938 with the following provision: first day of a year, then the corresponding year of Sunday (following self-narrative threads), then the second year of daily and, to close in the second year of Sunday.
Unfortunately, in his later books, IDW has ceased to enter the index analysis, which would help to find the appearances of the various characters of the vast world created by Al Capp (but there is always the ribbon bookmark).
In general, a very interesting book to enjoy in full (daily and Sunday) the work of the greatest genius of Al Capp.
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