Der Struwwelmaakies

Der Struwwelmaakies

<B>A new hardcover collection of one of America's most popular weekly comic strips.</B> Tony Millionaire's <I>Maakies</I> is one of the best and most popular weekly comic strips in America, running in over a dozen of the largest U.S. weekly newspapers including the <I>New York Press, L.A Weekly</I> and Seattle's <I>The Stranger. Maakies</I> features the comical adventures of a drunken crow on the high seas, blending vaudeville-style humor and a breathtaking line that harkens back to the glory days of the American comic strip. Designed by publishing's foremost graphic designer, Chip Kidd, <I>Der Struwwelmaakies</I> is our third annual hardcover collection and features over two years' worth of Maakies in a beautiful, deluxe, landscape hardcover format that complements the strip's elegant and classical style. <P> Reading <I>Maakies</I> is like reading a beautifully illustrated diary. If you pay attention you can watch the evolution of the cartoonist as he grows from a drunken penniless ne'e'r-do-well to a drunken million-dollar-less som'tim's-do-well. This book collects the latest of Tony Millionaire's weekly strips, wherein Drinky Crow, as always, steals the show.<P> <I>Maakies</I> suggests a contemporary collaboration between E.C. Segar, creator of Popeye, and seafaring novelist Patrick O'Brian (<I>Master and Commander</I>). Millionaire has won multiple Harvey and Eisner Awards and <I>Maakies</I> has appeared as a series of animated segments on NBC's Saturday Night Live. He is also the creator of the popular <I>Sock Monkey</I> series of comics and children's books.