Almost Completely Baxter: New and Selected Blurtings
by Glen Baxter
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"Over four decades and a multitude of books, "Colonel" Glen Baxter has built a world and a language all his own--slightly familiar, decidedly abnormal, irresistibly funny. Have you felt the terror of a failed Szechuan dinner? Have you seen what happens at precisely 6:15? Do you know where the beards are stored? Either way, this is the book for you. Celebrated by everyone from John Cleese to Ed Ruscha, Baxter's drawings are a delicious stew of pulp adventures, highbrow high jinks, and show more outright absurdity: brave men tremble before moussaka, schoolgirls hoard hashish, and the world's fruits are in constant peril. Wimples abound. This new selection brings together highlights from the full sweep of his long career and is sure to enchant both confirmed Baxterians and those who are in dire need of an introduction"-- show lessTags
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Very uneven but consistently off the wall cartoons and a couple of short prose pieces. Absurd, funny, a great diversion to dip into.
The cartoons in this collection look like part of one of those "found art" sort of books where the artist copies panels from old comics or illustrations from old magazines and then slaps on new dialogue or captions. In this case, the captions are all absurdities or non sequiturs or ironic juxtapositions, none of which did a thing for me. Blurg.
I remember his cartoons from when I was a kid. Check it out!
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35+ Works 863 Members
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Common Knowledge
- People/Characters
- Robin Hood
- Important places
- England, UK; USA
- First words
- "How about I toss on another Baxter?" drawled the connoisseur.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It would take a little time, but together we might just be able to digest the collected works of Alberto Manguel.
- Blurbers
- Gorey, Edward; Rushdie, Salman
- Original language
- English
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Graphic Novels & Comics
- DDC/MDS
- 741.65 — Arts & recreation Drawing & decorative arts Drawing Graphic design, illustration, commercial art Illustration for magazines
- LCC
- NC1479 .B29 .A4 — Fine Arts Drawing. Design. Illustration Drawing. Design. Illustration Pictorial humor, caricature, etc.
- BISAC
Statistics
- Members
- 47
- Popularity
- 634,359
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (3.38)
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 3
