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Peanuts, Pogo, and Hobbes
A Newspaper Editor’s Journey Through the World of Comics
George Lockwood
Cloth $39.95
| 978-0-8156-1005-2
| 2013
"This entertaining and enlightening history of comics, from The Yellow
Kid to Zits, is written by a former newspaper reporter and editor who
witnessed the golden age first-hand. It is jam-packed with anecdotes
about his career and provides a behind-the-scenes look at the business
of syndication. George Lockwood has a unique appreciation of
this great American art form."—Brian Walker, author of The Comics: The Complete Collection
"This is a great collection of stuff you probably never knew about the
golden age of comics. Lockwood captures the history and the stories
behind the strips with wit, warmth, and wisdom. This book is a musthave
for any true comics lover!"—Joe Glisson, political cartoonist, Syracuse New Times
"In the mid-1960s, as a college student in Milwaukee, it was a genuine
eye-opener for me to hear Professor George Lockwood lecture
avidly on comics. Without doubt Lockwood has profoundly affected
the course of western culture and civilization!"—Denis Kitchen, cartoonist and founder of Kitchen Sink Press
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George Lockwood spent thirty years working for the Milwaukee Journal,
where he began his career as a reporter and moved up the ranks to become
the managing editor for features. Lockwood was a distinguished
professor of journalism at Marshall University in West Virginia and Louisiana
State University. He is the author of The Cartoons of R. A. Lewis,
Milwaukee Journal.
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In this memoir, Lockwood draws upon his forty years in the newspaper
industry as a reporter and editor, offering a unique glimpse into the
world of newspaper cartoon strips. He details the production and promotion
of countless comic strips, while also providing his own assessments
of the most iconic cartoonists of the last half-century. The book is
filled with fascinating anecdotes about his relationships with some of
America’s greatest cartoonists and the syndicate reps who sold their
cartoon strips. Peanuts, Pogo, and Hobbes uses the story of one man’s
obsession with comic book heroes to give voice to a larger narrative
about comic strips, their creators, the newspaper industry, and the era
of American history that encompassed them all.
8 1/2 x 11, 304 pages, 214 black-and-white and 24 color illustrations,
notes, bibliography
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