false 883691 90967 1560977795 9781560977797 14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171225445m/90967.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171225445s/90967.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90967.Popeye_Vol_1_I_Yam_What_I_Yam_ 4.33 70 In the tradition of The Complete Peanuts, re-introducing the brilliance of E. C. Segar and his famous sailor man to a new generation.

Most folks are familiar with Popeye through a variety of incarnations that have ensconced the character in the public consciousness for almost 80 years—the animated Popeye cartoons, the feature film Popeye, etc.—but far fewer have been exposed to the original brilliance of Popeye's creator, E.C. Segar. Now, comic strip fans can experience Segar's original comic strips through this new six-volume series.

In 1929, Segar took his eccentric Thimble Theatre comic strip (which began in 1919) and introduced Popeye, transforming the strip almost overnight into one of the most popular works of art in American history. Segar's entire cast of characters, such as Olive Oyl, Wimpy, Eugene the Jeep, the Sea Hag, and Alice the Goon became a part of American culture. This outwardly farcical gaggle of vaudevillian-esque antiheroes, bumbling about on picaresque chases was one of the most sophisticated—and hilarious—comic strips in history.

Fantagraphics' Popeye will collect the complete run of Segar's Thimble Theatre comic strip (dailies and color Sundays) featuring Popeye, re-establishing Segar as one of the first rank of cartoonists who have elevated the comic strip to art. He was the most popular cartoonist of his day, his sense of humor coming straight out of Mark Twain, who also balanced exaggerated tall tales and a perfect ear for everyday speech with dark themes that undercut his laugh-out-loud stories.

In this first volume, covering 1928-1930, Popeye's initial courtship of Olive Oyl takes center stage while Olive's brother Castor Oyl discovers the mysterious Whiffle Hen. Also, the entire cast meets the Sea Hag for the first time in their pursuit of the "Mystery House" (Popeye's first extended daily narrative), and Castor Oyl attempts to turn Popeye into a boxing champion in a series of hilarious Sunday strips.

These strips are masterpieces of comic invention. Popeye's omnipotence pre-figures the rise of superheroes in the 1930s and 1940s, though Popeye is a much more sympathetic character, and his very name announces his vibrant personality. He's a scoundrel with a heart of gold, and a tongue of silver: "My sweet patootie loves me because I yama high-voltage poppa, and she is my hotsy-totsy momma!" His mangled English pulsated with the vital spirit of immigrant America, its rhythm poetic in its own vulgar way: 'I yam what I yam and tha's all I yam.'"

Segar blended complex narrative, slapstick traditions, brilliant characterization, and an inimitable cartooning style to create the most exciting and profound humor of its era, rivaling even the great film comics of his era, such as Charlie Chaplin and the Marx Brothers.]]> 883691 4.44 151 21 2006 927540 1560978740 9781560978749 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237406071m/927540.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1237406071s/927540.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/927540.Popeye_Vol_2_Well_Blow_Me_Down_ 4.45 29 Wimpy joins the most popular strip reprint series since The Complete Peanuts!

Fantagraphics's second volume (of six) of the acclaimed hit series collecting the entirety of E.C. Segar's original Popeye (a.k.a. Thimble Theatre) comic strips begins with a foreword by Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker and continues with an introduction by noted film and cartooning critic Donald Phelps. This second volume features work from 1930 to 1932, and most notably includes the debut of Segar's second greatest character: J. Wellington Wimpy. Wimpy stands as a one-of-a-kind icon some 70 years after his creation, the most likeable lowdown cad ever to grace the comics page.

Popeye Vol. 2 includes the stories: "Clint Gore" (continued from the cliffhanger last volume); "A One-Way Bank," in which Popeye opens a bank that allows withdrawals but no deposits; a long war story featuring King Blozo that begins with "The Great Rough-House War"; and "Skullyville," which wraps up the daily strips for this volume.

E.C. Segar blended complex narratives, slapstick traditions, brilliant characterization, and an inimitable cartooning style to create the most exciting and profound humor of his era, rivaling the great film comics of his era, such as Charlie Chaplin and the Marx Brothers. Discover this American treasure in this handsomely designed series perfect for all ages.]]> 883691 4.44 151 21 2007 3393221 1560979623 9781560979623 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224792033m/3393221.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1224792033s/3393221.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3393221.Popeye_Vol_3_Let_s_You_and_Him_Fight_ 4.57 14 883691 4.44 151 21 439170 4.57 14 3 2008 90970 1560970138 9781560970132 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171225445m/90970.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171225445s/90970.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90970.Complete_E_C_Segar_Popeye 4.57 7 883691 4.44 151 21 1989 90971 0930193199 9780930193195 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90971.The_Complete_E_C_Segar_Popeye_Sundays_1936_1938 4.60 5 883691 4.44 151 21 1985 136477 093019358X 9780930193584 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136477.The_Complete_E_C_Segar_Popeye_Dailies_1931_32 4.67 6 883691 4.44 151 21 1988 136476 0930193865 9780930193867 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136476.The_Complete_E_C_Segar_Popeye_Dailies_1932_34 4.80 5 883691 4.44 151 21 1988 136479 0930193938 9780930193935 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136479.Complete_E_C_Segar_Popeye_Dailies_1935_37 4.80 5 883691 4.44 151 21 1989 136474 0930193113 9780930193119 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136474.The_Complete_E_C_Segar_Popeye_Sundays_1934_36 5.00 2 883691 4.44 151 21 1985 136480 0930193008 9780930193003 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136480.The_Complete_E_C_Segar_Popeye_Sundays_1930_1932 4.67 3 883691 4.44 151 21 1984 11508 0883556634 9780883556634 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11508.Thimble_Theater_Introducing_Popeye_A_Complete_Compilation_of_the_First_Adventures_of_Popeye_1928_1930 4.00 1 883691 4.44 151 21 1977 1720338 0517528207 9780517528204 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1720338.Thimble_Theater_Starring_Popeye_the_Sailor_ 4.00 1 883691 4.44 151 21 1976 1720341 0785803971 9780785803973 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1720341.Popeye_The_60th_Anniversary_Collection 3.00 1 883691 4.44 151 21 1995 1944290 1556705824 9781556705823 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190675337m/1944290.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1190675337s/1944290.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1944290.Popeye_Postcard_Book 0.0 0 883691 4.44 151 21 1997 7326235 9507823816 9789507823817 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1260850700m/7326235.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1260850700s/7326235.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7326235-popeye-olaf-el-vikingo 0.0 0 883691 4.44 151 21 13188 4.38 93 9 2004 2873423 0811842525 9780811842525 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873423.Popeye_Fold_and_Mail_Stationery 0.0 0 883691 4.44 151 21 2004 2873424 0892570059 9780892570058 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2873424.Prophetic_Allegory_Popeye_and_the_American_Dream 0.0 0 883691 4.44 151 21 1983 652521 093019330X 9780930193300 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/652521.The_Complete_E_C_Segar_Popeye_Sundays_1928_29 0.0 0 883691 4.44 151 21 1985 1257835 0930193512 9780930193515 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1257835.The_Complete_E_C_Segar_Popeye_Dailies_1930_1931 0.0 0 883691 4.44 151 21 1990