<![CDATA[Popeye Vol. 1: "I Yam What I Yam"]]>

false <![CDATA[Popeye Vol. 1: "I Yam What I Yam"]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171225445m/90967.jpg 90967 1 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 yearsthe 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 sophisticatedand hilariouscomic 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. 87775 22 11 2006 Popeye Vol. 1: "I Yam What I Yam" total:70|5:39|4:19|3:10|2:0|1:2| 70 303 96 14 5 2 false false Tue Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 15:30:26 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 15:33:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 16:25:50 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 16:28:50 -0800 2008 the size of a door! It's frickin' ridiculous!

Eh, I read it anyway for the novelty. I mean, it's Segar, it's Popeye, it's good, classic stuff. It's just that the book is uncomfortably...large!]]> 5 0 false false Thu Dec 04 17:43:45 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 17:46:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Nov 24 18:05:26 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 24 18:14:35 -0800 2007 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 07:03:44 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 20:38:13 -0700 2007
I guess, seeing as the comics are by a white guy from the 30's it shouldn't be surprising, but I was very upset to discover not too far into the v...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 13 08:25:45 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 13 08:32:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 13 06:28:47 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 06:29:08 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Feb 04 09:28:25 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 09:33:51 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Feb 09 21:55:55 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 21:57:12 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Aug 04 11:58:02 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 11:59:05 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Sep 08 19:12:47 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 08 19:12:47 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Thu Mar 20 17:09:49 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 17:09:49 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Oct 22 23:01:57 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 23:02:51 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Mar 07 13:22:13 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 13:26:24 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 22:42:31 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 22:52:08 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Nov 13 21:14:35 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 18:47:24 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 18:47:37 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 16:42:41 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 16:42:49 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 23 09:52:20 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 09:52:25 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Oct 20 16:24:20 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 16:25:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 26 16:34:31 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 16:34:35 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=90967