Stuff and Nonsense

by A.B. Frost, Thierry Smolderen (Introduction)

This is the first extensive reprinting of comics stories by the celebrated American illustrator A.B. Frost (1851-1928), who in addition to his penwork and paintings was also a pioneer of the comic strip. This book collects the three albums of "sequential graphic stories" he published in his lifetime, and includes a variety of stories that highlight Frost's extraordinary skill at caricature and slapstick humor.

Genres: Comics, Art, Humor, Comic Book

200 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Arthur Burdett Frost was an early American illustrator, graphic artist and comics writer. He was also well known as a painter. Frost's work is well known for its dynamic representation of motion and sequence. Frost is considered one of the great illustrators in the "Golden Age of American Illustration". Frost illustrated over 90 books and produced hundreds of paintings; in addition to his work in illustrations, he is renowned for realistic hunting and shooting prints.

Reviews

[Eric Orchard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible collection of Frost's work. Essential for cartoonists and illustrators.

[Julie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Je m’amuse à découvrir le merveilleux monde de la bande dessinée grâce à mon livre Les 1001 BD qu’il faut avoir lues dans sa vie.

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Douglas · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice look through the early history of what we now recognize as 'comics.'

[Erik · Rating 2 out of 5]

Art is nice, but there isn't anything here to set this apart from all the similar books we've seen since its publication. Only important because it did it first.