Ten Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Years With Pogo

by Walt Kelly

The official history and commemoration of Pogo's first decade...all wrapped up with a running commentary by Walt Kelly.

Genres: Humor, Comics, Fiction, Comic Strips, Cartoon

288 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1959

About the author

American animator and cartoonist best known for the classic funny animal comic strip, Pogo. He won the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award in 1951 for Cartoonist of the Year, and their Silver T-Square Award in 1972, given to persons having "demonstrated outstanding dedication or service to the Society or the profession."

Reviews

[Michael P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of Kelly's introductions could be more concise and some of the abridged strips are missed, but overall, this book is worthwhile.

[Kathie Molyneaux · Rating 5 out of 5]

Walt Kelly was an ever-lovin' blue-eyed genius. That's all.

[Valerie]

I've read my copy of this fairly recently, and I'm pretty sure Kelly's famous line "We have met the enemy, and he is us" isn't in it.

Both my parents and my uncle had nearly complete collections of the Pogo books, but even my uncle's collection lacked the Pogo Plaid Stamp book, which he pronounced as well worth stealing (I didn't, but I was heartily tempted).

I don't have any of the books but this far-from-comprehensive collection, but unfortunately, the other books are rarely available even in used book stores.

[Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one title will have to stand for all the many Pogo collections. Walt Kelly would have been James Joyce's favorite cartoonist if the Dubliner had lived long enough to read him. There has never been a finer combination of graphic artist, nonsense poet, and verbal satirist. To round off Kelly's genius, he was as funny to children as to adults. At his best, namely, the Pogo strips of the 1950s, Kelly is the high point of his chosen art form.

[J.R. Barnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best political satire ever penned.