Glen Baxter, His Life: The Years of Struggle

by Glen Baxter

Provides a humorous portrait of the childhood, family, school life, and early career of the artist

Genres: Humor, Graphic Novels Comics, Comics, 20th Century

176 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1984

About the author

Glen Baxter (born 4 March 1944), nicknamed Colonel Baxter, is an English cartoonist, noted for his absurdist drawings and an overall effect often resembling literary nonsense.
Born in Leeds, Baxter was trained at the Leeds College of Art. His images and their corresponding captions employ art and language inspired by pulp fiction and adventure comics with intellectual jokes and references. His simple line-drawings often feature cowboys, gangsters, explorers and schoolchildren, who utter incongruous intellectual statements regarding art and philosophy.
Baxter's artwork has appeared in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and The Independent on Sunday.

Reviews

[Meli · Rating 3 out of 5]

So I read this today in 25 minutes while eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. It was... an experience.

[Mike · Rating 3 out of 5]

Baxter's odd perspective entertains.
Borzoi's art and production are handsome.

[jesse · Rating 4 out of 5]

captivating and unexpected, thought i was in for a simple illustrated autobiography!

[Tim · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not the funniest collection of Baxter's work.

[Kåge Klang]

Föregångare. Att likna vid en seriebok.