James Eric Black

Walt Kelly and Pogo

The Art of the Political Swamp

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

One of the most popular comic strips of the 1950s and the first to reference politics of the day, Walt Kelly's Pogo took on Joe McCarthy before the controversial senator was a blip on Edward R. Murrow's radar. The strip's satire was so biting, it was often relegated to newspaper editorial sections at a time when artists in other media were blacklisted for far less. Pogo was the vanguard of today's political comic strips, such as Doonesbury and Pearls Before Swine, and a precursor of the modern political parody of late night television. This comprehensive biography of Kelly reveals the life of a conflicted man and unravels the symbolism and word-play of his art for modern readers. There are 241 original Pogo comic strips illustrated and 13 other Kelly artworks (as well as illustrations by other cartoonists).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 507g
• ISBN-13: 9780786479870
• ISBN-10: 0786479876
• Artikelnr.: 42955393

Autorenporträt

James Eric Black is the Schumann Endowed Professor of Media Writing and assistant director of the Center for Collaborative Journalism at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He has written extensively on Joseph McCarthy and the repercussions of McCarthyism on pop culture. He lives in Macon.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Mark Burstein
Preface
Introduction
One. Getting Back There from Here
Two. The Cartoon Journalist
Three. Making Money and Having Fun
Four. Everyone's Equal in the Swamp
Five. The Evolution of Politics in Pogo
Six. The Cold War Gets Hot
Seven. Simple J. Malarkey
Epilogue
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index