Tall Tales
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[Place of publication not identified] : Abrams / Vearsa Limited, [2015].
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9781613122631
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1 online resource (128 pages)
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English
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9781613122631
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Tall Tales was an innovative newspaper strip syndicated internationally by the New York Herald Tribune from 1957 1963. Whereas newspaper strips are square, single-panel or multiple-panel horizontal gag cartoons, Al Jaffee, known for the Fold-In in MAD Magazine, once again altered the format of his work to create a vertical strip"the first, and last, in newspaper history. Tall Tales contains the best 120 wordless strips out of over 2,200, scanned from the original files. The book features a new preface by Jaffee and an introduction by Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report . Al Jaffee is the cartoonists cartoonist. Hes a pioneer in every field, from comic books to book illustration to magazine cartoons. The worst thing about Jaffee is that every time I do a drawing, I find out hes done it before ... and better. ? "Sergio AragonÃs, cartoonist This collection proves that not only has Al Jaffee always been funny, hes always been disturbed. ? " Stephen Colbert, from his introduction.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Jaffee, A. (2015). Tall Tales . Abrams / Vearsa Limited.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jaffee, Al. 2015. Tall Tales. Abrams / Vearsa Limited.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jaffee, Al. Tall Tales Abrams / Vearsa Limited, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jaffee, Al. Tall Tales Abrams / Vearsa Limited, 2015.
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