Soon black magic will summon the Elder Gods back into our world and all manner of players are preparing for the Game. Some have come to open the gates. Some have come to slam them shut.
Gahan Wilson Book order (chronological)
Gahan Wilson was an American author whose art was characterized by a playfully grotesque style and dark humor. His work, often compared to that of Charles Addams, distinguished itself from Addams's by being more contemporary, gross, and confrontational. Wilson's pieces often carried a specific point, infusing his cartoons and prose with satirical intent. Appearing in prominent publications, his creations reflected a worldview that saw the world as dark and dangerous, yet occasionally fun.
""Here is the first collection of the great cartoons of those often neglected creatures with whom we share the earth - the Animals Animals Animals of every size, shape, and species that we encounter underfoot and overhead. Whether it is because there's just something inherently funny about chickens, kangaroos, and moose, or whether it's because animals are a perfect reflection of the foibles of our own species, the fact is these creatures have the capacity to make us laugh - and a good cartoonist knows exactly how to make them do so. From the immortal dogs of James Thurber to Ed Koren's fuzzy, bizarre beings, the birds and beasts have made us smile, chuckle, and roar with pleasure. Now more than 370 wonderfully funny animal cartoons are brought together by three distinguished editors from The Cartoonists Guild. Represented is the work of 140 outstanding cartoonists, including Charles Addams, Peter Arno, Abner Dean, Rube Goldberg, Ed Nofziger, George Price, Arnold Roth, William Steig, Ed Sorel, Rowland B. Wilson, and many, many more. Not since Noah filled his ark has a menagerie been assembled that features as many surprises and as much good humor as the Animals Animals Animals of this delightful book." -- Book jacket
...And Then We'll Get Him!
- 125 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Fine; Signed. See scans. Signed First edition and first printing [stated] of the softcover edition, which was issued simultaneously with the hardcover. New Richard Marek, 1978. Flat signed by Wilson on the ffep. Quarto, illustrated wraps, 125 pp. Fine condition; flawless. First edition of the seventh collection of cartoons by the master of the macabre, who has been called a hybrid of Charles Addams and Woody Allen - but that seems to me to fall well short of what he is. Born in 1930, Wilson gained fame for his uniquely chilling - yet funny - cartoons in Playboy Magazine. Wilson runs his gamut of topics and mood in this one. Scarce as the first and signed. L-32