Cartoons offer a darkly humorous look at family life, pets, children, crooks, fairy tales, the holidays, school, scientists, and computers
Charles Addams Books
January 7, 1912 – September 29, 1988
Charles Addams was a cartoonist celebrated for his signature single-panel cartoons imbued with macabre humor. His distinctive style expertly navigated the darker aspects of life with wit and satire, often highlighting the absurdity and irony inherent in everyday scenarios. Through his unique lens, he left an indelible mark on the landscape of comic art.
Creeping in and out of these pages are some of the most despicable characters in the world. How in the world they have ever become lovable - every last parent-murdering, wax-image-sticking, potion-brewing one of them - is a mystery known only to Charles Addams and countless thousands of his fans. They are, most of them, cartoons that have appeared already in The New Yorker, but were never published before in book form. There are six that no one has ever seen. And all of them will make you giggle and shutter deliciously.
Charles Addams was renowned for his depictions of love (or lack thereof) in his cartoons. The passion of Morticia and Gomez Addams, the lonely desires of Fester, the numerous grim and ghastly fights between husband and wife -- all found their way into Addams's signature drawings. Addams's concept of love was quite a bit different from the traditional idea of romance. Forget roses and chocolate, Addams will show you how to woo a mermaid or celebrate an anniversary on a desert island. Or how to keep your husband on a leash -- literally. Learn what to do when your prince stays a frog, even after you've kissed him. Compiled from Addams's personal archive, many of these cartoons are previously unpublished gems, while others are Addams classics. The cartoons in Chas Addams Happily Ever After run the gamut from ecstatic love to disappointed affection to murderous obsession and demonstrate that love really does hurt.
Favourite Haunts
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
The first published collection of Charles Addams cartoons since "The Groaning Board" in 1964.
Die Addams Family – Das Familienalbum
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
»The Addams Family: Das Familienalbum« versammelt erstmals alle Originalcartoons der schrecklich berühmten Familie in einem Band. Ein Schatz für alle Fans von Morticia, Gomez, Lurch, dem eiskalten Händchen, Onkel Fester und den lieben Kinderlein Pugsley und Wednesday! »The Addams Family: Das Familienalbum« ist das erste Buch, das die Geschichte der Addams Family nachzeichnet und mehr als 200 Cartoons präsentiert, die Charles Addams im Laufe seiner produktiven Karriere geschaffen hat. Kevin Miserocchi bietet eine aufschlussreiche Chronologie der Entwicklung jeder Figur. Addams’ eigene prägnante Charakterbeschreibungen, die ursprünglich für die Produzenten der Fernsehshow verfasst wurden, leiten jedes Kapitel ein. Die Präsenz der Familie durchdringt weiterhin Generation für Generation, und dieses Buch erinnert uns daran, woher diese seltsam liebenswerten Charaktere stammen. Es bietet damit eine dauerhafte Hommage an einen der größten Humoristen Amerikas und seine berühmt-berüchtigte Schöpfung.
Häusliche Höllen
- 168 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Unerwünschte Wohltaten
- 61 pages
- 3 hours of reading
Cartoons werfen einen humorvollen Blick auf Märchen, Hexen, Monster, Geschäfte und das moderne Leben.
Es war einmal
- 128 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Charles Adams ist einer der Cartoonisten, dessen Name, wie der von Heath Robinson, in die Sprache eingegangen ist. Seit den 1940er Jahren haben seine unheimlichen und morbide exzentrischen Cartoons einen wesentlichen Teil unserer komischen Landschaft geprägt.
