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40: A Doonesbury Retrospective
G. B. Trudeau
Andrews McMeel Publishing
November 2010
On Sale: October 26, 2010
696 pages
ISBN: 0740797352
EAN: 9780740797354
Hardcover
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Created by the team that brought you The Complete
Far Side and The Complete Calvin and Hobbes,
this massive-yet-elegant celebratory anthology marks
Doonesbury's 40th anniversary by examining in depth the
characters that have given the strip such vitality.
On October 26, 1970, college jock B.D. met his inept and
geeky roommate, Mike. Fourteen thousand strips later, the
world of Doonesbury has grown uniquely vast, sustained by an
intricately woven web of relationships--over 40 major
characters spanning three generations. This book opens with
an in-depth essay in which G. B. Trudeau surveys his
sprawling creation as only he could. The volume's 1,800
beautifully displayed strips chronicle the key adventures
and path crossings of the ever-evolving cast, from
ur-characters such as Zonker, Joanie, Duke, and Honey, to
relative newcomers such as Zipper, Alex, and Toggle. Dropped
in throughout are 18 detailed essays in which Trudeau
contemplates individual characters and groups of
characters. The book's literal centerpiece is a
four-page foldout that maps in annotated detail the
mind-boggling matrix of relationships. A feast of
storytelling and a clarifying overview, 40: A Doonesbury
Retrospective offers a unique way to experience one of
the greatest comic strips ever.
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