Comics and Stories

    (Dark Horse, 1996-1997)
™ and ©1996 Turner Entertainment Co.

From the Golden Age of animated cartoons, Tex Avery, artist, animator and director is presented in this beautiful volume that captures his trademark craziness and wild parody. The distinctive Avery styles, with its hyper kinetic pace, casual violence, gross anatomical exaggerations, and unabashed sexuality would find resonance even at kid-friendly Disney Studios. Surprisingly, Avery did not concentrate on creating lasting characters but on slapstick gags and hilarious situations. Those plot devices continue to be imitated forty years later and that’s a legacy. His early cartoons have been translated into the comic book format and their crass, cranium-clobbering lowbrow comedy has made the transition. Popular characters such as dim-witted canine Meathead, city-slick Screwball Squirrel and sexy Red liven up the proceedings with their unique brand of ultra-violence and burlesque.
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#3

June, 1996
Cover Price: $2.95
1 copy available for $2.25 		Jay Stephens, Mark Martin, Scott Shaw!Bill Morrison, Jay Stephens, Tom King