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Mort Walker (1923–2018)

Autore di The Lexicon of Comicana

846+ opere 2,324 membri 12 recensioni 2 preferito

Sull'Autore

Mort Walker was born Addison Morton Walker in El Dorado, Kansas on September 3, 1923. He began selling cartoons to magazines at the age of 14 and became the chief editorial designer for Hallmark greeting cards at the age of 18. He was drafted into the Army in 1943 and continued his sketching while mostra altro in Italy, working in intelligence and later commanding a camp holding German prisoners of war. He graduated from the University of Missouri in 1948. He moved to New York City and edited fan and humor magazines for Dell Publishing and sold cartoons of his own to leading magazines. In 1950, King Features picked up Beetle Bailey for syndication. He also created Hi and Lois with Dik Browne, Boner's Ark, and Sam's Strip with Jerry Dumas, who later took over and renamed it Sam and Silo. In 1953, Walker received the National Cartoonists Society's award for outstanding cartoonist of the year. In 1974, he founded the International Museum of Cartoon Art. He was inducted into the Museum of Carton Art Hall of Fame in 1989 and received the Secretary of the Army's highest award to a civilian, the Distinguished Civilian Service citation in 2000. He wrote several books on the art and history of comics, as well as children's books. He has published numerous collections of his comics work including The Best of Beetle Bailey. He died on January 27, 2018 at the age of 94. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno

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Comprende anche: M. Walker (3)

Fonte dell'immagine: Licensing Show International 2007, photo by Lampbane

Serie

Opere di Mort Walker

The Lexicon of Comicana (1980) 44 copie
Beetle Bailey (1968) 39 copie
Take Ten, Beetle Bailey (1805) 39 copie
Backstage at the Strips (1975) 37 copie
Beetle Bailey on Parade (1972) 31 copie
At Ease, Beetle Bailey (1970) 30 copie
Beetle Bailey: Hey There! (1982) 20 copie
Knasen (1989) 19 copie
About Face, Beetle Bailey (1976) 15 copie
Peace, Beetle Bailey (1981) 14 copie
Hi and Lois: Modern Chaos (1989) 13 copie
The Best of Hi and Lois (1986) 13 copie
Basserene (1978) 11 copie
Hi and Lois: House Calls (1988) 11 copie
Hi and Lois: Family Album (1973) 11 copie
50 Years of Beetle Bailey (2000) 11 copie
Beetle Bailey: Thin Air (1985) 10 copie
Beetle Bailey: Revenge (1985) 8 copie
Beetle Bailey: Dog-Gone (1981) 8 copie
Hi and Lois: Family Ties (1982) 8 copie
Hi and Lois (1970) 8 copie
Beetle Bailey and Sarge (1958) 6 copie
Beetle Bailey in Friends (1984) 6 copie
Hi and Lois: Say Cheese (1987) 6 copie
New Outfit! (1990) 4 copie
Land of Lost Things (1973) 4 copie
Tough Luck (1984) 3 copie
Masi 1952-55 (1988) 3 copie
Knasen. 14 (1990) 3 copie
Masi menee armeijaan (1984) 3 copie
Tuntematon Masi (2000) 3 copie
Hi and Lois: Mama's Home (1982) 3 copie
Basserne (2007) 3 copie
Beetle Bailey (1983) 3 copie
Basserne 1986 (2021) 3 copie
Jermulan onnenpotku (2000) 3 copie
Otto (1982) 2 copie
Billy (2000) 2 copie
Takapihan taistelutanner (1999) 2 copie
Basserne : 1959-60 (1989) 2 copie
Det luktar Knasen, Otto! (1993) 2 copie
Basserne : en censurbog (2005) 2 copie
Masi : Masi on irti! (2003) 2 copie
Basserne strips album 3 (1983) 2 copie
Lataa ja varmista (2001) 2 copie
Beetle Mania! (1990) 2 copie
Beetle Bailey (2001) 2 copie
Hi and Lois: Up Two Late (1991) 2 copie
Beetle Bugged (1992) 2 copie
8 1 copia
Knasen 70 år (2020) 1 copia
Hi and Lois: Sleep-Can (1987) 1 copia
Knasen Nr 32 1 copia
Den der ler sidst... (1990) 1 copia
Coconut Crew 1 copia
Masi : Rentoa elämää (1999) 1 copia
Et hjerte af guldøl! (1991) 1 copia
Blandede bommerter! (1991) 1 copia
Lintsarit sulkeisissa (2002) 1 copia
Knasen. 21 / (1997) 1 copia
Knasen. 16 (1992) 1 copia
Hi and Lois in Baby Talk (1991) 1 copia
Vauhdin hurmaa (1999) 1 copia
Varuskunnan velmut (2000) 1 copia
Jermulassa jytää (2000) 1 copia
Masilla leikkaa (2000) 1 copia
Sotamies Masi (2001) 1 copia
Naamioinnin mestarit (1999) 1 copia
Masi : Kovat piipussa (2002) 1 copia
Masi : Jermula iskee! (2002) 1 copia
Sådan! 1 copia
Masi 1 copia
Hi and Lois: Play Ball! (1991) 1 copia
Basserne, 2. samling (1974) 1 copia
Basserne stripalbum 16 (1984) 1 copia
Masi ja Kessu 1 copia
Basserne stripalbum 18 (1985) 1 copia
Masi, ketkuja ja metkuja (2005) 1 copia
Basserne, 1. samling (1973) 1 copia
Basserne : 1958-59 (1987) 1 copia
Basserne - Sådan! (1986) 1 copia
Basserne - Meget morsomt (1982) 1 copia
Basserne Go' hund, Otto! (1984) 1 copia
Masin metkut (2001) 1 copia
Masi : Jermulan jäyniä (2001) 1 copia
Vanhat toverit (2005) 1 copia
Recruta Zero 1 copia
341 1 copia
Flippie Flink 1 copia

Opere correlate

The Other Shoe (1980) — Introduzione — 38 copie
The Narrative Corpse: A Chain-Story by 69 Artists (1995) — Collaboratore — 26 copie
STEVE CANYON Magazine #1 (1983) — Collaboratore — 7 copie

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Mort Walker in Legacy Libraries (Giugno 2022)

Recensioni

This is a book about doing newspaper cartoon strips from the point of view of a creator. Mr. Walker wrote & drew great strips (such as Beetle Bailey). Among other things, I love the dedication page. "If the stories in this book are not exactly told the way they happened, it's the way they should have happened if God had been a better gagwriter--or if I'd had a better memory."
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barbgarcia1987 | Dec 7, 2018 |
A light look at parenthood, slightly dated but not enough to spoil the fun!
 
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fuzzi | Dec 15, 2017 |
I love "best of" comic collections. This one is a treat. I was just hoping to read some Beetle Bailey comics but Mort Walker went above the call of duty and did the entire history (Gizmo is not featured) of the comic. It is fascinating. I loved the text as much as I loved the chapters. NOTE: Their are no page numbers in my copy because of a reprint. A book mark may be necessary to keep your spot.
 
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seki | 1 altra recensione | Aug 13, 2014 |
Il n’y a pas si longtemps, j’avais mentionné "The Lexicon of Comicana", un ouvrage signé par le dessinateur américain Mort Walker, mettant en place toute une terminologie des différents « effets spéciaux » utilisés en bandes dessinées. Intrigué par l’article originel, j’ai commandé le bouquin en question.

Première constatation: ça ressemble à un vieux bouquin. "The Lexicon of Comicana" est paru en 1980 et la version que j’ai récupérée (datant de 2000) ressemble à une réimpression « en l’état » de l’ouvrage originel et le graphisme d’époque a pris un méchant coup de vieux. Presque autant que le style des dessins…

Car c’est un bouquin qui, à côté de son aspect « encyclopédie amusante » (la page Wikipédia qui lui est consacrée semble dire qu’il a été écrit au second degré), met surtout en lumière l’école « comic strips » de la bande dessinée américaine, caractérisée par des séries comme Peanuts, Blondie, Hägar the Horrible (Hägar Dunör en français) ou Beetle Bailey (ce dernier de Mort Walker lui-même).

Hormis le fait que ça a mal vieilli, c’est un lexique qui est en grande partie très anecdotique: Mort Walker s’est amusé à décortiquer tous les éléments qui « font » le genre et de leur donner des noms plus ou moins foireux. Mais, en même temps, ce travail de décortiquage permet également de mieux percevoir les éléments constituants des comic strips, éléments qui sont souvent encore utilisés couramment dans la bande dessinée.

"The Lexicon of Comicana" n’est pas à prendre comme une sorte de prologue aux bouquins de Scott McCloud sur « l’art invisible »; il est bien moins académique et bien moins sérieux que cela. Pourtant, même suranné, il apporte des éléments intéressants pour qui s’intéresse à la bande dessinée en tant que média.

(Chronique précédemment publiée sur Blog à part: http://alias.codiferes.net/wordpress/index.php/the-lexicon-of-comicana-de-mort-w...
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Opere
846
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Utenti
2,324
Popolarità
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Voto
½ 3.6
Recensioni
12
ISBN
470
Lingue
10
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