![]() They're fun to look at, too: her staging always intrigues. ![]() It's difficult to make cartoons that puncture the pomposity of a group of people that aren't on top of the world without being cruel, and Hokinson never goes there. I think she may still gets a bit of grief for using gag writer, at least among the 30 people who care about old New Yorker cartoonists, but I've always felt the writers used served a tone she supplies. My favorites are the books by Charles Addams and Peter Arno, but I'm very fond of Helen Hokinson's cartoons as well. You can always find New Yorker comics collections for less than $5. * The Ladies, God Bless 'Em, Helen Hokinson, EP Dutton, 1950. It's not one you forget, that's for sure. ![]() Weirdly paced and odd-as-hell looking in the best way, Moon Moth may be my favorite publishing project for First Second. There are a lot of them starting to show up in this price range, as the publishing fervor for comics work has outstripped a bit the desired, broad audience that would support this much activity. ![]() These lists usually end up being filled with old cartoon collections, so I wanted to start with a book less than five years old. * Moon Moth, Jack Vance and Humayoun Ibrahim, First Second, 2012. Five Fun & Interesting Books Either Comics Or Comics-Related You Can Get Right Now For Less Than $5 ![]()
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