New Captain Easy collection by Roy Crane -- At Last!

Finally! A full-color collection of Captain Easy Sunday comic pages! Roy Crane is my favorite cartoonist of all time, and this is some of his greatest work!

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Click HERE for more info!
and check out this preview video from the publisher:
Video courtesy Fantagraphics Books

Roy Crane combined breakneck action and nail-biting suspense with a bigfoot cartoony style that produced a timeless classic strip that would influence the biggest names in 20th century cartoon art, including Milton Caniff, Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman and Charles Schulz.

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R.C. Harvey says it all in
the best article on Roy Crane that I have ever read:
http://www.adventurestrips.com/washtubbs/
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...and some more Roy Crane links to peruse: http://lambiek.net/artists/c/crane_r.htm http://www.stevestiles.com/crane.htm http://www.adventurestrips.com/washtubbs/ http://greatest.cartoonist.ever.com/

5 comments:

  1. Doug GrayApril 2, 2010 at 4:24 PM

    Is it finally out? Another book I've had on preorder for I don't know how long. I was worried I'd have to give up on it like the Gottfredson book...

    Hopefully someone will start up a complete Wash Tubbs as well!

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  2. ShermApril 2, 2010 at 5:02 PM

    Hey there Doug...it's not quite OUT yet, but at least we know it's been printed. Hopefully it will be in stores soon. As for Wash Tubbs, you can still find the complete Wash Tubbs books on eBay from time to time. Expensive, but worth it!

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  3. Unca JeffyApril 3, 2010 at 1:08 AM

    Incredible! Long overdue!

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  4. Paul C.TumeyApril 4, 2010 at 12:37 PM

    I love these little movies you make of these cools books, Sherm. I t really helps me see whether I want the book for myself or not. In this case, I want to run out right now and buy the book!

    - Paul Tumey

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  5. ShermApril 4, 2010 at 1:31 PM

    Hi Paul..thanks for the kind words ^_^ In this case however, kudos go to Fantagraphics for the video. They made the video and I found it on their website, and then linked it into this page. Credit where credit is due ;) I can't wait to get my hands on this one, too!

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