{"product_id":"melvin-monster-9781770466760","title":"Melvin Monster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Stanley's beloved classic now available in paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow collected in an omnibus paperback, John Stanley's \u003ci\u003eMelvin Monster\u003c\/i\u003e is about a good-natured monster boy whose sweet personality belies his monstrous appearance. Melvin just wants to be good, go to school, and do as he is told. Melvin's sunny optimism makes him an oddball outcast in his Monsterville community, where he disappoints his parents, \"Mummy\" and \"Baddy,\" with his irrepressible sunny disposition, and also continually escapes the wrath of their pet alligator Cleopatra who only wants to eat Melvin whole. Gag after gag, the acclaimed mid-century cartoonist Stanley sets Melvin up in fairly quotidian situations that spiral into hilarious ridiculousness, with a ferociously frenetic comedic timing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharmingly naïve, \u003ci\u003eMelvin Monster\u003c\/i\u003e draws its direct inspiration from the 1960s monster craze and the work of cartoonist Charles Addams and its television adaptation \u003ci\u003eThe Addams Family\u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Munsters\u003c\/i\u003e, however, \u003ci\u003eMelvin Monster\u003c\/i\u003e is all its own with Stanley's superior cartooning skills, melding pop colors, expressive lines, and funny jokes on full display.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770466760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d","brand":"John Stanley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43150392885429,"sku":"9781770466760","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_099dd1d3-03c3-4335-8553-c3eb3e625b4e.jpg?v=1696347374","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/melvin-monster-9781770466760","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}