{"product_id":"the-comics-journal-no-297-9781560979876","title":"The Comics Journal, No. 297","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/em\u003e is the award-winning print magazine and website exploring the widest range of cartooning -- newspaper strips, alternative and mainstream graphic novels, international works, editorial cartoons, webcomics, and much more -- in the world. Treating the medium as an art form, \u003cem\u003eTCJ\u003c\/em\u003e is the magazine of record for one of the fastest-growing categories in the book industry, as well as an area of increasing academic interest. \u003cem\u003eTCJ\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect magazine for the widening spectrum of discerning and sophisticated readers who take home such books as \u003cem\u003ePersepolis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFun Home\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Complete Peanuts\u003c\/em\u003e. Ever since its debut in 1976, \u003cem\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/em\u003e has promoted a wider range of comics than any magazine in the field, and bookstores that carry \u003cem\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/em\u003e routinely find out that the lively, in-depth magazine guides customers to new discoveries. And yes, that means more sales!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTCJ #297\u003c\/em\u003e: A career-spanning interview with Mort Walker, the creator of the long-running comic strips \u003cem\u003eBeetle Bailey\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHi \u0026amp; Lois\u003c\/em\u003e. Walker talks about the ways in which the Funny Pages have changed over the last half-century, working on the strips with his sons and his archival effort, The National Cartoon Museum. Graphic designer, editor and cartoonist Jordan Crane discusses his groundbreaking comics anthology \u003cem\u003eNON\u003c\/em\u003e, his internationally acclaimed all-ages graphic novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Clouds Above\u003c\/em\u003e and his new series \u003cem\u003eUptight\u003c\/em\u003e. Plus, an essay and gallery focusing on the work of the famous 17th Century caricaturist, Thomas K. Rowlandson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781560979876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Gary Groth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52507540390069,"sku":"9781560979876","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_91533599-b929-4f59-bc18-6080c97be79b.jpg?v=1778565630","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-comics-journal-no-297-9781560979876","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}