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Der Struwwelmaakies

Part of the Maakies series

A new hardcover collection of one of America's most popular weekly comic strips.Tony Millionaire's Maakiesis one of the best and most popular weekly comic strips in America, running in over a dozen of the largest U.S. weekly newspapers including the New York Press, L.A Weeklyand Seattle's The Stranger. Maakiesfeatures the comical adventures of a drunken crow on the high seas, blending vaudeville-style humor and a breathtaking line that harkens back to the glory days of the American comic strip. Designed by publishing's foremost graphic designer, Chip Kidd, Der Struwwelmaakiesis our third annual hardcover collection and features over two years' worth of Maakies in a beautiful, deluxe, landscape hardcover format that complements the strip's elegant and classical style.

Reading Maakiesis like reading a beautifully illustrated diary. If you pay attention you can watch the evolution of the cartoonist as he grows from a drunken penniless ne'e'r-do-well to a drunken million-dollar-less som'tim's-do-well. This book collects the latest of Tony Millionaire's weekly strips, wherein Drinky Crow, as always, steals the show.

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Maakiessuggests a contemporary collaboration between E.C. Segar, creator of Popeye, and seafaring novelist Patrick O'Brian (Master and Commander). Millionaire has won multiple Harvey and Eisner Awards and Maakieshas appeared as a series of animated segments on NBC's Saturday Night Live. He is also the creator of the popular Sock Monkeyseries of comics and children's books.

Author Biography: Tony Millionaire lives in Pasadena, California, with his wife and two daughters, where he is currentlydeveloping a Sock Monkeymovie.

Genre
humor
Setting
2000s
Audience
adult
Length
short · 96 pages
Form
graphic novels

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