Best of
Comic-Strips

2014

Pearls Falls Fast: A Pearls Before Swine Treasury


Stephan Pastis - 2014
    Rat is the arrogant know-it-all, taking constant advantage of the naive and simple Pig, with wise and pedantic Goat looking on in detached disapproval. The incredibly inept Crocs still hold hopes of eating their Zeeba neighbors. Throw in cameo appearances by Guard Duck and Snuffles the Cat and you get the full tableau of Pearls comedy.Stephan's personal annotations lend insight and more humor to this Pearls Before Swine rendtion.

The Complete Peanuts, 1991-1994


Charles M. Schulz - 2014
    Schulz, from its debut in 1950 to its end in 2000. In Vol. 21, the series enters its final decade. This material is perhaps the most overlooked of Schulz s career. In Vol. 22, Charlie Brown hits a home run and Linus tries to get Snoopy a Supreme Court seat."

Jerktastic Park


Darby Conley - 2014
    The Get Fuzzy gang is back! Bucky the arrogant cat, Satchel the clueless pooch, and Rob the exasperated human make up one crazy and hilariously entertaining household. Collecting the cartoons from The Birth of Canis and The Fuzzy Bunch, this treasury is a rollicking read full of Bucky's signature bullying of Satchel and Rob's inability to keep the peace.

Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack #17


Jim Davis - 2014
    . . Garfield will go to any lengths to satisfy his appetite for mischief and mayhem . . . and to entertain his ravenous fans!   The GARFIELD FAT CAT 3-PACK series collects the GARFIELD comic-strip compilation books in a new, full-color format. Garfield may have gone through a few changes, but one thing has stayed the same: his enormous appetite for food and fun. So enjoy some supersized laughs with the insatiable cat, because too much fun is never enough!

Living the Dream: A Mutts Treasury


Patrick McDonnell - 2014
    The fact that Earl's a dog and Mooch is more of the feline persuasion makes about as much difference as a flea's eyebrow. These guys have a special friendship. Anyone who has a pet will see themselves and their beloved furry housemates in this collection. Yet Mutts has an audience appeal beyond pet lovers. McDonnell's art is unique in that it is reminiscent of the golden age of comic strips.

Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan: The Sunday Comics, Volume 2: 1933-1935


Hal Foster - 2014
    Hal Foster--one of comics' most influential creators--is celebrated in this marvelous deluxe hardcover, collecting two years of Tarzan Sunday strips! Expertly restored and reproduced at giant size, this second volume in Dark Horse's comprehensive collections of Foster's Tarzan Sundays compiles over one hundred strips on archive-quality paper and in gorgeous color, which replicates their appearance when they were brand new! Featuring historical essays on Tarzan and Foster, this astonishing volume is a format that collectors will adore!

Do You Bite Your Foot At Me, Sir?: Two Lumps, Year 10


Mel Hynes - 2014
    Includes bonus content of Timmy Kat, the first comic work Mel and J. ever produced.