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"Warm and graceful . . . [a] stylishly written and illustrated field guide to the American Cartoonist and his mid-century habitat." ―Garry Trudeau, The New York Times Book Review“A rich, clever, and affectionate account of a tight-knit circle of cartoonists . . . The art in Cartoon County is as lovingly reproduced as the anecdotes.†―Dan Wasserman, The Boston Globe“A lovingly observed tribute to that magical mid-twentieth-century never-never land (suburban Connecticut), where cartoonists of newspaper strips and magazine gag panels commuted to the top floor or the basement of their homes, or to nearby studios, to turn out a form of art that was, in its day, an integral part of American culture, rivaling today’s TV, cable, or the web. John Cullen Murphy was the illustrator of the classic Prince Valiant Sunday page, and his life, and that of his cartoonist friends, is recorded in anthropological detail in this beautifully composed and delightfully illustrated love letter from his son.†―Jules Feiffer, cartoonist and illustrator, author of the noir graphic novel trilogy Kill My Mother“Imagine growing up in a bucolic Eden populated by dozens of oddball cartoonists and you’ll have some idea of what Cullen Murphy’s youth was like. In Cartoon County, Murphy―son of the admired Prince Valiant illustrator―gives us a glimpse into the curious lives of these masters of pen and ink, and an unforgettable portrait of his father: independent, quirky, funny, and wise. A gem.†―Edward Sorel, cartoonist and illustrator, author of Mary Astor's Purple Diary and Unauthorized Portraits“A lavishly illustrated memoir of the boom years of the American comic strip from Peanuts to Prince Valiant, as told by an insider.†―Tom Wolfe, author of The Bonfire of the Vanities and The Right Stuff“What a find this book is for anyone who grew up, like me, devouring the funnies, cartoons, and comic books. Where did all these delightful things come from? A lot of it was from one neighborhood in Connecticut. With wit, deep affection, and playful erudition, Cullen Murphy has sketched and inked the backstory of this unique literary and artistic subculture, and wrapped into it a colorful, loving memoir of his parents and their very large family.†―Mark Bowden, author of Hué 1968 and Black Hawk Down“An enchanting and irresistible memoir by the son of one of the great illustrators of the Connecticut School of artists. Cullen Murphy’s Cartoon County takes us back in time on a sentimental journey to his childhood and a lost world full of innocent splendor and delight, and makes our hearts glow.†―Christopher Buckley, author of The Relic Master and Losing Mum and Pup“Cullen Murphy and I grew up in Connecticut during a golden age of cartooning and share many memories of those spirited times. The colorful characters from this vanished era come back to life in this heartfelt family history, which is also an outstanding work of comic scholarship.†―Brian Walker, son of Mort Walker (Beetle Bailey), cartoonist, author of The Comics: The Complete Collection“Part memoir, part cultural history, part treasure trove of drawings and photographs . . . and all thoroughly delightful as a celebration of the golden age of newspaper comics.†―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)“[Cullen Murphy’s] memoir provides sharp but loving observations of the tight-knit clan that shared a strong commitment to family, a love of golf, and ‘that early-’50s Clark Kent-ish look’ . . . Nearly all the Connecticut School members are gone now, and newspaper comics, like newspapers themselves, are on the wane. Murphy’s paean to this bygone era and endangered art form make the reader keenly feel what’s been lost.†―Gordon Flagg, Booklist“Immensely evocative . . . [Murphy] writes with a personable mix of affection and realism that offers a vivid sense of what it was like to . . . be a working cartoonist in the decades following WWII.†―Publishers Weekly
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About the Author
Cullen Murphy is the editor at large at Vanity Fair and the former managing editor of The Atlantic Monthly. He is the author of The Word According to Eve, Just Curious, and God’s Jury. He lives in Massachusetts with his family.
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Product details
Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (November 21, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0374298556
ISBN-13: 978-0374298555
Product Dimensions:
8.4 x 1 x 9.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.9 out of 5 stars
22 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#425,896 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
I was introduced to Cullen Murphy when he was interviewed by Terry Gross on Fresh Air. I had to stop what I was doing when he described his experience growing up the son of the cartoonist John Cullen Murphy who drew the iconic Prince Valiant comic strip. When he talked about the Polaroid photos of his father posing to help draw characters for the strip, I thought, HOLD ON, he’s talking about my childhood! My dad was a cartoonist about the same time as Cullen’s father, and used most of the same techniques for his Tarzan comic strip. I even remembered the smell of the Polaroid fixative bar. All of the Connecticut cartoonists he mentioned were friends of my dad’s.Naturally, I had to read the book. It did not disappoint. Cullen Murphy is a superb writer with a long list of writing and editing credentials. The book is impeccably researched, beautifully illustrated, and incredibly well written. Almost every page brought back memories of the colorful characters that were responsible for the “funny pages†that appeared in so many newspapers. Cullen is a wonderful story teller with sly sense of humor.Cartoon County is a page turner. If you’re a fan of the funnies, and want to learn the inside baseball of the business, it’s a must read.
This is a delightful, beautifully-written book, both a son's moving biography of his father and a rumination on an artform which mattered so much in America for so long. I devoured it, missed it the moment it was over, and have no nitpicks other than that it contains a few small factual errors. (Miss Lace, for instance, was not Asian; maybe Murphy was thinking of the Dragon Lady.)I bought the Kindle version, but am sorry now that I didn't opt for print; the images, which are an important part of the book, are tiny and indecipherable on my iPhone until I tap on them to zoom in.
Cullen Murphy's memories of his father, "Prince Valiant" comic illustrator John Cullen Murphy, also includes stories of his father's colleagues as well. In the era when it was almost necessary to live close to New York City, the media hub of the nation, the elder Murphy's "neighborhood" included illustrator Norman Rockwell, Mort Walker ("Beetle Bailey"), Dik Browne ("Hagar the Horrible"), and many others. Murphy's book includes many photos that the reader won't find anywhere else, many of them being his father's reference pictures of himself in costume to use in his artwork. I wrote fan letters to John Cullen Murphy when I was teen, and am happy to have several letters from him in my collection. It's great to have this book to help me understand Murphy's life and work better than I ever have before.
Recommended to me by a cartoonist I admire, this is simply the loveliest, most enjoyable book on comics history I have ever read. It has many warm anecdotes about great creators in comic book as well as comic strips, and important public figures like General Douglas MacArthur. There are many sketches and finished works of art I've never seen before. I even like the paper this book is printed on. Very well written and full of insights about this lost world of cartooning. This is a wonderful book in every way.
The book manages at the same time to celebrate the genius behind these cartoonists and their work but also explain their lifestyles and ambitions as working class people just trying to make their deadlines.
Brings one back to one’s childhood when we would get up on Sunday morning and turn on the radio, spread out the funnies and learn to read as some opportunist would read the comics to us as we followed along. He never had time to read every strip but he never dared to omit Prince Valiant
Very good
Vintage Cartoons from America’s past as well as contemporary cartoons with excellent backgrounds on the artists who had fellowships.
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