Barnaby Volume Two

by Crockett Johnson

Other authorsJules Feiffer (Introduction), Philip Nel (Series Editor), Daniel Clowes (Cover Art), Eric Reynolds (Series Editor)

Hardcover, 2014

Status

Available

Call number

PN6728.B3 J67

Series

Barnaby (Vol. 2 (1944-1945))

Genres

Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels and Comics

Comics

Publication

Fantagraphics (2014), Edition: Illustrated, 376 pages

Description

The long-lost comic strip masterpiece by Crockett Johnson, legendary children's book author (Harold and the Purple Crayon, The Carrot Seed), collected in full and designed by graphic novelist and Barnaby superfan Daniel Clowes (Ghost World, Wilson). Vol. 2 collects the years 1944-1945 of 5-year-old Barnaby Baxter and his Fairy Godfather J.J. O'Malley's misadventures. The cigar-chomping, bumbling con-artist and fast-talker O'Malley takes Barnaby on a trip to D.C. to serve his term in Congress. Also, Gus the Ghost and O'Malley follow the Baxters to their seaside cottage, enlisting Barnaby to join them on a treasure hunt. Plus Wall St., Ermine hunters, soap salesmen and more! Adored by all ages, Barnaby's deft balance of fantasy, timeless humor and elegant cartooning will delight even the most sophisticated reader (Chris Ware (Building Stories) loves it), much as it did in its original run, attracting fans as diverse as Dorothy Parker, Charles Schulz, W.C. Fields, Gardner Rea, Milton Caniff, Rockwell Kent and Louis Untermeyer.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member burnit99

I consider "Barnaby" one of the all-time great comic strips, and it's one that is almost unknown today. This is the second volume of the collected "Barnaby", these strips covering 1944 and 1945. Barnaby is a small boy who has a fairy godfather, Mr. O'Malley, who is a well-meaning braggart whose

best-laid plans go aft awry. Barnaby's friend Jane sees Mr. O'Malley, and occasionally other kids or adults do. But never Barnaby's parents, who worry about Barnaby's over-active imagination. If this seems familiar, it seems likely to me that Bill Watterson, the creator of "Calvin and Hobbes", owes a debt to Crockett Johnson for a concept that Watterson spun in a slightly different direction. "Barnaby" is a small, gentle, simple work of genius, and I'm extremely pleased to see it given the sumptuous reprint treatment that so many lesser comic strips have been receiving these days.

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LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill

I love Barnaby and his ridiculous over the top schemes for simple tasks. I love a lot of the new characters that were introduced and Barnaby and Jane. I like the snark and humor of these.

LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill

I love Barnaby and his ridiculous over the top schemes for simple tasks. I love a lot of the new characters that were introduced and Barnaby and Jane. I like the snark and humor of these.

LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill

I love Barnaby and his ridiculous over the top schemes for simple tasks. I love a lot of the new characters that were introduced and Barnaby and Jane. I like the snark and humor of these.

LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill

I love Barnaby and his ridiculous over the top schemes for simple tasks. I love a lot of the new characters that were introduced and Barnaby and Jane. I like the snark and humor of these.

LibraryThing member villemezbrown

Little Barnaby Baxter continues to lead an interesting life thanks to the shenanigans of his fairy godfather, Jackeen J. O'Malley. Whether the little winged con artist and prevaricator is dabbling in politics or the world of finance or simply trying to get his favorite dish served at Thanksgiving,

Mr. O'Malley is sure to fail in a most spectacularly successful way.

And this Fantagraphics edition provides plenty of supplementary analysis, history, and notes to catch you up on the bits that might go over your head when O'Malley works up a full head of loquacious steam.

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