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More than fifty years ago, America was taken by storm when Al Capp introduced the Shmoo in his comic strip Li'l Abner. The adorable squash-shaped character was so popular it immediately spawned the largest merchandising craze in the nation's history. In the words of Lifemagazine, the nation was "Shmoo-struck." The Short Lifeand Happy Times of the Shmoocollects, for the first time in one volume, Capp's essential comic strips about the Shmoo. This is Al Capp and his incisive social criticism at its best.
A complete collection of "Shmoo" comics penned by Al Capp from 1949 to 1950, and features essays by Denis Kitchen, and describes the history of the character, from its first appearance in a "Li'l Abner" comic strip in 1948.
This novelistic rendering of a true account tells of a celebrated rape case which took place in an electronic "salon", where Internet junkies have created their own interactive fantasy realm.
Originally published: Natick, MA: Picture Book Studio, c1987.
Is it possible to be too good of a friend—too understanding, too always there, too much like a doormat? Alice has always been a best friend to Pamela and Liz. But she’s starting to wonder where that leaves her: What am I? An ear for listening? An arm around the shoulder? And then there’s Patrick—after ending their relationship two years ago, he’s suddenly calling again, and wants to take her to his senior prom. What does that mean? As Alice tries to figure out who she is in relation to her friends, she learns one thing: Aometimes friends need you more than they let on...especially when the unthinkable happens
Osgood focuses on major campaigns such as Atoms for Peace, People-to-People, and cultural exchange programs. Drawing on recently declassified documents that record U.S. psychological operations in some three dozen countries, he tells how U.S. propaganda agencies presented everyday life in America to the world: its citizens living full, happy lives in a classless society where economic bounty was shared by all. Osgood further investigates the ways in which superpower disarmament negotiations were used as propaganda maneuvers in the battle for international public opinion. He also reexamines the early years of the space race, focusing especially on the challenge to American propagandists posed by the Soviet launch of Sputnik.
The Brotherhood of the Snake has spent centuries searching for an Aramaic scroll that completes a triad with Le Serpent Rouge and a powerful Stone. Unbeknownst to anyone, the scroll has been passed down through one prominent Jewish family for multi-generations. When the family's eldest son innocently brings the scroll to his graduate philology class, the Brotherhood discovers where it is and launches a ruthless campaign to seize it from the family. Compelled by The Red Serpent, one policeman's obsession to avenge the death of his wife reveals the greatest wealth of knowledge the world has ever known. From the Dead Sea Scrolls to a stunning revelation at Stonehenge...from power, corruption, and murder to conflict, conspiracy and greed...The Red Serpent slithers through richly presented areas of Paris, London, New York, Switzerland, and Provence to spark an improbable romance, risk the lives of everyone involved, and solve a maddening puzzle that will change civilization forever....a rapid fire, almost staccato, no-holds-barred thriller.” – Robert Davidson, The Tuzla Run...good dialogue, great narrative, and a visual feast.” – Craig Ellis, The Sun and the Saber...mysterious, dangerous, and intelligent.” – Rakhi Jha, Sir William, an Urbane Knight ...plenty of twists and turns just like a snake.” – Barry Wenlock, Little Krisna and the Bihar Boys
First appearing in Al Capp's Li'l Abner comic strip in August 1948, the oddly shaped (and happily edible) Shmoo creature became anovernight phenomenon, spawning an unprecedented merchandising frenzy in the late40s and 50s. As part of the Dark Horse Archives series, all Shmoonewspaper strip appearances and storylines are being collected for the firsttime ever in a deluxe, oversized hardcover.In addition to every weeklyand Sunday Shmoo newspaper appearance from 1948 to 1976, this collection alsofeatures rare Al Capp photographs and Shmoo illustrations from its marketingheyday. It also has a brand-new wraparound cover by renowned illustrator PetePoplaski, as well as an introduction and story annotations by certifiedShmoo-ologist Denis Kitchen.