"A kind of literature to end literature..."

February 2, 2013 11:05 AM

Huib van Opstal at Yesterday's Papers on illustrator-writer George du Maurier's work for Punch and the earliest international origins of comic books and strips.
posted by Lorin (2 comments total)

Love Yesterdays's Papers. It's neat to see how little some aspects of comic strip art have changed. I have an copy of H. Heath's Caricature Scrapbook (1840) with sections that aren't much different from a 70's Mad magazine. It's got chapters called "Sayings and Doings" and "Old Ways - New Ways" (comparing the 1840 styles and attitudes to 1790s)
posted by bonobothegreat at 12:49 PM on February 2

I used to read 'Punch'! Despite the Hibernophobia it was a cool magazine back in the day, and all 'The Best People' had some access to it.
posted by Katjusa Roquette at 2:30 PM on February 2