| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Chapter 1: From pillar to post (1920-1936) -- Chapter 2: "Texas Jack" (1937-1941) -- Chapter 3: Tedious business (1942-1949) -- Chapter 4: Willywampusses are chasing Geezles (1950) -- Chapter 5: Love is ageless, deathless...and penniless (1951-1953) -- Chapter 6: Junie and Jack Jr. (1953-1957) -- Chapter 7: My future looks rosy, but not very big! (1957-1960) -- Chapter 8: Illogical conclusions (1960-1965) -- Chapter 9: From "Humpty Dumpty" to "Playboy" (1965-1968) -- Chapter 10: The sandbox set (1968-1970) -- Chapter 11: A cartoonist at heart (1971-1974) -- Chapter 12: Fringe benefits (1975-1979) -- Chapter 13: No great genius (1980-1983) -- Chapter 14: Just only Jack (1984-1985) -- Epilogue: ever after (1986 and Beyond) -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
"Jack Kent (1920-1985) had two distinct and successful careers: newspaper cartoonist and author of children's books. For each of these he drew upon different aspects of his personality and life experiences. From 1950 to 1965 he wrote and drew King Aroo, a nationally syndicated comic strip beloved by fans for its combination of absurdity, fantasy, wordplay, and wit. The strip's DNA was comprised of things Kent loved-fairytales, nursery rhymes, vaudeville, Krazy Kat, foreign languages, and puns. In 1968, he published his first children's book, Just Only John, and began a career in kids' books that would result in over sixty published works, among them such classics as The Fat Cat and There's No Such Thing as a Dragon. Kent's stories for children were funny but often arose from the dark parts of his life-an itinerant childhood, an unfinished education, two harrowing tours of duty in World War II, and a persistent lack of confidence-and tackled such themes as rejection, isolation, self-doubt, and the desire for transformation. Jack Kent: The Wit, Whimsy, and Wisdom of a Comic Storyteller illuminates how Kent's life experiences informed his art and his storytelling in both King Aroo and his children's books. Paul V. Allen draws from archival research, brand-new interviews, and in-depth examinations of Kent's work. Also included are many King Aroo comic strips that have never been reprinted in book form"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 18, 2023) |
| Subject |
Kent, Jack, 1920-1985 -- Comic books, strips, etc
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Kent, Jack, 1920-1985 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Kent, Jack, 1920-1985 fast |
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Cartoonists -- United States -- Biography
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Illustrators -- United States -- Biography
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
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Children's literature, American -- Authorship -- Juvenile literature
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers
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Authors, American
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Cartoonists
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Children's literature, American -- Authorship
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Illustrators
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Biography & non-fiction prose.
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Biography.
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Comics (Graphic works)
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Juvenile works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2023008273 |
| ISBN |
9781496846334 |
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1496846338 |
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9781496846303 |
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1496846303 |
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9781496846310 |
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1496846311 |
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9781496846327 |
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149684632X |
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