A Wealth of Pigeons

"I've always looked upon cartooning as comedy's last frontier. I have done stand-up, sketches, movies, monologues, awards show introductions, sound bites, blurbs, talk show appearances, and tweets, but the idea of a one-panel image with or without a caption mystified me. I felt like, yeah, sometimes I'm funny, but there are these other weird freaks who are actually funny. You can understand that I was deeply suspicious of these people who are actually funny." So writes the multitalented comedian Steve Martin in his introduction to A Wealth of Pigeons: A Cartoon Collection. In order to venture into this lauded territory of cartooning, he partnered with the heralded New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss. Steve shared caption and cartoon ideas, Harry provided impeccable artwork, and together they created this collection of humorous cartoons and comic strips, with amusing commentary about their collaboration throughout. The result: this gorgeous, funny, singular book, perfect to give as a gift or to buy for yourself.

Product details

• Authors: Harry Bliss, Steve Martin
• Assisted by: Harry Bliss (Illustration), Bliss Harry (Illustration)
• Publisher: Macmillan USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.11.2020
• EAN: 9781250262899
• ISBN: 978-1-250-26289-9
• Dimensions: 197 mm x 220 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, ART / Techniques / General, DESIGN / Graphic Arts / Illustration, ART / History / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, HUMOR / Form / Comic Strips & Cartoons, HUMOR / Topic / Celebrity & Popular Culture, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Painting, History of art / art & design styles, Humour, History of Art, Humour collections & anthologies, Cartoons & comic strips, Comic book & cartoon art, Humour collections and anthologies, Comic book and cartoon artwork, Painting, drawing and art manuals, Painting & Art Manuals, Funny cartoons and comic strips