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Informationen zum Autor Kim Deitch lives in New York, NY, with his wife, the artist Pamela Butler. His books include The Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Shadowland, Alias the Cat, and The Search for Smilin' Ed! Klappentext A long-gone children s show host propels Kim Deitch into another pop-culture investigation! Zusammenfassung Originally anthologized in 1997 and 1998! The Search for Smilin' Ed is the latest of Kim Deitch's graphic novels to showcase his obsessive burrowinginto the nooks and crannies of vintage American popular culture: it explores thewacky world of children's TV shows. Launched on his latest investigation by aremark from his brother! Deitch begins to uncover some truly amazing thingsabout the kiddie-show host and his malevolent sidekick! Froggy the Gremlin(reminiscent of Krusty the Clown and Sideshow Bob!). Meanwhile! Deitch's museand nemesis Waldo the Cat abandons Deitch to hang out with some demon buddies!and soon both Waldo and Deitch are closing in on the mysteries of Smilin' Ed andFroggy. Ranging across the entire 20th century! replete with flashbacks!stories within stories! and guest appearances from other Deitch regulars! TheSearch for Smilin' Ed is a narrative whirligig that shows Deitch at hiswildest and woolliest. For those whose heads have started to spin at thecomplexity of “Deitch world!” Deitch scholar Bill Kartalopoulosoffers a lengthy essay on the ins and outs of this ever-evolving! ever-expandingworld where fantasy! reality! and satire combine! clash! and are sometimesdownright indistinguishable.
