Basil Wolvertons Culture Corner

Basil Wolvertons Culture Corner

A little-seen classic from a giant of the field...and a humorous self-help book to boot!
Did you ever wonder how to stop brooding if your ears are protruding? Or how to indulge yourself and snore without being a bore? Or for the masochists among you, how to sit on a tack? Or for the narcissists, how to contemplate the back of your pate? Or something as simple as how to get out of bed gracefully? Or something a bit more challenging like how to boot a fly off your snoot? Or, if youâ€™re the violent type, whatâ€™s the best way to kick someone in the teeth? Or, for those striving for greater refinement, how to be particular and is perpendicular?

If these conundrums have perplexed and mystified you, the remedy is at hand: cartooning genius Basil Wolvertonâ€™s â€œCulture Corner,â€ an indispensable guide to demystifying lifeâ€™s most worrisome and disconcerting social quandaries.

With his fictional host, Croucher K. Conk, Q.O.C (Queer Old Coot), Wolverton would posit the problem and offer a uniquely Wolvertonian solution over seven or eight panels, each one a miniature masterpiece of scandalous visual humor.

Wolvertonâ€™s feature â€œCulture Cornerâ€ originally appeared every month in Fawcettâ€™s Whiz Comics (featuring the adventures of Captain Marvel) from 1945 to 1952. Each episode would tackle a different subject from the practical to the pixilatedâ€•â€How to cross a busy streetâ€ to â€œHow to tweak a beak.â€ Fantagraphicsâ€™ collection of the complete strips is the first time the little-known feature has been reprinted since its original publication over 60 years ago! Revered by aficionados, it contains some of Wolvertonâ€™s most outrageous drawing and his trademarked lexicon of wacky wordplay.

The Fantagraphics edition will also contain Wolvertonâ€™s original pencil versions of each strip, which have been carefully preserved over the years, and demonstrate a looser, more spontaneous interpretation of the finished strips. 160 color illustrations
Country USA
Brand Fantagraphics Books
Manufacturer Fantagraphics Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2010-05-11
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781606993088

Country	USA
Brand	Fantagraphics Books
Manufacturer	Fantagraphics Books
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2010-05-11
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781606993088

Basil Wolvertons Culture Corner

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