Description
Before Marilyn and Madonna, Betty booped and wriggled her way into hearts worldwide with her unique mix of wide-eyed innocence and powerful cartoon sensuality. Betty Boop remains animation's first leading lady and a glamorous international icon. This collects all of Betty's adventures that appeared in the funny pages of daily newspapers in the 1930s.
Reviews and features with national newspapers and supplements; inclusion in gift round-ups. Reviews and features with men's, women's, comics, nostalgia and entertainment press. Reviews, features and competitions with men's, women's, comics and entertainment websites. Spotlight feature on TitanBooks.com. A collection of every single Betty Boop strip from her 1930's heyday. Betty Boop is the original, pop culture sex symbol. Betty Boop is a worldwide icon; her image is ingrained in pooular culture to this day Betty appears today in calendars, on clothing and in a vast array of other merchandise.
About the Author
Max Fleischer was an animation pioneer who established Fleischer Studios, credited with bringing the famous cartoon characters Betty Boop and Popeye to the movie screen for the first time in the 1930s. Bud Counihan is a cartoon artist who illustrated Betty Boop and created the newspaper strip Little Napoleon. He also worked with Chic Young on Blondie.
Reviews
"This book belongs in any collection of comic strip history" - ICV2
"...our eyes popped like Roger Rabbit" - Heroes Online
"If you've only seen the character in modern advertisements, do yourself a favor and enjoy Betty Boop at the height of her original era in a volume that captures all of her cheeky fun." - Broken Frontier
"...the introduction by Brian Walker gives informative insight into the creation of Betty Boop and her multiple formations as a leading animation lady, a comic strip lead, and eventually a popular icon" - Forces of Geek
"...reading through the strips collected here makes you see she was very much ahead of her time." - Project Fandom
Book Information
ISBN 9781848567078
Author Bud Counihan
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint Titan Comics
Publisher Titan Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 1243g
Dimensions(mm) 314mm * 237mm * 24mm
Reviews and features with national newspapers and supplements; inclusion in gift round-ups. Reviews and features with men's, women's, comics, nostalgia and entertainment press. Reviews, features and competitions with men's, women's, comics and entertainment websites. Spotlight feature on TitanBooks.com. A collection of every single Betty Boop strip from her 1930's heyday. Betty Boop is the original, pop culture sex symbol. Betty Boop is a worldwide icon; her image is ingrained in pooular culture to this day Betty appears today in calendars, on clothing and in a vast array of other merchandise.
About the Author
Max Fleischer was an animation pioneer who established Fleischer Studios, credited with bringing the famous cartoon characters Betty Boop and Popeye to the movie screen for the first time in the 1930s. Bud Counihan is a cartoon artist who illustrated Betty Boop and created the newspaper strip Little Napoleon. He also worked with Chic Young on Blondie.
Reviews
"This book belongs in any collection of comic strip history" - ICV2
"...our eyes popped like Roger Rabbit" - Heroes Online
"If you've only seen the character in modern advertisements, do yourself a favor and enjoy Betty Boop at the height of her original era in a volume that captures all of her cheeky fun." - Broken Frontier
"...the introduction by Brian Walker gives informative insight into the creation of Betty Boop and her multiple formations as a leading animation lady, a comic strip lead, and eventually a popular icon" - Forces of Geek
"...reading through the strips collected here makes you see she was very much ahead of her time." - Project Fandom
Book Information
ISBN 9781848567078
Author Bud Counihan
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint Titan Comics
Publisher Titan Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 1243g
Dimensions(mm) 314mm * 237mm * 24mm
