New Giant-size Walt & Skeezix From Sunday Press Books

Sunday Press Books will be releasing the giant-size "Sundays with Walt and Skeezix" on August 15. Collecting a large sampling of the first 15 years of Sunday "Gasoline Alley" strips, the book is the second of a series, following the "Little Nemo in Slumberland" collection, to reprint the comic strip in the actually newspaper-size format of it's original release. Created by Frank King in 1918, "Gasoline Alley" followed the lives of Walt Wallet and his adopted son Skeezix. The first sunday comic appeared in 1921 and uniquely explored themes of humanity. Sunday Press publisher Peter Maresca explains:

"Like McCay, Feininger, Herriman, and others of that era, King was a graphic innovator. His panoramic layouts, themed styling, and whimsical cartoon conceits explored new artistic methods. But he also had a great knowledge of story and character, presented with a warmth and humanity never seen before in comics, and rarely done as well since. He went beyond the gags and slapstick of his contemporaries to create vignettes of genuinely human characters; showing them relating to each other and, particularly in his Sunday comics, to the world around them."

Designed by Chris Ware and with an Introduction by Jeet Heer, this is the ideal way to either reread or be introduced to Walt & Skeezix. I will warn you though, the only problem with these giant-size collection is finding a space on your book shelf.

We've already had a few request for "Sundays with Walt and Skeezix," so let us know if you're interested and we will see about getting it in for you.

-Jon