Pogo

Walt Kelly was a pioneering cartoonist and "Pogo" was by far the best cartoon of its day. Artistically, it has rarely been challenged. There are some good comic strips being drawn today that mix politics and fun. Pogo did it first, in the early 1950s. Anyway, Fantagraphics is putting out a 360 page compilation of the early newspaper strips, which is due out in November. Pre-orders are $40. The last time somebody reissued Pogo, also Fantagraphics, was more than 10 years ago, and those are long out of print. I have two bookshelves full of Pogo, but there is room for one more. Oh yes.