Overview

John Stanley's beloved classic now available in paperback Now collected in an omnibus paperback, John Stanley's Melvin Monster is about a good-natured monster boy whose sweet personality belies his monstrous appearance. Melvin just wants to be good, go to school, and do as he is told. Melvin's sunny optimism makes him an oddball outcast in his Monsterville community, where he disappoints his parents, ""Mummy"" and ""Baddy,"" with his irrepressible sunny disposition, and also continually escapes the wrath of their pet alligator Cleopatra who only wants to eat Melvin whole. Gag after gag, the acclaimed mid-century cartoonist Stanley sets Melvin up in fairly quotidian situations that spiral into hilarious ridiculousness, with a ferociously frenetic comedic timing. Charmingly naïve, Melvin Monster draws its direct inspiration from the 1960s monster craze and the work of cartoonist Charles Addams and its television adaptation The Addams Family as well as The Munsters, however, Melvin Monster is all its own with Stanley's superior cartooning skills, melding pop colors, expressive lines, and funny jokes on full display.

Full Product Details

9781770466760

Table of Contents

Reviews

""[Melvin Monster] features a cartoonist in Stanley who understands a trend and how to put his own stamp on it."" --Rob Clough, The Comics Journal ""The stories never exceed ten pages, and are densely plotted, with quirky elements that bear a uniquely hilarious touch."" --Slings and Arrows ""Melvin Monster is a bonafide hoot. . . This is the rare book that actually lives up to its 'all ages' description."" --Chris Mautner, Comic Book Resources

"""[Melvin Monster] features a cartoonist in Stanley who understands a trend and how to put his own stamp on it.""--Rob Clough, The Comics Journal ""The stories never exceed ten pages, and are densely plotted, with quirky elements that bear a uniquely hilarious touch.""--Slings and Arrows ""Melvin Monster is a bonafide hoot. . . This is the rare book that actually lives up to its 'all ages' description.""--Chris Mautner, Comic Book Resources"

[Melvin Monster] features a cartoonist in Stanley who understands a trend and how to put his own stamp on it. --Rob Clough, The Comics Journal The stories never exceed ten pages, and are densely plotted, with quirky elements that bear a uniquely hilarious touch. --Slings and Arrows Melvin Monster is a bonafide hoot. . . This is the rare book that actually lives up to its 'all ages' description. --Chris Mautner, Comic Book Resources

Author Information

John Stanley (1914-1993) was a journeyman comics scripter in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for his scripts for the majority of the Little Lulu comics produced by Dell, and is considered by many comics historians to be the most consistently funny and idiosyncratic writer ever to work in the field. He left comics bitterly sometime in the late 1960s, never to return.

Tab Content 6

Countries Available