{"product_id":"walt-kelly-and-pogo-the-art-of-the-political-swamp-9780786479870","title":"Walt Kelly and Pogo: The Art of the Political Swamp","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): James Eric Black\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Comics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e One of the most popular comic strips of the 1950s and the first to reference politics of the day, Walt Kelly's \u003ci\u003ePogo\u003c\/i\u003e took on Joe McCarthy before the controversial senator was a blip on Edward R. Murrow's radar. The strip's satire was so biting, it was often relegated to newspaper editorial sections at a time when artists in other media were blacklisted for far less. \u003ci\u003ePogo\u003c\/i\u003e was the vanguard of today's political comic strips, such as \u003ci\u003eDoonesbury\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePearls Before Swine\u003c\/i\u003e, and a precursor of the modern political parody of late night television.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This comprehensive biography of Kelly reveals the life of a conflicted man and unravels the symbolism and word-play of his art for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e There are 241 original \u003ci\u003ePogo\u003c\/i\u003e comic strips illustrated and 13 other Kelly artworks (as well as illustrations by other cartoonists).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46503696760983,"sku":"9780786479870","price":3732.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786479870.webp?v=1769189557","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/walt-kelly-and-pogo-the-art-of-the-political-swamp-9780786479870","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}