Tall Tales

By Al Jaffee and Jaffee

Book Overview

Tall Tales was an innovative newspaper strip syndicated internationally by the New York Herald Tribune from 1957-1963. Whereas newspaper strips are square, single-panel or multiple-panel horizontal gag cartoons, Al Jaffee, known for the Fold-In in MAD Magazine, once again altered the format of his work to create a vertical strip--the first, and last, in newspaper history. Tall Tales contains the best 120 wordless strips out of over 2,200, scanned from the original files. The book features a new preface by Jaffee and an introduction by Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report . "Al Jaffee is the cartoonist's cartoonist. He's a pioneer in every field, from comic books to book illustration to magazine cartoons. The worst thing about Jaffee is that every time I do a drawing, I find out he's done it before . . . and better." --Sergio Aragon s, cartoonist "This collection proves that not only has Al Jaffee always been funny, he's always been disturbed." -- Stephen Colbert, from his introduction

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810972727
• ISBN13: 9780810972728
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.8" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Gentle Chuckles

Unique perspective, and I am just not talking about the vertical format give these comics charm and timelessness.

Tall Tales is a hilarious stocking stuffer

The uniquely quirky genius of Mad's Al Jaffee, the master of the Fold-In and Snappy Answers to Stupid questions, is reborn in this long, slim, beautifully designed collection of vertical sight gags. Laughter builds as you turn each page. Suitable for adults and smart kids who love to laugh. [...], it looks like a million. The introduction by Steven Colbert kicks off the humor and makes Tall Tales an immediate collectors'item.

From the genious behind the Mad fold-ins

I had no idea this book existed, but a friend who knew I like comics gave it to me as a gift. This stuff is GREAT! The same sense of humor that gave us the crazy back covers on Mad magazine which when folded revelaed hidden pictures. Similar in nature to Sergio Aragones' drawings in the margins. I love this book.