{"product_id":"the-complete-funky-winkerbean-volume-8-1993-1995-hardcover","title":"The Complete Funky Winkerbean, Volume 8, 1993-1995 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTom Batiuk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDennis Diken\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow award-winning cartoonist Tom Batiuk as he chronicles \u003cem\u003eFunky\u003c\/em\u003e's evolution from gags to situational humor to behavioral humor \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this eighth volume, \u003cem\u003eFunky Winkerbean\u003c\/em\u003e continues to move forward in real time, tackling issues of relevance and substance with characters whose lives are increasingly fateful and destined. \u003cem\u003eFunky\u003c\/em\u003e has placed Batiuk at the forefront of a new genre in comic art history as the strip pursues stories ahead of their time: guns in schools and teen suicide. The humor in \u003cem\u003eFunky\u003c\/em\u003e continues to grow as it evolves from sitcom gags to a deeper and more engaging behavioral style of humor. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Batiuk is a graduate of Kent State University. His \u003cem\u003eFunky Winkerbean\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCrankshaft\u003c\/em\u003e comic strips are carried in hundreds of newspapers throughout the United States. He was recognized as one of three finalists in the editorial cartooning category of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize awards competition for the singular series of daily comic strips that chronicled the death of longtime character Lisa Moore, which were collected in \u003cem\u003eLisa's Legacy Trilogy. \u003c\/em\u003eHis\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eFunky Winkerbean series and \u003cem\u003eRoses in December\u003c\/em\u003e were finalists for the 2016 Eisner Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 513\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 7.5 x 9.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53008427548979,"sku":"9781606353615","price":55.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/BRiZfv9HE29781606353615.webp?v=1769673716","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-complete-funky-winkerbean-volume-8-1993-1995-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}