LOAC Essentials Volume 12: Baron Bean 1918 |
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| Author:
| Herriman, George |
| Series title: | LOAC Essentials Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-68405-355-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2018 |
| Publisher: | Idea & Design Works, LLC
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.99 |
Book Description:
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This book concludes a three-volume LOAC Essentials sub-series by presenting the final year of
Baron Bean, one of Herriman's richest and funniest creations, second only to
Krazy Kat, whose citizens would occasionally grace these panels. Herriman found few themes as fascinating as the power of titles and the ways in which worth in society is determined based on a hat, a name, or the color of one's skin. Each day he gives reason to question not only the...
More DescriptionThis book concludes a three-volume LOAC Essentials sub-series by presenting the final year of Baron Bean, one of Herriman's richest and funniest creations, second only to Krazy Kat, whose citizens would occasionally grace these panels.
Herriman found few themes as fascinating as the power of titles and the ways in which worth in society is determined based on a hat, a name, or the color of one's skin. Each day he gives reason to question not only the superiority of would-be "Barons" over their vassals and retainers, but equally the superiority of so-called "humans" over the animals they call "pets."