Pogo: The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips 6: Clean as a Weasel (POGO COMP SYNDICATED STRIPS HC)

The Pogo collections from Fantagraphics Books continues to be the gold standard for comic strip collections. It's an incredible presentation for what many (me among them) consider one of the greatest comic strips ever. Pogo may never have inspired multiple cartoon series, it didn't have the merchandising success of Peanuts, Garfield, Bloom County or some other strips, but it had as big an impact - arguably bigger - than many strips that are more well known today.Political humor. Funny animal humor. Jokes about the human condition (in a comic with no humans). This comic had it all. Bottom line: These comics are funny. Walt Kelly was not just a great artist. He was an incredible wordsmith, who used dialect, puns and even playing around with the font in the word balloons to make the joke work. In a review of a previous volume I compared Kelly to Mark Twain for his use of language. Honestly, that's not hyperbole.Fantagraphics has set a standard with these books that will be hard for any publisher of classic strip collections to meet, let alone bear. The comics are reprinted at a size that never strains the eyes. The colors on the Sunday strips is perfect. The binding on the books is exactly what you want - it lays flat and no art is lost in gutter.But what really sets this collection apart are the little things. They've included an index in every volume. There's a great introduction by a famous person who is a Pogo fan (this one is by Garfield creator Jim Davis). Each volume includes an introduction with some background on the time period and Kelly. And there is also a section, Swamp Talk, that helps explain some of the historical references (this volume wraps up a couple years before I was born, so these sections are always welcome). Beneath the pretty book jacket is an embossed cover. There's nothing they haven't thought of - even the color of each volume is a nice pastel that is different from its predecessors. On a bookshelf, it's just a good looking set of books.If you've never read Pogo, do yourself a favor and order this volume. It's a great place to start.

I guess life was simpler in the 50's and 60's. Still so much of this satire seems to fit in what is happening with our society today. This was one of my favorite comic strips when I was young and it still is funny today.

Gave this book to my granddaughter

Simply the best comic strip (writing AND artwork) in American newspaper comics history. Unsurpassed.

Very humorous comic strips. Actually laughed out loud several times. Very good artwork. Recommended.

Pogo never disappoints. I grew up with Pogo and I have always enjoyed it very much even if I didn't always understand it. To my mind it will always be one of the great comic strips.GAC

As a Pogo (and Walt Kelly) fan going back to 1952 I have to confess I'm addicted - and eagerly grab these "Complete Strips" as they come out. They've all been great - and this is no exception. Highly recommended.

The sixth in Fantagraphics' series of Pogo reprints. Very well printed and bound on high quality paper. Includes the color Sunday strips for the 2-year period covered.Recommended.