There have been some amazing author-illustrator teams in the canon of great literature. Think Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake, A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard, C.S. Lewis & Pauline Baynes, J.R.R. Tolkein & Pauline Baynes – the list goes on and on.
Those venerated partnerships now have rivals in the delightful author/illustrator team of Steve Martin (yes; that Steve Martin – the comedian) and Harry Bliss.
Martin and Bliss (no relation; what a pity) have been lauded for their latest book NUMBER ONE IS WALKING: MY LIFE IN THE MOVIES AND OTHER DIVERSIONS [bit.ly/3WYoTgF], which is currently in great demand. Their earlier work, A WEALTH OF PIGEONS (c.2020) [bit.ly/3Gv5rBs], however, should not be overlooked. This unpaginated but hefty banquet of black-and-white cartoons is pithy, snarky, and ironic.
The concept of cartoons for grownups isn’t new — think Charles Addams, Berkeley Breathed, Garry Trudeau, and others – but this collection feels fresh, contemporary, and most definitely skewed towards adults. Sharp, funny, accessible; this is one you shouldn’t miss.
UnCovered review by Beth Bliss, ACLS Brigantine Branch Manager
Original source can be found here.
