Rea Irvin's The Smythes Golden Age (1938-1950) and assorted grotesqueries

and assorted grotesqueries

one part meditation on a life of violence

doing everything from matte paintings

"It's a fantasia of my family's story

Archie Andrews

Rea Irvin's The Smythes Golden Age (1938-1950) and assorted grotesqueriesA nice collection of this obscure Sunday only color comic strip by a artist better known for his panel cartoons and his cover illustrations. A 32 page chapter at the end of the book discusses the artist and includes his magazine covers, other cartoons, original art, and more. From the publisher: A CLASSIC 1930s COMIC STRIP: The New Yorkers first art editor satirizes the petit bourgeoisie in these stylishly eccentric cartoons with echoes of Cheever and