num_pages: 400
description:  THE LONG-AWAITED NEW VOLUME FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ARCHIVAL COLLECTION OF FRANK KINGS CLASSIC STRIPIn this fourth volume of Walt and Skeezix the newly married Walt Wallet settles into domestic life with his wife Phyllis and their adopted son Skeezix but their family bliss is soon disrupted by a man who claims to be Skeezixs natural father. A long custody battle erupts raising questions as to the importance of blood ties compared with a loving environment. Later Walt and Phyllis have to deal with all the dilemmas of a young couples life as their family starts to unexpectedly expand. This is the very stuff of lifepaying the bills nursing a sick child finding the right job while spending quality time with familyexpertly explored with cartoonist Frank Kings unerring fidelity to reality. In unfolding the drama of the Wallet familys life King displays his full mastery of long and complex narratives which made his work a forerunner to the modern graphic novel. In his introduction to the series Jeet Heer explores Kings storytelling prowess and links the concerns of the strip with changes in American culture in the 1920s. Lavishly illustrated with Kings family photos the book is designed by Chris Ware whose elegant and detail-rich books have revolutionized the graphic novel field. 
language: English
title: Walt and Skeezix, Vol. 4: 1927-1928
publisher: Drawn and Quarterly