“I think comic strips are an important element in our society. Besides just being a source of entertainment, they comment on our lives, they contain philosophy and political comment and often help children learn to read. They are a wonderful way to study history.”—Mort Walker

Backstage at the Strips is a compilation of Walker’s obvious passion for this truly American art form and the business that runs it. He invites us in to show us the process and the history behind it. We also get to meet the funny people that draw the comics we dearly love to read, the fans that make them so popular and man that gives us this delightful glimpse.

A great book on the comic strip.

Walker throws everything into this tome: the history of his own strips, how they are created, and his autobiography and stories about dozens of other cartoonists.