BULLY!
In conjunction with the release of “BULLY!” Rosebud Archives is proud to announce that it will be offering prints and posters of the color and black-and-white political cartoons featured in the book. The cartoons span the spectrum of the old guard of newspapers and magazines: from The New York World, Puck, Judge, and Life, to Leslie’s, L’Assiette Au Beurre, The Daily Graphic, Harper’s Weekly, and even uncommon and forgotten titles like Chic and The Bee. Stay tuned for more info!
In other news, we regret to announce that we have canceled our publication of Skippy vs. the Mob due to a variety of issues.
And finally, check back soon for an announcement of our new releases! We’ve got an eight-legged collection of a pen-and-ink master, a portfolio of one of the great illustrators, and a four-letter word translated from the German. More soon…
SKIPPY vs the Mob now available!
208-page full-color 12” x 6.25” soft cover – $24.95
This important new book collects, for the first time, the only continuity Percy Crosby ever drew in his widely-syndicated Skippy comics, and features a comprehensive essay by the artist’s courageous daughter, chronicling an astonishing history of fraud, persecution, and betrayal. Here, for the first time, is a story ripped from the headlines – a spiraling saga that grew far too large for one man to handle.
At the height of fame, fortune, and creativity, Percy Crosby was emboldened to wage war on injustice. His idealistic vision of America, nurtured since childhood, took on an enemy all too real: Al Capone, mobster. His war on racketeering, organized crime, and corruption in high places were worth the fight, in Crosby’s eyes.
But his crusade to redeem the Land of the Free in fact proved to be the beginning of the end for this talented artist and outspoken critic of social ills. Percy Crosby eventually was to learn how deep the rot went: corporate ties to organized crime; political protection; corruption… and those who profited from a rigged system could easily have him silenced.
Illustrated throughout with Crosby’s artwork, political cartoons, Skippy comic strips, and photographs, the book also presents his continuity in both the way it appeared in newspapers nationwide as well as the original art.
Previews coming soon!
Ground Control to Major Tom
Things have been rather silent of late… or rather, they just appear to have been. Things have been brewing, and much attention has been focused on the upcoming Skippy book (slightly delayed after a recent development), and other exciting projects, as well as at least one new “avenue.” Skippy vs The Mob will be available in a few weeks, and then I’ll have some more time to post some visual treats.
ROSEBUD ARCHIVES Announces SKIPPY vs. THE MOB as the first installment in a major effort to revive the life and art of Percy Crosby
Dumont, New Jersey; December 4, 2010 – Rosebud Archives, whose stated goal is to breathe new life into the rich history of comics and graphic arts, is proud to announce a major new book: Skippy vs. The Mob: The Fight for Vesey Street and the American Soul.
This eyebrow-raising book, authorized by the Percy Crosby Estate and Skippy, Inc., will uncover a decades-long sore in the American Dream: Percy Crosby, at the height of his fame and creative abilities, and emboldened to take up the lance against injustice with the idealistic vision of America that his childhood never let him forget, took on an enemy all too real: Al Capone. Yet, where he saw his crusade in the Land of the Free – where justice triumphed – his attack on gangsterism and organized crime proved to be the beginning of the end for a talented artist and outspoken critic of the societal ills he witnessed.
Unknown to him at the time was how deep the rot went; Corporate ties to organized crime, political protection and corruption… Percy Crosby was soon to learn that those who sought to gain from a rigged system could easily have him silenced… or put away. Confined in an asylum against his will, and the protestations of the few who ever visited him, Percy Crosby remained there for the rest of his life, continuing to draw and write despite his diminishing hope for freedom.
Skippy vs. The Mob will reprint for the first time the entire sequence of comics, both as they appeared in the newspapers of the day as well as the original art. Preceding the sequence will be a comprehensive essay by Joan Crosby Tibbetts, daughter of Percy Crosby and appointed administrator of the Percy Crosby Estate, detailing the sordid history of Percy Crosby’s troubles, and the troubles she inherited and has been fighting to remedy for the past forty years. Percy Crosby’s political cartoons and writings, personal letters and documents will illustrate the spiraling saga that grew far too large for one man to handle.
Thank you Brooklyn!
We had a blast on Saturday at the Brooklyn Comics & Graphics Fest! We met a ton of great people, local and visiting, had interesting talks, and found the enthusiastic response to our books and other items very encouraging. We’re looking forward to the next one! Thanks everyone!
No Sleep Till Brooklyn
As mentioned earlier (or below, if you will), we will be attending the BROOKLYN COMICS & GRAPHICS FESTIVAL this upcoming Saturday, from 12 – 9PM. Â We’ll have advance copies of our new books, stationery, as well as super-secret preview copies of some future books as well as announcements of big projects, vintage material, and eye-candy galore! Do make a point to come visit us and support the show!
New Prints!
New prints are now up, and all conveniently categorized, which will make things especially convenient as more and more prints, and in all probability more categories, are added. Go on and take a look…
Pre-Orders available for New Titles
Pre-orders are now available for new titles. These will begin shipping early December, or if you are in the area, advance copies will be available at the Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival. Additionally, we have added new cards to our Stationery section. We are retooling the Prints section with categories and, of course, new prints – this will be up on Monday. Enjoy!
Your Bird’s-Eye View of the Day
A map from 1937 courtesy of Tony Sarg
