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Over four decades and a multitude of books, “Colonel” Glen Baxter has built a world and a language all his own—slightly familiar, decidedly abnormal, irresistibly funny. Have you felt the terror of a failed Szechuan dinner? Have you seen what happens at precisely 6:15? Do you know where the beards are stored? Either way, this is the book for you. Baxter’s drawings are a delicious stew of pulp adventure novels, highbrow hjinks, and outright absurdity: lonesome cowboys confront the latest in modern art, brave men tremble before moussaka, schoolgirls hoard hashish, and the world’s fruits are in constant peril. Wimples abound. This new selection of Baxter’s work brings together highlights from the full sweep of his long career, and is sure to enchant both confirmed Baxterians and those iin dire need of an introduction. This NYRC edition is a hardcover with printed endpapers, debossed cover design, and extra-thick paper.
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With all-new and completely original cartoons, Glen Baxter takes on the mysterious and bizarre subject of sex. The sybaritic pleasures of "webbing and oil-based adhesives, " "the Brussels swirl, " and "the German technique" are all explored in lurid detail. Baxter's inimitable wit and evocative drawings continue to fascinate and entertain. Illustrations.
Baxter's drawings and text are reminiscent of the 1930's adventure story illustrations and the "See Jane run" books, which is why you may feel like coloring them in when you look at them. But his irreverent and wildly funny work, with all its odd takes on life, will surprise you in how keenly it reflects the "real" world. And therein is the brilliance of Glen Baxter: his unhinged world turns out to be the one we all live in. Here is a welcome anthology of three of Baxter's out-of-print books: Atlas, The Impending Gleam, and Jodhpurs in the Quantocks.
Colonel Baxter returns with a rip-roaring new collection of cartoons in which he boldly tackles the great issues of the day. Fans of Glen Baxter and his singular, comical world can breathe easy: he's back. For the uninitiated: get ready. Trundling Grunts is that rare book that provides answers to all of life's unasked questions, providing foolproof ways to: Order a Continental breakfast. Approach an offending bagel. Trouble-shoot an express hair grooming service. Smuggle tofu. Freshen up a salad bowl. Make a career switch to accountancy. Stumble into a work of total abstraction. The modern world can be a tough place. As always, Glen Baxter helps you through it.
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Surreal cartoons offer a humorous look at history, literary conventions, cooking, school, and adventurers
Flickering shadows snake eerily over Eric Huntley as he struggles to regain possession of the forbidden whisk. The bursar watches all this from the relative safety of his lair high above the pump room. Towering columns of suet are swaying in the background, yet Mrs Hambleton pays them no heed. She continues to pound the edge of Eric's neck with a renewed vigour. Outside, the first flecks of snow are falling on the charred remains of the flagpole as Janet nervously skirts the perimeter fence. Spring has returned once again to the Cotswolds.
Published to accompany the Hayward Gallery Touring Exhibition, held at New Art Gallery, Wallsall, 4 May - 1 July 2007, Nottingham Castle, 14 July - 16 September 2007, Leeds City Art Gallery, 21 September - 11 November 2007, Aberystwyth Art Gallery, 17 November 2007 - 13 January 2008 and Tullie House, Carlisle, 19 January - 16 March 2008.