Charles Addams

H. Kevin Miserocchi

The "evilution" of Charles Addams's singularly eccentric family began long before the television and film interpretations made them icons of American popular culture. Addams first created Morticia, Lurch, and The Thing in a cartoon published in a 1938 issue of the New Yorker—though he hadn't named them at the time, or even conceived of a family unit. (When he did name the deadly matriarch, he was inspired by the Yellow Pages listing for "Morticians.") Other characters were born and developed in a multitude of Addams's cartoons over the next twenty-six years, before the cheerfully creepy clan debuted on ABC television in 1964 and later on the big screen, twice, in 1991 and 1993.The Addams Family: An Evilution is the first book to trace The Addams Family history, presenting more than 200 cartoons created by Charles Addams (American, 1912–1988) throughout his prolific career; many have never been published before. Text by H. Kevin Miserocchi, director of the Tee and Charles Addams Foundation, offers a revealing chronology of each character's evolution (for instance, did you know that Addams originally named Pugsley "Pubert"?), while Addams's own incisive character descriptions, originally penned for the benefit of the television show producers, introduce each chapter. As the presence of the Family continues to permeate generation after generation, and in celebration of the Broadway musical debuting in 2010, this book reminds us where these oddly lovable characters came from and, in doing so, offers a lasting tribute to one of America's greatest humorists. A phenomenon of rare proportion, The Addams Family is the manifestation of one artist's dark but irresistible wit, expressed with an uncommonly deft hand.

An Evilution

The Addams Family

Monster Rally

9781439103562:A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

A Collection of Cartoons to Chill the Heart of Your Loved One

Chas Addams Happily Ever After

Some of the cartoons appeared originally in "The New Yorker".

Homebodies

Clipping File

Chas Addams' black Maria

The Addams Family 2024 Wall Calendar

The World of Charles Addams

Addams and Evil

Paul Rudnick

Christina Ricci

When the odd-ball Addams' household adds an adorable, flame-breathing new baby to the family, everyone's thrilled except Wednesday and Pugsley, who think baby Pubert is there to replace them.

Addams Family Values

"A retrospective celebration of the ominous, lovable, dark, and infinitely hilarious art of one of America's greatest cartoonists"--Book jacket.

The World of Chas Addams

Tegningerne ligger til grund for filmen "The Addams Family" fra 1991 samt TV-serien af samme navn.

Addams Family Album

The Addams Family Album

An Album of Cartoons

An Album of Cartoons, with an Introd. by Wolcott Gibbs

Eighty cartoons by the master of grisly humor.

The Groaning Board

Cartoon collection. A large number originally appeared in "The New Yorker."

Black Maria

Consists of drawings which appeared chiefly in the New Yorker, 1946-1976.

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