I first came across the work of Tony Millionaire (Scott Richardson) in the 90s while following his comic strip Maakies in the New York Press newspaper here in NYC. His work harkens back a great deal to old school comics like Krazy Kat and Popeye. So I was very pleased to hear that Dark Horse will be publishing a collection of his work in late October which should be an ideal Christmas gift for any comix fanboy:
"Prepare to set sail on a drunken fever-dream of dollies, apes, and exotic mysteries that once seen can never be UN-seen! The Art of Tony Millionaire collects illustrations, comics, stories, photographs, and anecdotes from the man once referred to as “Beefy McManus” by the late rock star, “Rocky Stardomes!” -- the one and only Tony Millionaire! THRILL to never-before seen illustrations that have made women gasp and grown men gasp, too! PARTAKE in the beautiful genius of the only cartoonist in the history of mankind to have won five Eisner Awards, three Harvey Awards and an Ignatz! He also won Best Marksman at summer camp when he was twelve, but lost the art competition at High School to a girl who drew a lovely ear of corn!"
