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| Art by Gilbert Shelton. |
Gilbert Shelton is as near as comics have come to producing a
natural comedic genius of the same stature as a Chaplin or a Tati. With
the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers he created a hilarious and unlikely
sibling trio as timeless as in their appeal as the Marx brothers, able
to somehow endure well beyond their natural era while keeping all of its
ridiculous idiosyncrasies intact. Recognition.. for Shelton’s mastery
of slapstick, his practiced comic storytelling and timing, his
remarkable skill as a draughtsman .. is long overdue. He is truly one of
the greatest and most sublimely funny talents that the comic medium has
to offer, and his work will undoubtedly delight and convulse people of
future generations, for whom the black-light poster glow and Nepalese
temple-ball fug of the sixties will no longer be even a distant memory.
Timeless brilliance. [Alan Moore]
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