THE COMPLETE DREAM OF THE RAREBIT FIEND Book with DVD
By Ulrich Merkl. Limited, 1000.
Created by Winsor McCay (1867-1934), and was based on a repeating joke about consuming Welsh Rarebit, a mildly hallucinogenic food. This famous strip, focused on nightmares and phobias and was one of the weirdest, and most amazing comic strips of all time. This huge (17x12), volume collects 369 of the best "Rarebit Fiend" episodes, digitally restored and reproduced, most reprinted for the first time. 641 additional images (219 in color) illustrate the author's life and work. Two articles by comic book historian Alfredo Castelli. DVD: high resolution scans of all 821 episodes and a 600 page Word file. Handbound, large horizontal format, coated paper stock. Limted availability. Import.