Get Well is a collection of Michael Leunig's work over the past four years a time when, quite remarkably, all has not been well with the world.
IT IT'S GOOD THERAPY , BUT HAS BEEN COLLECTING I'D MUCH RATHER'A NEW YORK DUST FOR GAME OF CHESS . TWO AND A HALF YEARS ... AND THEN PLAY CHESS SALUT MARCEL RMUTE TWO YEARS ' WORK DOWN BUT AN UNEXPECTED THE DRAIN.
Come sit down beside me I said to myself, And although it doesn't makes sense, I held my own hand As a small sign of trust And together I sat on the fence.
Vasco's Livermore, 1910: Portraits from the Hub Saloon
In the time-honoured tradition of the black-and-white artist, Australian illustrator Kate Knapp throws light on some of life's dark dilemmas.
He was born in Melbourne and now lives on a farm in north-east Victoria. A New Penguin Leunig comprises pieces that have previously appeared in the Melbourne Age and the Sydney Morning Herald.
This collection of 138 cartoons tilts towards the whimsical, the wise and the sublimely misaligned; it's less heavily political than previous collections, although the political system cops a serve here and there. Mr Curly features often.
The print has been created specially for this edition and is limited to 250 units numbered and signed by the artist. Neither the print nor the book in this edition will be reprinted, so these are truly collectors' items.
A special 40th anniversary edition of the very first collection of cartoons by the inimitable Michael Leunig.
'There was once a man who could no longer believe things that were said.
Leunig addresses real life and the media, with all their complexities, ironies and absurdities, and the pathos as well, in the simple and sublime form of a poetic joke.