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Moomin: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip - Book One: 1 Hardcover – 1 Dec. 2006

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The enchanting comic strip that introduced adult readers to the wonderful world of Moomin Tove Jansson is revered around the world as one of the foremost children's authors of the twentieth century for her illustrated chapter books regarding the magical worlds of her creation, the Moomins. The Moomins saw life in many forms but debuted to its biggest audience ever on the pages of the world's largest newspaper, the London Evening News, in 1954. The strip was syndicated in newspapers around the world with millions of readers in forty countries. Moomin Book One is the first volume of Drawn & Quarterly's publishing plan to reprint the entire strip drawn by Jansson before she handed over the reins to her brother Lars in 1960. This is the first time the strip will be published in any form in North America and will deservedly place Jansson among the international cartooning greats of the last century. The Moomins are a tight-knit family-hippo-shaped creatures with easygoing and adventurous outlooks. Jansson's art is pared down and precise, yet able to compose beautiful portraits of ambling creatures in fields of flowers or on rock-strewn beaches that recall Jansson's Nordic roots. The comic strip reached out to adults with its gentle and droll sense of humor. Whimsical but with biting undertones, Jansson's observations of everyday life, including guests who overstay their welcome, modern art, movie stars, and high society, easily caught the attention of an international audience and still resonate today.
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    Moomin
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    96 pages
  3. Language
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  5. Publication date
    1 Dec. 2006
  6. Dimensions
    22.2 x 1.5 x 31.2 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    1894937805
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1894937801
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'Moomin: The Complete Comic Strip, Volume 1, by Tove Jansson & Fair Play, by Tove Jansson, trans. Thomas Teal. To write fiction well for children and for the child in all adults takes a variety of gifts, among them directness and lucidity with words and emotions, and the courage to keep them clean of pretence. This becomes especially true when crafting illustrated stories, where pictures as well as words do the telling and both need to enhance each other. For those who have delighted in the depths which Tove Jansson achieved through her beloved Moomin tales, these two books reveal how, throughout her life, she refined her narrative skills, first for her comics, and then for her adult novels.' The Independent/Friday 3 August 2007 --The Independent: Friday 3 August 2007

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Tove Jansson (1914-2001) was born in Helsinki and spent much of her life in Finland. She is the author of the Moomin books, including Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll. Born into an artistic family--her father was a sculptor and her mother was a graphic designer and illustrator--Jansson studied at the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts, and L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In addition to her Moomin books, she also wrote several novels, drew comic strips and worked as a painter and illustrator. In 1966, she was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her body of work. Jansson had a studio in Helsinki but spent most of her time at her home on a small island called Klovharu.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Drawn and Quarterly; 1st edition (1 Dec. 2006)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 96 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1894937805
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1894937801
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 22.2 x 1.5 x 31.2 cm
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Tove Jansson (1914-2001) was born in Helsinki, and was an illustrator and political cartoonist for the left-leaning, anti-Fascist magazine Garm. She created a long-running comic strip and a series of children's books featuring the much-loved hippopotamus-like character, Moomintroll. She is also the author of eleven novels and short-story collections for adults, including The Summer Book and The True Deceiver. In 1994, she was awarded the Prize of the Swedish Academy.

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Customers find the stories within the book sweet, brilliant, and great. They also describe the humor as funny and well worth the purchase. Readers appreciate the succinct and spare use of lines and tone. Overall, they describe the writing style as beautiful and simple.

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Customers find the stories within the book sweet, amusing, and brilliant. They say it's wonderful to re-read their humble origins and it'll be a delight to discover these books. Readers also mention the characters are candid and quirky, prompting a great deal of nostalgia.

"...I was always enchanted by Tove Jansson's illustration skills, attention to detail and wonderfully quirky Scandinavian humour...." Read more

"...the illustrations to her Moomin series are as fine as the effortlessly brilliant stories...." Read more

"...The stories are so absorbing! Oh to be inside Tove Jansson's brain! I have her birthday presents sorted for the next few decades methinks!" Read more

"...Very good quality paper and great drawing. The stories within are very sweet and sometimes amusing. Great introduction to Moominland...." Read more

5 customers mention ‘Humor’5 positive0 negative

Customers find the book charming, funny, and a good comic. They also appreciate the lovely illustrations.

"...Jansson's illustration skills, attention to detail and wonderfully quirky Scandinavian humour...." Read more

"...The stories within are very sweet and sometimes amusing. Great introduction to Moominland...." Read more

"good comic but not like the books" Read more

"...lovely and if you love the Moomins well worth the purchase, charming, funny and just perfect." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Value for money’4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book well worth the purchase. They also appreciate the good price and speedy delivery. Readers also mention the books are beautiful to collect and highly recommend them.

"...the packaging - it has a cloth cover which is great, makes the book seems more expensive! Very good quality paper and great drawing...." Read more

"...Good price and speedy delivery! Delighted!" Read more

"This is lovely and if you love the Moomins well worth the purchase, charming, funny and just perfect." Read more

"...My children love the books. Beautiful books to collect, highly recommend. Book 1 of a series of Moomin stories." Read more

3 customers mention ‘Writing style’3 positive0 negative

Customers find the writing style beautiful, succinct, and spare. They appreciate the simple, personable stories.

"...Tove Jansson was a consummate graphic artist and the succinct and spare use of line and tone makes each strip a lesson in how to tell and illustrate..." Read more

"...Great children's stories, beautifully written and illustrated, which feed the young imagination." Read more

"...my 4 year old niece who loves the detail in all of the strips and the simple, personable stories." Read more

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Kiwimezzo
5.0 out of 5 stars Moomin Humour
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 September 2014
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I first came across this book in 1959 when a friend's sister sent it from England. I was instantly hooked and every time we visited our friend, I buried myself in it and only emerged for meals. I was always enchanted by Tove Jansson's illustration skills, attention to detail and wonderfully quirky Scandinavian humour. So it was with great joy that I saw this reprint and pounced! I pick up this copy on a regular basis and my enjoyment is 100 fold in light of my experience as an illustrator and painter. A few years ago I was sad to see that Jansson had passed away, but it was a delight to read about her long and interesting career.
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Emi
5.0 out of 5 stars Moomins!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 June 2024
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Love the moomins, A hilarious comic following the moomin family!
The english is a little advanced for youngsters but still enjoyable for all!
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Rotgut
5.0 out of 5 stars Finland's Finest
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 February 2007
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If, like me, you have loved the Moomin family since childhood, you will have read all the quirky, unique books in the series, many , many times. If so, you may be surprised to find, as I was, that these comic strips exist, and allow us an unexpected opportunity to re-enter the world of Moominvalley.

In a way comics are the ideal medium for Tove Jannson, the illustrations to her Moomin series are as fine as the effortlessly brilliant stories. Her sense of fun and rather unworldly viewpoint are showcased in these strips as well as her beautiful artwork.

Having said all that, these strips perhaps lack the shade of gloomy darkness that make the Moomin series of books so memorable, "Moominvalley in November", for example, is almost bleak in outlook. Also, the characters are all slightly different from in the books, which is a bit distracting at times.

Even so, these collected newspaper strips are a hugely welcome addition to any Moomin fan's library.
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Flagboffin87!
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute classic! I am buying them a gift for ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 May 2018
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Absolute classic! I am buying them a gift for a friend to start her collection of moomin comics, but couldn't resist a peek through myself. The stories are so absorbing! Oh to be inside Tove Jansson's brain! I have her birthday presents sorted for the next few decades methinks!
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mikeartist
5.0 out of 5 stars A great Book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 February 2014
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A great book if you are a comic strip fan and also if you are a fan of the Moomins. Tove Jansson was a consummate graphic artist and the succinct and spare use of line and tone makes each strip a lesson in how to tell and illustrate a story with economy and telling details. Interesting and sometimes slightly wacky stories. Not all as straight forward as first seems.
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A. D. Mcgrath
4.0 out of 5 stars For die hard Moomin or Tove Jansson fans only.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 July 2009
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The book itself is absolutely beautiful in appearance. And is solidly bound in a hard cover with fabric covered spine.
And the cartoon artwork itself is typically Tove Jansson and also very attractive and stylish.
However, the story lines and plots differ from the animated version and lack vigour and punch. They certainly don't flow any where near as freely as other cartoon stories.
I would say this book series is really only for die hard Tove Jansson and Moomin fans and not all that orientated for younger kids.
If you're expecting a cartoon version of the animated series then you'll be disappointed.
Otherwise, it's brilliant.
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TC
5.0 out of 5 stars Moomin Comic Strip Book 1
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2012
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First off I was very impressed when I took this out the packaging - it has a cloth cover which is great, makes the book seems more expensive! Very good quality paper and great drawing. The stories within are very sweet and sometimes amusing. Great introduction to Moominland. There are some odd names for characters but at the same time funny. This is a great present for any adult or child and I will be buying mroe of these.
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Hannah Clark
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautifully bounded table top comic collection
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 May 2017
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This is a great table top book, if you love comics and the moomins its a wonderful little collection. Beautifully bounded and a wonderful feel to it throughout. The Moomins was a very charm series and it's wonderful to re-read their humble origins.
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Jay T.
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
Reviewed in the United States on 23 August 2024
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My whole family just loves this book! Adorably illustrated, by turns funny and poignant.
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Mariana
5.0 out of 5 stars Grande
Reviewed in Brazil on 14 August 2024
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 O livro é lindo e veio em bom estado (com uma lateral amassada). É maior do que eu esperava, um livro grande e não médio. Parece uma ótima história!
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Olivier Preverea
5.0 out of 5 stars wow quick
Reviewed in Canada on 12 April 2023
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Cliente Kindle
5.0 out of 5 stars Moomin!
Reviewed in Italy on 14 November 2021
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Un ottimo modo per aprire una finestra su un mondo per me così esotico come i paesi del nord Europa, i disegni sono dolcissimi così come i protagonisti, è in inglese ma chi ha un livello medio lo può leggere tranquillamente. Lasciatevi trasportare nel mondo dei Moomin! Bella anche l'edizione!
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Gurjit Singh Cheema
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely stories, lovely drawings.
Reviewed in India on 10 February 2021
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The Moomin books are lovely. I discovered them when I was a child sixty years ago when they appeared as a comic strip. Tove and Lars (her brother who continued the strip, after she got fed up with it) have left behind a real treasure trove for children. Even adults will enjoy them.
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