We all harbor a secret wish that we could find a previously unseen project by one of the greatest figures in animation history. Well, wish no more. The Academy Award-winning director of “Duck Amuck,” “What’s Opera, Doc,” “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” and other timeless classics, created dozens of cartoon characters throughout his decades-long career: Pepé Le Pew, Marvin the Martian, Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote…and Crawford, an accident prone, nine-year-old boy whose daily routine includes surviving his own boyhood. Produced with the full coöperation of the Chuck Jones family, the book was conceived by Kurtis Findlay, who says, “My first surprise when I started researching the Crawford comic strip was how little people knew about it. My second surprise was the treasure trove of Chuck Jones art we would find. Crawford just kept popping up in places I didn’t expect, making the history of this little-known character incredibly rich.” “This gorgeous volume is one of the “Ten Essential Books for Animation Students.” Animation Magazine ”Kurtis Findlay’s supporting text is excellent, the best account I’ve ever read of Jones’s career after he left Warner Bros.” Michael Barrier “A spectacular must-have book reprinting all (and more) of Jones’ ill-fated 1977-78 newspaper comic strip, Crawford…reprinting every strip, published and unpublished, of the daily and Sunday feature – mostly scanned from original art loaned by the Jones estate. Additionally, there is a complete storyboard to an unproduced 1969 Crawford TV pilot, and lots of rare photographs and Jones art.… This volume is essential for those who admire Jones as an artist and it will add to your understanding of his creative process. Highly recommended.” Jerry Beck
