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Mutts #Treasury 5
Earl & Mooch: A Mutts Treasury
New York Times best-selling author and animal rights advocate Patrick McDonnell’s Mutts “is up there with Peanuts, Pogo, Krazy Kat, and Calvin and Hobbes—cartoons that are smart and funny, brilliantly drawn and full of heart” according to Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons.
Always striking a delicate balance between lighthearted fun and responsible social commentary, Patrick McDonnell's award-winning Mutts has been recognized by critics and popular press alike for its distinctive style, heartwarming humor, and strong yet nonpreachy stance on important issues such as responsible pet ownership, animal advocacy and adoption, and the sanctity of all life.
Sketched in McDonnell's distinctive style, this emotive Mutts collection follows the day-to-day exploits of cat and dog duo Mooch and Earl. Whether they are contemplating the cosmos or curling in for a much-needed nap, these two lighthearted pals remind us of the simple pleasures that make life so grand.
Earl &and Mooch contains nearly a year's worth of colored Sunday strips, along with black-and-white daily strips that mingle with impromptu splash pages highlighting McDonnell's imaginative artwork.
Always striking a delicate balance between lighthearted fun and responsible social commentary, Patrick McDonnell's award-winning Mutts has been recognized by critics and popular press alike for its distinctive style, heartwarming humor, and strong yet nonpreachy stance on important issues such as responsible pet ownership, animal advocacy and adoption, and the sanctity of all life.
Sketched in McDonnell's distinctive style, this emotive Mutts collection follows the day-to-day exploits of cat and dog duo Mooch and Earl. Whether they are contemplating the cosmos or curling in for a much-needed nap, these two lighthearted pals remind us of the simple pleasures that make life so grand.
Earl &and Mooch contains nearly a year's worth of colored Sunday strips, along with black-and-white daily strips that mingle with impromptu splash pages highlighting McDonnell's imaginative artwork.
208 pages, Paperback
First published October 10, 2007
About the author
Patrick McDonnell
170 books364 followersPatrick McDonnell’s comic strip, MUTTS, is celebrating its 30th anniversary, having appeared in over 700 newspapers across 20 countries. MUTTS has received numerous awards for its artistry and its animal and environmental themes. These include the NCS Reuben for Cartoonist of the Year, seven Harveys and the Eisner Humanitarian Award. Charles Schulz called MUTTS “One of the best comics strips of all time.”
BREAKING THE CHAIN: THE GUARD DOG STORY, a collection of his newsworthy story centered freeing MUTTS chained dog, Guard Dog, will be published in fall 2024.
McDonnell’s latest book is THE SUPER HERO’S JOURNEY, a graphic novel love letter to Marvel Comics and Jack Kirby. It was on 11 ‘best of’ lists for 2023.
THE ART OF NOTHING, an oeuvre of McDonnell’s work, comprehensively celebrates Patrick’s comic strip career. McDonnell is also the author of New York Times bestselling picture books, including THE GIFT OF NOTHING and the Caldecott Honor winning ME...JANE (a childhood biography of Dr. Jane Goodall). Both have been adapted as musicals for the Kennedy Center stage. In addition, he has collaborated with spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle on GUARDIANS OF BEING and with poet Daniel Ladinsky on DARLING I LOVE YOU. HEART TO HEART: A CONVERSATION ON LOVE AND HOPE FOR OUR PRECIOUS PLANET is a collaboration with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. His Holiness has said “It is my hope that this book will open the eyes, minds and hearts of all people.”
In 2021, Ohio State University hosted Side Effects, a major exhibition of his large scale canvases. There will be a year-long retrospective of McDonnell’s comic strips, book illustrations and paintings at the San Diego Comic-Con Museum opening in January 2025.
McDonnell was a member of the Board of Directors of The Humane Society of the United States for 18 years as well as The Fund for Animals, and continues to serve as a director for The Charles M. Schulz Museum and D&R Greenway Land Trust.
You can sign up for the MUTTS daily email at mutts.com.
BREAKING THE CHAIN: THE GUARD DOG STORY, a collection of his newsworthy story centered freeing MUTTS chained dog, Guard Dog, will be published in fall 2024.
McDonnell’s latest book is THE SUPER HERO’S JOURNEY, a graphic novel love letter to Marvel Comics and Jack Kirby. It was on 11 ‘best of’ lists for 2023.
THE ART OF NOTHING, an oeuvre of McDonnell’s work, comprehensively celebrates Patrick’s comic strip career. McDonnell is also the author of New York Times bestselling picture books, including THE GIFT OF NOTHING and the Caldecott Honor winning ME...JANE (a childhood biography of Dr. Jane Goodall). Both have been adapted as musicals for the Kennedy Center stage. In addition, he has collaborated with spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle on GUARDIANS OF BEING and with poet Daniel Ladinsky on DARLING I LOVE YOU. HEART TO HEART: A CONVERSATION ON LOVE AND HOPE FOR OUR PRECIOUS PLANET is a collaboration with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. His Holiness has said “It is my hope that this book will open the eyes, minds and hearts of all people.”
In 2021, Ohio State University hosted Side Effects, a major exhibition of his large scale canvases. There will be a year-long retrospective of McDonnell’s comic strips, book illustrations and paintings at the San Diego Comic-Con Museum opening in January 2025.
McDonnell was a member of the Board of Directors of The Humane Society of the United States for 18 years as well as The Fund for Animals, and continues to serve as a director for The Charles M. Schulz Museum and D&R Greenway Land Trust.
You can sign up for the MUTTS daily email at mutts.com.
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June 1, 2023
Another charming compilation of cartoons about dog Earl, cat Mooch, and their animal and human friends.
July 5, 2014
School Library Journal (March 1, 2011)
Gr 3 Up-Beginning with New Year's Day and traveling through the seasons to the next New Year's Eve, this volume collects a solid year of the "Mutts" daily newspaper strip, featuring the main cat and dog characters. Drawn in a minimalist style with slightly enlarged lettering, the essential structure follows an almost vaudevillian gag format, with the jokes either relying on simple plays on words or easily comestible ideas. The author makes a few contemporary references to environmentalism-and takes a swipe at the current economy-and correctly guesses that his readers might be interested in animal humane issues, dedicating a couple of weeks to animal rescue awareness. Largely this is very much not a sum of its parts, but merely a collection of them. That said, the strip has been around for 16 years, with a loyal following and a number of spin-off children's books, most recently Wag! (Little, Brown, 2009), and will likely find a coterie of readers.-Benjamin Russell, Belmont High School, NH (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Gr 3 Up-Beginning with New Year's Day and traveling through the seasons to the next New Year's Eve, this volume collects a solid year of the "Mutts" daily newspaper strip, featuring the main cat and dog characters. Drawn in a minimalist style with slightly enlarged lettering, the essential structure follows an almost vaudevillian gag format, with the jokes either relying on simple plays on words or easily comestible ideas. The author makes a few contemporary references to environmentalism-and takes a swipe at the current economy-and correctly guesses that his readers might be interested in animal humane issues, dedicating a couple of weeks to animal rescue awareness. Largely this is very much not a sum of its parts, but merely a collection of them. That said, the strip has been around for 16 years, with a loyal following and a number of spin-off children's books, most recently Wag! (Little, Brown, 2009), and will likely find a coterie of readers.-Benjamin Russell, Belmont High School, NH (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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October 20, 2012
a collection of daily and sunday Mutts strips, charming, sweet, pro-animal, pro-environment, hopeful
notes: a tribute to Scotlund's attemnpts to stop puppymills on p. 7; tribute strips to Popeye, Betty Boop, and Zippo on pages 165-166
notes: a tribute to Scotlund's attemnpts to stop puppymills on p. 7; tribute strips to Popeye, Betty Boop, and Zippo on pages 165-166
December 29, 2016
I've always loved Mutts. I remember my great grandma used to cut the Mutts comic strips out of the newspaper for me everyday so I'd have a nice collection to read whenever I came over. And I still have most if not all of the ones she cut out for me. I was so happy to find this book. :)
October 4, 2015
Attempts to hibernate by Mooch and Earl. How they would teach classes. A lovely one with a cardinal in a winter scene. And more
February 21, 2013
Pure joy. I love this comic strip!
March 13, 2013
this book gave me a warm fuzzy
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