Wacky Packages by The Topps Company
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Book Reviews of Wacky Packages
Book Review: cool beginnings for Art Spiegelman
Summary: 5 Stars
I love and collected these cards as a child. They inadvertently informed my work as a toy designer and illustrator. I was not surprised when I learned the identity of the the artist was the future "Raw" publisher and pulitzer prize author and illustrator art spiegelman. I bought this and the second volume for my son on his 11th Birthday. I hope it encourages him to be irreverent and humorous with the ridiculous and over saturated world of products.The cover and layout of the book is very clever and well conceived.Book Review: Awesome book!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great book that is done so well! Wonderful pictures of the sticker categorizes by each set that was issued. I grew up in the Wacky Packages era and remembered and had many of these stickers. It was fun going through them with my kids and pointing out the ones I had and seeing if they could figure out the real add/brand that they were spoofing. Some of the adds were a challenge for even my husband and I to figure out. This is a really well done book and great to have in our library!Book Review: Highbrow lowbrow
Summary: 5 Stars
This book may be one of the most pointless things I ever needed to have. The production is gorgeous, down to the waxy Topps paper the dustcover is printed on. If you're looking for a lot of scholarly insight it's not here. Art Speigelman's brief intro tells you everything you need to know, the rest is pictures of the stickers. For a designer, this book is pure inspiration - wacky wordplay, pastiche, essence of package design, etc. And the price is terrific.Book Review: Wrong edition received
Summary: 5 Stars
Ordered on November 22, 2008, but must already be too late to receive the 1st printing, as I received the 2nd printing, instead (even though picture of book's dust jacket on Amazon product page is of 1st edition, as indicated by "Interview with Art Spiegelman"--whereas 2nd printing says "Introduction by Art Spiegelman"). The four bonus stickers included in the back are: Schmutz Beer, Alcohol Seltzer, Blast Blew Ribbon Beer, and KOOK Cigarettes.Book Review: Great Blast from the Past!
Summary: 5 Stars
It is great to see these old memories revived. I remember collecting the first set of Wackies, as a kid, back in the late 60's (that same first set was re-released in 1973). A real blast from the past! So much of the history and culture of my age-group (those born between mid 1954 and the end of 1964) has simply fallen between the cracks. I would like to thank Art Spiegelman for bringing back something of our forgotten generation.