The Incomplete Art of Why Things Are (The Richard Thompson Library Volume 1) #1
A standalone collection of Richard Thompson’s wry, insightful gag cartoons and captions, originally created to accompany Joel Achenbach’s "Why Things Are" column in The Washington Post. With Thompson’s signature blend of dry humor and visual wit, this first volume in the Richard Thompson Library presents a self-contained gallery of observations on the oddities of everyday life—each panel and caption a quiet marvel of precision and charm.
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Gag cartoons and captions done by Thompson to illustrate Joel Achenbach's Washington Post and syndicated Why Things Are informational column. The question that Achenbach set out to answer is not reprinted, but Thompson's cartoon and captions, which were done independently of Achenbach's answer are.
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