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Семейка Аддамс: Дьяволюция
История этой эксцентричной семейки началась задолго до того, как теле- и киноинтерпретации сделали её членов иконами американской массовой культуры. Тогда ещë безымянные, Мортиша, Ларч и Вещь дебютировали в 1938 году в журнале New Yorker. Следующие 26 лет клан обрастал плотью и кровью и множился числом в рисунках его демиурга. В 1964 году Аддамсы покорили малые экраны на телеканале ABC, а в 1991-м появились и на больших.
«Семейка Аддамс. Дьяволюция» — первая книга об истории франшизы. В ней вы найдёте более 200 карикатур кисти Чарльза Аддамса (1912–1988), созданных в разные годы его творческой деятельности; многие из них ранее не публиковались. Автор, Кевин Мизерокки, управляющий «Фонда Ти и Чарльза Аддамсов», исследовал развитие всех членов клана (например, вы знали, что Пагсли хотели назвать Пубертом?) и снабдил каждую главу текстами самого Аддамса. Эта книга — дань уважения одному из величайших карикатуристов Америки, его неотразимо мрачному чувству юмора и изумительному художественному мастерству.
«Семейка Аддамс. Дьяволюция» — первая книга об истории франшизы. В ней вы найдёте более 200 карикатур кисти Чарльза Аддамса (1912–1988), созданных в разные годы его творческой деятельности; многие из них ранее не публиковались. Автор, Кевин Мизерокки, управляющий «Фонда Ти и Чарльза Аддамсов», исследовал развитие всех членов клана (например, вы знали, что Пагсли хотели назвать Пубертом?) и снабдил каждую главу текстами самого Аддамса. Эта книга — дань уважения одному из величайших карикатуристов Америки, его неотразимо мрачному чувству юмора и изумительному художественному мастерству.
224 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
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Charles Addams
57 books229 followersThe macabre humor and Gothic settings characterized many cartoons, first apparent in the New Yorker, of known American cartoonist Charles Samuel Addams.
Chas Addams best created "The Addams Family" comic characters, adapted for a variety of media. His signature style involved single panels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles...
Chas Addams best created "The Addams Family" comic characters, adapted for a variety of media. His signature style involved single panels.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles...
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October 24, 2019
The Addams Family: An Evilution collects over 200 cartoons featuring the Addams Family by Charles Addams.
Like most people, I was unaware that the Addams Family started life as one panel cartoons in The New Yorker in the 1920s. I picked this up on a whim and was quite entertained.
The Addams Family: An Evilution chronicles the evolution of the various members of the Addams Family from their humble beginnings until some time in the 1960s. Fun fact: They weren't known as the Addams Family until the TV show was in development. Gomez, Morticia, and their children didn't have a last name, although Granny Frump's surname implied that Gomez was Gomez Frump.
Charles Addams conveyed a lot in his one panel cartoons, leaving some things for the reader to puzzle out. The amount of detail in some of the cartoons is astonishing. I have to think some were the work of a week or more. The humor is of a very dark vein, hilarious yet somewhat disturbing at times.
That's about all I have to say. Charles Addam's family was creepy and hilarious even in its embryonic state. 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Like most people, I was unaware that the Addams Family started life as one panel cartoons in The New Yorker in the 1920s. I picked this up on a whim and was quite entertained.
The Addams Family: An Evilution chronicles the evolution of the various members of the Addams Family from their humble beginnings until some time in the 1960s. Fun fact: They weren't known as the Addams Family until the TV show was in development. Gomez, Morticia, and their children didn't have a last name, although Granny Frump's surname implied that Gomez was Gomez Frump.
Charles Addams conveyed a lot in his one panel cartoons, leaving some things for the reader to puzzle out. The amount of detail in some of the cartoons is astonishing. I have to think some were the work of a week or more. The humor is of a very dark vein, hilarious yet somewhat disturbing at times.
That's about all I have to say. Charles Addam's family was creepy and hilarious even in its embryonic state. 4.5 out of 5 stars.
July 28, 2015
This was interesting. Here is a compilation of the Addams Family cartoons spanning several decades. I love Morticia. I'm definitely a fan of the Addams family. Some of the cartoons in here I actually didn't understand. I realized you really need to look at the background to see the joke in a lot of these but even then I sometimes didn't get it.
It's interesting to note Gomez in the cartoons is not the suave Gomez of the TV show or the movies. I personally like the Gomez in the TV show better than the Gomez depicted here but that's also what I'm used to.
The dark humor is great. Loved their mini pet dragon. Reminded me so much of the leash-trained iguanas I've owned in the past. I finished this last night and it's a good thing that we didn't have a vase of roses on the table or I would have had the urge to snip the rosebuds off.
Duh duh da duh (snap, snap)
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It's interesting to note Gomez in the cartoons is not the suave Gomez of the TV show or the movies. I personally like the Gomez in the TV show better than the Gomez depicted here but that's also what I'm used to.
The dark humor is great. Loved their mini pet dragon. Reminded me so much of the leash-trained iguanas I've owned in the past. I finished this last night and it's a good thing that we didn't have a vase of roses on the table or I would have had the urge to snip the rosebuds off.
Duh duh da duh (snap, snap)
http://www.classictvhits.com/shows/ad...
September 10, 2013
So, ever since I first discovered the Addams clan, at the age of 13, I’ve been oddly fascinated by these characters. I’ve never been particularly fond of the cartoon adaptations of the 90’s, but for some reason the film versions took hold of my imagination and never let go. In many ways I think I’ve always felt exactly as it is said in the introductory text of this book: “They might be scary, weird, creepy, and macabre, but The Addams Family is our secret envy. If only our family dinners could be so much fun!” True that.
I’ve only recently got acquainted with the 1960’s TV version of the characters but I loved them all the same, albeit for different reasons (Morticia and Gomez relation and their parenting stile, Ted Cassidy’s Lurch), and now “The Addams Family: An Evilution” finally allowed me to reach the end of this weird backwards time-traveling relationship I seem to have with these boys.
Chas Addams, the artist who came up with this beautiful concept, had a dark and delightful mind. Every panel is like a snapshot of a moment in the lives of these twisted, creepy people and yet you cannot help but feel there is a real bond between them. The Addams house is as warm as it is dark, and not all of it comes from the boiling oil or the human shaped logs burning in the fireplace. From their traditions, like placing little hang-nooses on the Christmas tree, to Gomez teaching the children how to make their own torture-racks, until the very awesome reading time depicting all the family together, including Uncle Fester holding “A Return to Morality”, Gomez, fascinated by “The Total Collapse of The Dollar” and little Wednesday reading “The Comfort of Sex”, every image gives us a strange feeling of defiance and gloom embedded with coziness.
It was also rather interesting to see what changed over time, and what remained. The character that perhaps had the most drastic transformation was Thing, originally depicted as a mysterious peering figure hidden amongst rafters, behind doors or between snow and not a disembodied hand at all. To my mind the closest adaptation to the cartoon version of the character would very well be some sort of silent spidery ghost child-thing creeping from unexpected places.
Gomez also went through a great change, from a slightly greasy man-child (but never the less a clearly lovable parent and husband) depicted in these cartoons to the suave Raul Julia version of the 90’s. The stepping point between the two was probably the TV version, who sometimes feels just as greasy as Chas Addams’s Gomez, but developed to something a bit different along the way. To be honest, even though I really liked the drawn version of Gomez, this evolution might not have been a bad thing.
And there is AT LAST, a very good explanation as to why the 90’s films focused so much on Uncle Fester! Apparently he had always been Chas Addams favorite, and the one he felt REALLY depicted himself (don’t ask…). There is also a fairly decent justification as to why his place within the family keeps changing from adaptation to adaptation, as Fester’s relation to the Addams was never defined, and he was very much a “stand alone” character. (Oh, and he is much more evil here than in any other adaptation)
Finally there are Chas Addams notes to the TV show producers, that are short but rather insightful. One thing I particularly loved was the fact he clearly pointed out Gomez and Morticia, could, in fact, not be married at all (and that was fine). There was something so delightfully subversive in that suggestion alone, given the time that it was written, that it made Mr Addams gain several points in my personal scale of respect.
To sum up, yes, they’re as creepy and as kooky, as mysterious and as spooky, still all together ooky as usual (…snap snap…), but they are also rather smart, remarkably subtle and maybe even more subversive than ever. So, please, do come in and meet the Chas Addams Family (…snap snap…).
I’ve only recently got acquainted with the 1960’s TV version of the characters but I loved them all the same, albeit for different reasons (Morticia and Gomez relation and their parenting stile, Ted Cassidy’s Lurch), and now “The Addams Family: An Evilution” finally allowed me to reach the end of this weird backwards time-traveling relationship I seem to have with these boys.
Chas Addams, the artist who came up with this beautiful concept, had a dark and delightful mind. Every panel is like a snapshot of a moment in the lives of these twisted, creepy people and yet you cannot help but feel there is a real bond between them. The Addams house is as warm as it is dark, and not all of it comes from the boiling oil or the human shaped logs burning in the fireplace. From their traditions, like placing little hang-nooses on the Christmas tree, to Gomez teaching the children how to make their own torture-racks, until the very awesome reading time depicting all the family together, including Uncle Fester holding “A Return to Morality”, Gomez, fascinated by “The Total Collapse of The Dollar” and little Wednesday reading “The Comfort of Sex”, every image gives us a strange feeling of defiance and gloom embedded with coziness.
It was also rather interesting to see what changed over time, and what remained. The character that perhaps had the most drastic transformation was Thing, originally depicted as a mysterious peering figure hidden amongst rafters, behind doors or between snow and not a disembodied hand at all. To my mind the closest adaptation to the cartoon version of the character would very well be some sort of silent spidery ghost child-thing creeping from unexpected places.
Gomez also went through a great change, from a slightly greasy man-child (but never the less a clearly lovable parent and husband) depicted in these cartoons to the suave Raul Julia version of the 90’s. The stepping point between the two was probably the TV version, who sometimes feels just as greasy as Chas Addams’s Gomez, but developed to something a bit different along the way. To be honest, even though I really liked the drawn version of Gomez, this evolution might not have been a bad thing.
And there is AT LAST, a very good explanation as to why the 90’s films focused so much on Uncle Fester! Apparently he had always been Chas Addams favorite, and the one he felt REALLY depicted himself (don’t ask…). There is also a fairly decent justification as to why his place within the family keeps changing from adaptation to adaptation, as Fester’s relation to the Addams was never defined, and he was very much a “stand alone” character. (Oh, and he is much more evil here than in any other adaptation)
Finally there are Chas Addams notes to the TV show producers, that are short but rather insightful. One thing I particularly loved was the fact he clearly pointed out Gomez and Morticia, could, in fact, not be married at all (and that was fine). There was something so delightfully subversive in that suggestion alone, given the time that it was written, that it made Mr Addams gain several points in my personal scale of respect.
To sum up, yes, they’re as creepy and as kooky, as mysterious and as spooky, still all together ooky as usual (…snap snap…), but they are also rather smart, remarkably subtle and maybe even more subversive than ever. So, please, do come in and meet the Chas Addams Family (…snap snap…).
October 25, 2023
5/5 🌟
Ein absolutes Muss für Fans!
Ein absolutes Muss für Fans!
January 18, 2025
This coffee table book is so much fun 😍 if you’re a fan of the Addams family tv show, movies, musical, and cartoons, this book gives you history on the original Addams family cartoons.
It dives into the inspiration and character traits for the family and where many of the iconic Addams family scenes and moments were pulled from the original cartoons.
It also gives you some history about Charles Addams himself, the man who created this incredible family that still inspires movies, tv shows, and musicals over 100 years later and a cult like fan base across generations.
My only critiques are that I wish there was more detail. And some sentences were vague and confusing. Like how it casually mentioned there was a cartoon of Mortician and Uncle Fester exchanging vows… what ? Was that an editing error, or am I missing something?
I love it though, I’m sure I’ll be constantly picking this up to look through it. The artwork sucks you in.
It dives into the inspiration and character traits for the family and where many of the iconic Addams family scenes and moments were pulled from the original cartoons.
It also gives you some history about Charles Addams himself, the man who created this incredible family that still inspires movies, tv shows, and musicals over 100 years later and a cult like fan base across generations.
My only critiques are that I wish there was more detail. And some sentences were vague and confusing. Like how it casually mentioned there was a cartoon of Mortician and Uncle Fester exchanging vows… what ? Was that an editing error, or am I missing something?
I love it though, I’m sure I’ll be constantly picking this up to look through it. The artwork sucks you in.
July 13, 2023
went by so quickly! I loved the Addams family, so thankful my library had a copy of this <3
February 12, 2025
Ich liebe die Addams Family einfach so krass man
April 4, 2019
This fascinating book gives the history of the Addams family, from their conception in the imagination of Charles Addams through their development in the cartoons and on through to the television series and movies. It tells how Charles Addams envisioned them, and how they were changed to suit the various media adaptions. Included in the book are both published and previously unpublished cartoons. If you have ever enjoyed the drawings in their original form or snapped your fingers along with the TV series theme song, this is a book that you will enjoy from beginning to end.
August 27, 2012
I adore the art of Chas Addams with his elongated trees, creepy houses and macabre humor. And this book has got to be the best I’ve read on his work. It’s filled with interesting tidbits, special unfinished sketches that I’d never seen, and is organized around each character. There are also special quotes from Addams and his opinions about each character. I learned from this book that Morticia was Chas’ dream girl. LOL
This is not the book to read if you are looking for everything Addams though. The TV series and movies are barely touched upon. It’s mostly about Chas’ art and the Addams Family original look.
I think The Addams Family humor is subtle and timeless. Even now reading the old comics, they are funny and absurd. Some of pictures aren’t obvious at first either, and they’re mostly visual, so you spend time looking at them, finding what’s out of place. I very much enjoyed this book.
For the heck of it, I thought I would post one of Chas’ most famous pics of Lurch pouring hot oil on the Christmas carolers.
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This is not the book to read if you are looking for everything Addams though. The TV series and movies are barely touched upon. It’s mostly about Chas’ art and the Addams Family original look.
I think The Addams Family humor is subtle and timeless. Even now reading the old comics, they are funny and absurd. Some of pictures aren’t obvious at first either, and they’re mostly visual, so you spend time looking at them, finding what’s out of place. I very much enjoyed this book.
For the heck of it, I thought I would post one of Chas’ most famous pics of Lurch pouring hot oil on the Christmas carolers.
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November 16, 2021
Bien sympa d'apprendre quelques anecdotes sur ma famille déjantée préférée !
August 4, 2016
I'm not going to be objective about this: I have loved these comics since I was a kid, and revisiting them has been a real treat. Addams clearly loved them, and, as outsiders looking in, their macabre view of the mundane / mundane view of the macabre is a nice reminder of perception as a construct of experience and/ or lack thereof.
October 26, 2023
The creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky all together ooky Addams Family
Ich kenne die Addams Family noch aus meiner Kindheit. Ich habe irgendwann einmal den Namen bei irgendeinem Gespräch meiner Eltern aufgegriffen und dann mit 12/13 zum ersten Mal den Film "Die Addams Family - In verrückter Tradition" geschaut. Sofort war ich begeistert von der Atmosphäre und dem ganz speziellen Humor. Den ersten Film habe ich dann auch irgendwann nachgeholt. Den ersten animierten Addams Family Film habe ich im Kino geschaut. Natürlich habe ich auch die Netflix-Serie "Wednesday" geschaut und sogar bei der Addams Family-Serie von 1964 schaue ich gerne zwischendurch rein. Man kann also schon sagen, dass ich ein großer Fan der Addams Family bin.
Die Aufmachung des Buches finde ich persönlich sehr schön. Die Schriftart und die Schriftfarbe passt sehr gut zu der Familie, die man auch gleich auf dem Cover zu sehen bekommt. Die Haptik des Buches ist toll. In dem Buch wird jeder Charakter der Addams Family einmal vorgestellt. Sogar die Vorstellung der Verwandten findet in dem Buch ihren Platz. Es wird auch erzählt als welches Medium die Addams Family zuerst zu sehen war, sowie wann welcher Charakter zum ersten Mal öffentlich erschien. Dafür gibt es sogar ein Inhaltsverzeichnis ganz hinten im Buch. Darüber hinaus wird erzählt wie die Namen der Charaktere zustande kamen und ob es bei manchen Charakteren sogar mehrere Namen bis zum entgültigen gab. Ich fand auch sehr schön, dass die Charakterbeschreibungen des Erfinders aufgezeigt wurden. Am meisten hat mich die Charakterbeschreibung des eiskalten Händchens geschockt. Nach der Vorstellung dessen, habe ich wie bei einem Wimmelbild auf jeder Zeichnung das "eiskalte Händchen" gesucht. In den Texten wurde oftmals auf die Seite zu den jeweils beschriebenen Zeichnungen verwiesen.
Die Zeichnungen sind wunderschön und genial gemacht. Oftmals musste ich schmunzeln oder gar auflachen als ich mir diese angeschaut habe. Die Vorstellung und der Hintergrund der Charaktere war immerzu interessant geschrieben.
Für mich ganz klar ein Muss und eine große Empfehlung für jeden Fan der Addams Family!
Ich kenne die Addams Family noch aus meiner Kindheit. Ich habe irgendwann einmal den Namen bei irgendeinem Gespräch meiner Eltern aufgegriffen und dann mit 12/13 zum ersten Mal den Film "Die Addams Family - In verrückter Tradition" geschaut. Sofort war ich begeistert von der Atmosphäre und dem ganz speziellen Humor. Den ersten Film habe ich dann auch irgendwann nachgeholt. Den ersten animierten Addams Family Film habe ich im Kino geschaut. Natürlich habe ich auch die Netflix-Serie "Wednesday" geschaut und sogar bei der Addams Family-Serie von 1964 schaue ich gerne zwischendurch rein. Man kann also schon sagen, dass ich ein großer Fan der Addams Family bin.
Die Aufmachung des Buches finde ich persönlich sehr schön. Die Schriftart und die Schriftfarbe passt sehr gut zu der Familie, die man auch gleich auf dem Cover zu sehen bekommt. Die Haptik des Buches ist toll. In dem Buch wird jeder Charakter der Addams Family einmal vorgestellt. Sogar die Vorstellung der Verwandten findet in dem Buch ihren Platz. Es wird auch erzählt als welches Medium die Addams Family zuerst zu sehen war, sowie wann welcher Charakter zum ersten Mal öffentlich erschien. Dafür gibt es sogar ein Inhaltsverzeichnis ganz hinten im Buch. Darüber hinaus wird erzählt wie die Namen der Charaktere zustande kamen und ob es bei manchen Charakteren sogar mehrere Namen bis zum entgültigen gab. Ich fand auch sehr schön, dass die Charakterbeschreibungen des Erfinders aufgezeigt wurden. Am meisten hat mich die Charakterbeschreibung des eiskalten Händchens geschockt. Nach der Vorstellung dessen, habe ich wie bei einem Wimmelbild auf jeder Zeichnung das "eiskalte Händchen" gesucht. In den Texten wurde oftmals auf die Seite zu den jeweils beschriebenen Zeichnungen verwiesen.
Die Zeichnungen sind wunderschön und genial gemacht. Oftmals musste ich schmunzeln oder gar auflachen als ich mir diese angeschaut habe. Die Vorstellung und der Hintergrund der Charaktere war immerzu interessant geschrieben.
Für mich ganz klar ein Muss und eine große Empfehlung für jeden Fan der Addams Family!
October 21, 2019
So you're familiar with the Addams family. If you are basing your knowledge on the live-action movies of the 1990's, the animated feature released in 2019 or even the television series that ran from 1964-1966, then you're missing out on many characters and the subtleties that Charles Addams included in his cartoon/illustrations.
Over 200 illustrations from 1940's through some collections published in 2005, nearly a quarter are unpublished. Most are rough sketches but the reader certainly understands the sentiment. Author Miserocchi performed extensive research into the history of the main characters (including the house), when they first started appearing (likely unnamed), the possible origins of the names and the appearance of the characters as they eventually stabilized.
It is interesting to see how movie/television interpretation has changed some of them. Thing as Addams originally portrayed him? her? was the head-and-shoulders view of a character always looking in on the action - be it from behind the door, amidst the weeds, through the upstairs balcony railing. Where the disembodied hand came from was likely television in order to have the character interact with the actors to promote the story-line.
One possible negative but in turn is a nice addition for the collector: Heavy, thick paper that constantly made me double-check the next number so that I wasn't missing anything. The Addams Family has become part of American television culture so it is interesting to see where the originals came from and how they've changed. But what hasn't changed is the macabre and dark humor that Addams is now known for.
2019-149
Over 200 illustrations from 1940's through some collections published in 2005, nearly a quarter are unpublished. Most are rough sketches but the reader certainly understands the sentiment. Author Miserocchi performed extensive research into the history of the main characters (including the house), when they first started appearing (likely unnamed), the possible origins of the names and the appearance of the characters as they eventually stabilized.
It is interesting to see how movie/television interpretation has changed some of them. Thing as Addams originally portrayed him? her? was the head-and-shoulders view of a character always looking in on the action - be it from behind the door, amidst the weeds, through the upstairs balcony railing. Where the disembodied hand came from was likely television in order to have the character interact with the actors to promote the story-line.
One possible negative but in turn is a nice addition for the collector: Heavy, thick paper that constantly made me double-check the next number so that I wasn't missing anything. The Addams Family has become part of American television culture so it is interesting to see where the originals came from and how they've changed. But what hasn't changed is the macabre and dark humor that Addams is now known for.
2019-149
November 13, 2020
2020 bk 374. I love Charles Addams' cartoons. I have all but one of the collections published of the cartoons - and didn't realize that until I was reading this compilation. While I was hoping there would be lots of 'lovely' cartoons I had not seen, the real value in this volume is the glimpse into the written characterizations of the individual family members that Addams completed to help the actors for the filming of The Addams Family television show. If I have a complaint, it is that the book is heavy. I finally ended up reading this at my dining room table - it just didn't work anyplace else. Thank you H. Kevin Miserocchi for putting these cartoons together with the characterizations, I enjoyed the trip down memory lane.
December 2, 2017
A delightfully macabre book that provides a solid overview of the Addams Family art that was the basis for the television show and feature films. The book moves through each of the major characters (including the house) and provides a selection of comics that highlight the initial stages, progress sketches, and final products. There’s a good balance in this book with history and concepts identified to provide context, but not so much as to crowd out the main event that is the finished panels.
January 31, 2019
This book contains over 200 (out of over 1600) of the original Addams Family cartoons which ran from 1912-1988. All subsequent Addams family media (TV series, animated TV series, books, and movies) were based on these cartoons. Many of these have never been published.
I believe this is the largest collection of Addams Family cartoons available, and as such, is a must have for anyone who likes the Addams Family.
I believe this is the largest collection of Addams Family cartoons available, and as such, is a must have for anyone who likes the Addams Family.
December 30, 2022
"The Addams Family - An Evilution" enthält soweit ich weiß alle erschienen Cartoons plus einige, die vorher nie publiziert wurden. In ausführlichen Texten werden außerdem alle Familienmitglieder vorgestellt, was super interessant ist. Wusstet ihr zum Beispiel das "Thing" ("eiskaltes Händchen") eigentlich einen vollständigen Körper hat? Wer die die 90er-Filme kennt, wird außerdem ein paar bekannte Szenen wiederentdecken - ich liebe das Buch sehr und kann es nur empfehlen!
August 9, 2023
I absolutely adored this book. I've been wanting to read some of the original comics and this did not disappoint.
October 8, 2025
Carino, ma speravo che fosse un po' più approfondito
December 1, 2019
An excellent collection that could’ve used a bit more explanatory text but a treat from beginning to end.
August 17, 2019
I looooooved this! I grew up on the old television show so reading the history of how the creator came up with the characters was incredible! I absolutely love his illustrations of the family and would love to get my hands on an original one day!
December 20, 2024
Que edição linda! Foi muito divertido ver as origens da Família Addams e as ilustrações que deram vida a tudo que conhecemos. Novamente a Darkside entregou tudo.
November 2, 2020
In diesem Haus lieben wir die Addams Family. Wir schauen die Filme aus den 90ern regelmäßig und auch die schwarz-weiß-Serie haben wir uns letztes Jahr zugelegt und waren begeistert. Sogar die Novelisierung des ersten Films habe ich letztes Jahr gelesen! Wir lieben die Vertrautheit von Gomez & Morticia, wir lieben Wednesdays trockenen Humor und all die verrückten Pflanzen und Tiere und natürlich den stoischen Lurch, die verrückte Oma und den naiven Fester.
Doch wir haben eine Wissenslücke: Wir wissen kaum etwas über die ursprünglichen Comics, auf denen all das basiert.
Dem soll nun dieses Sachbuch über die "Evilution" (dabei sind sie doch gar nicht evil!) Abhilfe schaffen, das mir Adam passenderweise zum All Hallows Read geschenkt hat.
Und ja, in der Tat, wie das bei einem Sachbuch sein soll, bin ich nach der kurzen Lektüre schlauer als zuvor. Oder wusstet ihr, dass die meisten Charaktere vor der Serie überhaupt keinen Namen hatten? Wessen Mutter Granny ist? Dass Händchen einen Körper hat? Oder wessen Name wirklich Pubert ist??? Nein??? Na dann müsst ihr das jetzt auch lesen.
Der perfekte Einstieg für alle Fans und welche, die es werden wollen.
Einziges Manko wäre wohl, dass sie gar nicht evil sind und dass nur so gefühlt wenige Comics abgebildet waren (auch wenn einige Skizzen noch nie zuvor woanders veröffentlicht wurden).
Doch wir haben eine Wissenslücke: Wir wissen kaum etwas über die ursprünglichen Comics, auf denen all das basiert.
Dem soll nun dieses Sachbuch über die "Evilution" (dabei sind sie doch gar nicht evil!) Abhilfe schaffen, das mir Adam passenderweise zum All Hallows Read geschenkt hat.
Und ja, in der Tat, wie das bei einem Sachbuch sein soll, bin ich nach der kurzen Lektüre schlauer als zuvor. Oder wusstet ihr, dass die meisten Charaktere vor der Serie überhaupt keinen Namen hatten? Wessen Mutter Granny ist? Dass Händchen einen Körper hat? Oder wessen Name wirklich Pubert ist??? Nein??? Na dann müsst ihr das jetzt auch lesen.
Der perfekte Einstieg für alle Fans und welche, die es werden wollen.
Einziges Manko wäre wohl, dass sie gar nicht evil sind und dass nur so gefühlt wenige Comics abgebildet waren (auch wenn einige Skizzen noch nie zuvor woanders veröffentlicht wurden).
November 9, 2014
I love the Addams Family cartoons. No one else has quite the same twisted, macabre sense of humor as Charles Addams. He poked fun at so much with such wit, style, and fun that's it's hard not to smile or laugh. Go ahead, I dare you. Try to read about the history of the Addams Family characters and evolution without cracking a smile.
August 12, 2019
I enjoyed the interesting early views and the explanations of who the family was and all, but I really thought this would be just the cartoons to read
They are in there, just not enough for me.
I'll just have to watch the tv show now.
They are in there, just not enough for me.
I'll just have to watch the tv show now.
September 29, 2023
Recensione a cura della pagina Instagram pagine_e_inchiostro:
La famiglia Addams raccoglie 200 vignette sulla celebre famiglia dallo humor nero, nata nel 1938 per mano dell’illustratore Charles Addams, un genio senza tempo.
💡 Curiosità:
- La Famiglia Addams è l’antitesi della famiglia tradizionale. Gli Addams rappresentano infatti tutto ciò che qualsiasi altra famiglia troverebbe strano e terrificante.
- Il disegnatore amava ritrarre la famiglia impegnata in normali faccende quotidiane, ma sempre alle prese con risvolti bizzarri che li hanno contraddistinti.
- La prima apparizione della famiglia risale alle vignette che l’illustratore realizzò per il New Yorker.
- Il più grande intento dell’illustratore era quello di suggerire che la società, nella sua interezza, possa generare personaggi inclini al lato 0scuro, in grado però di vivere vite del tutto simili a quelle di chi sceglie la luce della normalità.
- Nei fumetti, i nomi dei membri della famiglia non compaiono mai. Furono coniati solo nel 1964, con la prima serie tv incentrata sugli Addams.
- I personaggi della famiglia sono nati tutti singolarmente, prima di assumere un ruolo all’interno del nucleo famigliare, così come lo conosciamo oggi.
- Il nome Mercoledì deriva da una filastrocca che cita “Chi nasce di mercoledì è immensamente triste”.
- Gli interni della casa della Famiglia Addams sono ispirati alla vera casa di Charles Addams. Il suo appartamento era infatti caratterizzato da pezzi da collezione insoliti come armature, archi e molti altri oggetti peculiari, per cui l’illustratore aveva una grande passione.
Addams ha saputo creare da una nota sinistra un vero e proprio marchio di fabbrica. Manifestando grande interesse per vari aspetti della vita, egli ha così vissuto entro i confortevoli vincoli della normalità, esplorando il lato 0scuro dell’esistenza, attraverso la sua arte.
🥀 Questa gemma dark illustrata, ricca di dettagli e quasi totalmente muta, é un inno alla diversità, al sentirsi bene e al trovare un proprio posto nel mondo.
Le illustrazioni, tra quotidianità e stravaganza, rappresentano a pieno il periodo. Anche se é Halloween tutto l’anno, nel cuore di chi ama la Famiglia Addams.
La famiglia Addams raccoglie 200 vignette sulla celebre famiglia dallo humor nero, nata nel 1938 per mano dell’illustratore Charles Addams, un genio senza tempo.
💡 Curiosità:
- La Famiglia Addams è l’antitesi della famiglia tradizionale. Gli Addams rappresentano infatti tutto ciò che qualsiasi altra famiglia troverebbe strano e terrificante.
- Il disegnatore amava ritrarre la famiglia impegnata in normali faccende quotidiane, ma sempre alle prese con risvolti bizzarri che li hanno contraddistinti.
- La prima apparizione della famiglia risale alle vignette che l’illustratore realizzò per il New Yorker.
- Il più grande intento dell’illustratore era quello di suggerire che la società, nella sua interezza, possa generare personaggi inclini al lato 0scuro, in grado però di vivere vite del tutto simili a quelle di chi sceglie la luce della normalità.
- Nei fumetti, i nomi dei membri della famiglia non compaiono mai. Furono coniati solo nel 1964, con la prima serie tv incentrata sugli Addams.
- I personaggi della famiglia sono nati tutti singolarmente, prima di assumere un ruolo all’interno del nucleo famigliare, così come lo conosciamo oggi.
- Il nome Mercoledì deriva da una filastrocca che cita “Chi nasce di mercoledì è immensamente triste”.
- Gli interni della casa della Famiglia Addams sono ispirati alla vera casa di Charles Addams. Il suo appartamento era infatti caratterizzato da pezzi da collezione insoliti come armature, archi e molti altri oggetti peculiari, per cui l’illustratore aveva una grande passione.
Addams ha saputo creare da una nota sinistra un vero e proprio marchio di fabbrica. Manifestando grande interesse per vari aspetti della vita, egli ha così vissuto entro i confortevoli vincoli della normalità, esplorando il lato 0scuro dell’esistenza, attraverso la sua arte.
🥀 Questa gemma dark illustrata, ricca di dettagli e quasi totalmente muta, é un inno alla diversità, al sentirsi bene e al trovare un proprio posto nel mondo.
Le illustrazioni, tra quotidianità e stravaganza, rappresentano a pieno il periodo. Anche se é Halloween tutto l’anno, nel cuore di chi ama la Famiglia Addams.
October 2, 2023
Generations of people love The Addams Family. They are a part of our culture, whether you were there when the show originally aired or you watched it in reruns in syndication in the '70s and later (like I did) or discovered them later on with the movies. They were a precursor to Goth fashions and a reminder of a brief window of time when the macabre could be sold off as wholesome family entertainment.
While far from complete, The Addams Family: An Evilution is a nice overview of the beginning and progression of the characters in their comic strip form. They first appeared in The New Yorker Magazine in 1939 and were featured throughout the decades until they were given their own prime time television series in 1964. Some of the earlier versions of these characters are a far cry from what they would become (Lurch being the finest example), while others were fully formed right out of the gate. I found the story behind Thing and It, or Cousin It as fans of the show would know It, to be fascinating.
This is a fast read, as there is very little text in the strip itself. Only the introductions will take you time to read. The strip was often wordless, and you had to sit there and pore over the page, looking for clues and hints about what was going on to fill in the blanks.
This book would appeal more to pop culture fans than completist collected edition fans, as the series is incomplete and presented out of original publication order. Fans have been spoiled by complete Archives and Blu-Ray boxsets that throw in the kitchen sink. There are many other Addams Family strip books out there, but none of them seem to be chronological or complete. I borrowed this from my local library after years of hemming and hawing about buying it. It was an enjoyable read but I feel no need to own it now.
While far from complete, The Addams Family: An Evilution is a nice overview of the beginning and progression of the characters in their comic strip form. They first appeared in The New Yorker Magazine in 1939 and were featured throughout the decades until they were given their own prime time television series in 1964. Some of the earlier versions of these characters are a far cry from what they would become (Lurch being the finest example), while others were fully formed right out of the gate. I found the story behind Thing and It, or Cousin It as fans of the show would know It, to be fascinating.
This is a fast read, as there is very little text in the strip itself. Only the introductions will take you time to read. The strip was often wordless, and you had to sit there and pore over the page, looking for clues and hints about what was going on to fill in the blanks.
This book would appeal more to pop culture fans than completist collected edition fans, as the series is incomplete and presented out of original publication order. Fans have been spoiled by complete Archives and Blu-Ray boxsets that throw in the kitchen sink. There are many other Addams Family strip books out there, but none of them seem to be chronological or complete. I borrowed this from my local library after years of hemming and hawing about buying it. It was an enjoyable read but I feel no need to own it now.
August 19, 2022
I found out not too long ago that one of my favorite tv families The Addams, had originated from cartoons from the 30's.
As I grew up on the 60's tv series that reprised late at night, as well as the movies from the 90's: I HAD TO KNOW MORE.
This book tells a short story of their creator Charles Addams, but focuses on the creation of each one of the beloved characters and the artwork. And oh my god, the art is BEAUTIFUL. I personally enjoyed seeing the sketches, some that never ended up as a cartoon.
I just couldn't give 5 stars because:
1. I think this book doesn't have ALL of his Addams Family's drawings (correct me if I'm wrong)
2. I would like to know more about the production and behind the scenes of the 60's series. After all, much of what became Addam's mythology came from there
I would recommend the Darkside edition if you speak portuguese because they always go the extra mile. The book itself is beautiful.
As I grew up on the 60's tv series that reprised late at night, as well as the movies from the 90's: I HAD TO KNOW MORE.
This book tells a short story of their creator Charles Addams, but focuses on the creation of each one of the beloved characters and the artwork. And oh my god, the art is BEAUTIFUL. I personally enjoyed seeing the sketches, some that never ended up as a cartoon.
I just couldn't give 5 stars because:
1. I think this book doesn't have ALL of his Addams Family's drawings (correct me if I'm wrong)
2. I would like to know more about the production and behind the scenes of the 60's series. After all, much of what became Addam's mythology came from there
I would recommend the Darkside edition if you speak portuguese because they always go the extra mile. The book itself is beautiful.
June 6, 2024
Premessa: Non sottovalutate queste "tre stelle". Questa raccolta, se siete fan della serie, è da collezione (grazie di cuore alla mia amica Aurora - @arnolds_books_house , che vi invito a seguire su instagram- per questo pensiero natalizio...involontariamente reciproco, visto che ci siamo regalati a natale del 2023 lo stesso titolo! 😅).
Un 6 1/2 scolastico perché alcune vignette, figlie del loro tempo (dal 1938 in poi) non mi hanno fatto ridere a differenza di altre semplicemente geniali. Spiega però in maniera molto accurata da parte del creatore Charles Addams le caratteristiche dei personaggi, la cronologia prima fumettistica e poi successivamente gli adattamenti televisivi/cinematografici. -Non farò spoiler su Mano, che mi ha stupito! In compenso, il ruolo di Zio Fester ha il suo perché. Specie se associato al primo film di Barry Sonnenfeld, forse per richiamare questa "caratteristica" originale-.
Ma in fondo perché amo, amiamo così tanto gli Addams? Perché...ci rispecchiano. Gli Addams siamo tutti quanti noi tra le mura di casa, con le nostre perversioni, vizi e difetti. Nata come una famiglia parodistica delle classiche televisive, non vanno tanto lontano dalla realtà: Festeggiano anche loro il Natale (certo, accendendo il camino in attesa di Babbo Natale), danno la buonanotte ai genitori (ok, non è il bacio della buonanotte ma "il calcio della buonanotte") e molti altri episodi degni di nota. Ma quale delle nostre case non ha i suoi riti, le sue abitudini diverse le une dalle altre? Non ho fratelli, penso a Pugsley e Mercoledì e ai vari rapporti tra fratelli e sorelle di amici incontrati nella mia vita: Ok, non vi murate vivi o vive a vicenda, ma poco ci manca!
Nel mio caso...non ho mai dato calci della buonanotte a mio padre, ma i dispetti che gli ho fatto nel corso degli anni (Degni di Bam Margera a suo padre Phil - questa era la prima idea di "pagina instagram" non però da parte mia 😅) sono comunque una dimostrazione d'affetto. Per non parlare delle battute "disgustose" che mi lascio scappare in compagnia delle amicizie più strette o dei familiari: Fanno ridere solo me, certo, ma mi dipingono come lo zio Fester di turno.
E meno parliamo dei miei "feticci", meglio è. Altrimenti parte il gioco di bevute "hai mai?" tra me e Gomez, molto probabilmente.
Tra me e gli Addams l'amore è nato fin da subito (anche per questo ringrazierò Aurora per il regalo ❤️): A memoria la prima serie a loro dedicata in bianco e nero, seguita dai cartoni animati nel palinsesto televisivo di Solletico, programma per ragazzi della rai degli anni '90 e per il videogioco della Gig tiger a loro dedicato. I film, ovviamente, al seguito. Ho un vago ricordo di un telefilm a colori molto cartoonesco, ma forse è l'effetto mandela di tutto questo insieme di referenze a loro dedicate durante la mia infanzia. Il bambino che è in me è felice di possederlo (anche se a distanza di anni)!
😱😱😱 e 1/2 su 5. Da collezione.
Un 6 1/2 scolastico perché alcune vignette, figlie del loro tempo (dal 1938 in poi) non mi hanno fatto ridere a differenza di altre semplicemente geniali. Spiega però in maniera molto accurata da parte del creatore Charles Addams le caratteristiche dei personaggi, la cronologia prima fumettistica e poi successivamente gli adattamenti televisivi/cinematografici. -Non farò spoiler su Mano, che mi ha stupito! In compenso, il ruolo di Zio Fester ha il suo perché. Specie se associato al primo film di Barry Sonnenfeld, forse per richiamare questa "caratteristica" originale-.
Ma in fondo perché amo, amiamo così tanto gli Addams? Perché...ci rispecchiano. Gli Addams siamo tutti quanti noi tra le mura di casa, con le nostre perversioni, vizi e difetti. Nata come una famiglia parodistica delle classiche televisive, non vanno tanto lontano dalla realtà: Festeggiano anche loro il Natale (certo, accendendo il camino in attesa di Babbo Natale), danno la buonanotte ai genitori (ok, non è il bacio della buonanotte ma "il calcio della buonanotte") e molti altri episodi degni di nota. Ma quale delle nostre case non ha i suoi riti, le sue abitudini diverse le une dalle altre? Non ho fratelli, penso a Pugsley e Mercoledì e ai vari rapporti tra fratelli e sorelle di amici incontrati nella mia vita: Ok, non vi murate vivi o vive a vicenda, ma poco ci manca!
Nel mio caso...non ho mai dato calci della buonanotte a mio padre, ma i dispetti che gli ho fatto nel corso degli anni (Degni di Bam Margera a suo padre Phil - questa era la prima idea di "pagina instagram" non però da parte mia 😅) sono comunque una dimostrazione d'affetto. Per non parlare delle battute "disgustose" che mi lascio scappare in compagnia delle amicizie più strette o dei familiari: Fanno ridere solo me, certo, ma mi dipingono come lo zio Fester di turno.
E meno parliamo dei miei "feticci", meglio è. Altrimenti parte il gioco di bevute "hai mai?" tra me e Gomez, molto probabilmente.
Tra me e gli Addams l'amore è nato fin da subito (anche per questo ringrazierò Aurora per il regalo ❤️): A memoria la prima serie a loro dedicata in bianco e nero, seguita dai cartoni animati nel palinsesto televisivo di Solletico, programma per ragazzi della rai degli anni '90 e per il videogioco della Gig tiger a loro dedicato. I film, ovviamente, al seguito. Ho un vago ricordo di un telefilm a colori molto cartoonesco, ma forse è l'effetto mandela di tutto questo insieme di referenze a loro dedicate durante la mia infanzia. Il bambino che è in me è felice di possederlo (anche se a distanza di anni)!
😱😱😱 e 1/2 su 5. Da collezione.
January 3, 2023
This is a collection of the early pre-TV Addams Family. While it discusses some changes to the characters that result from the TV show and later movies, it doesn't really explore the whole "evilution", so don't expect that. Nor does it provide more than a few pages of information about Chas Addams, it's focused more on the work than the man. The cartoons are not hugely funny nor for the most part highly polished work by today's standards, but if you're the sort who is interested in both concept art and the Addams Family, this is a good quick read. As for the written sections, I wish there was a little more information (not that there isn't any) and fewer descriptions of the cartoons, which we will see for ourselves as soon as we turn the page and are intended to be simple and self-explanatory.
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