Volume three centers around the epic Popeye adventure, "Plunder Island,"
in which our endearing cast of characters takes to the high seas in
search of buried treasure -- but must contend with the ruthless Sea Hag
and her strange sidekick, Alice the Goon. Steeped in shadow and gothic
imagery, this tale is an atmospheric and suspenseful departure from the
typical Popeye aesthetic -- with a little screwball comedy thrown in for
good measure. Also in this volume, Popeye proves to be a one-man
wrecking crew on the gridiron, Wimpy tries his unsteady hand at duck
shooting (uh-oh!), and the crew ride out to the Wild West town of
Slither Creek on a rip-roaring gold-hunting expedition. Plus,
contemporary Filipino cartoonist Bong Redila pens a lighthearted comic
homage to the iconic, eerie duo headlining this volume.
An irresistible alchemy of slapstick humor, tender romance, and
rags-to-riches fantasy, Elsie Crisler Segar's newspaper comic strip,
starring Popeye the sailor man, captivated readers of the Roaring
Twenties and beyond. Fantagraphics is thrilled to bring Segar's
whimsical world back into print, collecting the complete Popeye Sunday
stories in four gorgeous full-color volumes, each packaged in a die-cut
slipcase.
