Footrot Flats
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A beloved classic of Australasian comic strip culture, Footrot Flats chronicles the hilariously chaotic life on a New Zealand sheep farm through the eyes of its unlikely hero — a scruffy, lovable farm dog simply known as The Dog. Murray Ball's sharp wit and warmly irreverent humor illustrate the daily struggles of farmer Wal Footrot, his eccentric rural community, and the menagerie of animals that constantly upend his best-laid plans. The strip captures the rugged beauty and gentle absurdity of New Zealand farm life with affectionate authenticity, making it as much a cultural portrait as a comedy. Packed with slapstick mishaps, dry rural humor, and surprisingly tender moments, it remains one of the most cherished comic works ever produced in the Southern Hemisphere.
Author: Murray Ball
Format: Paperback
Published: 1984, Orin Books
Genre: Cartoons & comic strips
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A beloved classic of Australasian comic strip culture, Footrot Flats chronicles the hilariously chaotic life on a New Zealand sheep farm through the eyes of its unlikely hero — a scruffy, lovable farm dog simply known as The Dog. Murray Ball's sharp wit and warmly irreverent humor illustrate the daily struggles of farmer Wal Footrot, his eccentric rural community, and the menagerie of animals that constantly upend his best-laid plans. The strip captures the rugged beauty and gentle absurdity of New Zealand farm life with affectionate authenticity, making it as much a cultural portrait as a comedy. Packed with slapstick mishaps, dry rural humor, and surprisingly tender moments, it remains one of the most cherished comic works ever produced in the Southern Hemisphere.