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 ARF FORUM is a treasure!
No student of the history of comics and commercial art could be disappointed in Craig Yoe's magnificently-designed ARF books.
Volume Three in the series, ARF FORUM, is (no surprise) a delight to behold: where else will you find artistic titans like Jack Davis, Ferdinand Opper and Max Ernst co-mingling amidst the pages of a single book? Of particular interest to me is the chapter on Kremos, (aka Niso Ramponi), a mid-Twentieth Century Italian Girlie artist whose wonderful work I'd never seen before. Throw in a hefty pile of long-lost comic book covers, a few zesty pages clipped from vintage Men's mags, even a zany contemporary strip by Mr. Yoe himself, and you've got some tasty pickins indeed; all of it so scrumptious, you never want the four color smorgasbord to end!
That's what keeps me coming back to the ARF books; the knowledge that Craig Yoe will once again dive deep into the ash heap of two centuries' popular culture and unearth rare cartoon gems, reminding us of an unfortunate truth: that most of our truly great artists are dead!
A rare treat for the jaded comics fan
I bought the first two volumes in this series, and the third is just as good or better! Craig Yoe does the impossible: he presents comics and art (or comics art) that I haven't seen before. After collecting comic books and comic strips for longer than I care to admit, it's tough to show me something new. Arf Forum, like Arf Museum and Modern Arf before it, has plenty to look at, and most of it for the first time. Some of the material hasn't been seen in decades, other stuff has never been printed anywhere before. It really is like a comic book museum between two covers. Arf Museum isn't for the 13-year-old X-Men fan. It's for adult lovers of the comics artform who think they've seen it all. They haven't, and Yoe proves that with every volume.
 Arf Books: Mediocre at very best
Not close to what I thought it would be. Not very well done. Font used throughout is hard to read. For me, most of the contents wasn't worth having. Don't waste your money.
Ooh La La Arf! Arf!
This is a fantastic series...and this issue is certainly no exception. For me, the highlight is an appearance by the elusive Smokey Stover (one of my favorite comic strip characters as a kid). Great format, rare stuff...always a pleasure. Worth your money! I've bought them all.
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