Moomin Book One: The Complete Tove Jansson Comic Strip (Hardcover)

The enchanting comic strip that introduced adult readers to the wonderful world of Moomin!

Tove Jansson is revered around the world as one of the foremost children's authors of the twentieth century for her illustrated chapter books regarding the magical worlds of her creation, the Moomins. While they saw life in many forms, the Moomins debuted to their biggest audience ever on the pages of the world's largest newspaper, the London Evening News, in 1954.

Moomin Book One is the first volume of Drawn & Quarterly's publishing plan to reprint the entire strip drawn by Jansson before she handed over the reins to her brother Lars in 1960. This is the first time the strip has been published in North America, deservedly placing Jansson among the international cartooning greats of the last century. The Moomins are a tight-knit family—hippo-shaped creatures with easygoing and adventurous outlooks.

Whimsical but with biting undertones, Jansson's observations of everyday life easily caught the attention of an international audience and still resonate today!