Spy Vs. Spy 2: The Joke and Dagger Files Paperback – October 2, 2007
by David Shayne (Author), J.J. Abrams (Foreword)
Black versus white. Yin versus yang. Good versus…wait, they’re both evil. Or are they both good? Discuss. Everyone knows and loves Spy vs. Spy, the two MAD magazine spies locked in eternal, existential battle. In the rich tradition of Spy vs. Spy oneupsmanship, Spy vs. Spy 2: The Joke and Dagger Files is the follow-up to Spy vs. Spy: The Complete Casebook. This full-color sequel (only the spies are still black and white) takes up where the first volume left off and includes a foreword by J.J. Abrams, 230 Spy strips by Spy artist Peter Kuper, 56 Spy strips by Bob Clarke, 85 Spy strips and Sunday newspaper strips by Dave Manak, and material from the popular Spy Mountain Dew commercials, MAD TV spots, and MAD Kids Spy vs. Spy Jr. More colorful than the Casebook, even
more packed with international intrigue, this is the one spy book to buy when you’ve already got the first one on your bookshelf.
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
David Shayne, one of the usual gang of idiots, is the author of MADvertising. A former member of
the MAD editorial staff, he currently writes for television. He lives in Los Angeles.
Peter Kuper, the primary artist for Spy vs. Spy since 1998, also creates
art for Time, Newsweek, Esquire, The New York Times, and the New
Yorker. He wrote and illustrated Sticks and Stones, an award-winning
wordless graphic novel about the rise and fall of empires. He lives in Mexico.
J.J. Abrams, the acclaimed TV and movie producer, director, and writer behind such huge hits as Lost, Alias, and Mission Impossible III, lives in Los Angeles.
It’s a `must’ for any Spy Vs. Spy fan.
By Midwest Book Review on December 1, 2007
Format: Paperback
Watson-Guptill Publications and MAD Magazine presented the first SPY VS. SPY: THE COMPETE CASEBOOK to much acclaim, and fans of the first will want its sequel, SPY VS. SPY 2. It packs in observations from a political cartoonist and includes over 200 color and black and whit cartoons, including the original Sunday newspaper comic strip written by Edwing and Manak – the complete run of which appears here for the first time under one cover. It’s a `must’ for any Spy Vs. Spy fan.
Product Details
Series: Spy vs. Spy
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications; First Printing edition (October 2, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0823050351
ISBN-13: 978-0823050352
Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds