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The Smurfs began as a comic strip in October 1958 in Belgium and quickly gained popularity, launching popular comic books and the classic figurines still sold today, but it wasn't until the NBC eighties cartoon that audiences everywhere fell in love with Papa Smurf and Smurfette. After years of re-runs the Smurfs are hitting the big screen. This summer Sony is releasing a life-action Smurf film starring Neil Patrick Harris and Hank Azaria (Gargamel) and featuring voices from Katy Perry, Alan Cumming, George Lopez, and many more. The upcoming film release has generated new publicity for the series and has introduced a whole new generation to the characters.
The World of Smurfs will feature extensive character bios of Smurf village residents like Papa Smurf, Smurfette, and Hefty. It will also delve into the history of the smurfs, with a biography of the creator, Peyo, and a look back at the popular Hanna-Barbera produced cartoon series. And of course, no history of the smurfs would be complete without a behind-the-scenes look at their upcoming movie. The World of Smurfs will be the ultimate collector’s item for both new and old fans. The upcoming Smurfs movie has reignited pop culture's focus on these little blue characters, and there is no other book that chronicles the smurf's history from comic strip to cartoon to live-action movie. Ours will be the first and only book for all the smurf fans.
The first book to celebrate the Smurfy history of everyone's favourite little blue friends.
Those who grew up with the cartoon are just as excited by the new movie as young kids.
The Smurfs live-action movie is coming out and Sony has planned a massive publicity campaign including McDonald’s promos, a balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade and even a partnership with Unicef. Our book will be available when the movie releases. The movie site launches in February 2011 at www.SmurfHappens.com
The Smurfs have a long history that starts in 1958 and has never been fully covered. This is the first book to combine the comic strip, cartoon series, and movie facts.
The World of Smurfs will feature 7 interactive materials for fans to take out and enjoy, including: - a reproduction of one of Peyo's early sketches - a poster from the "Smurfs and the Magic Flute" movie - an acetate cell from the cartoon series - a reprint of one of Marvel's '80s mini-comics - a sticker sheet - a poster of Smurf village - a CGI gatefold from the upcoming movie
Author/Artist:
Matt Murray is the country's leading smurfologist. Murray earned his BFA in film, television and radio production from NYU, where he also studied the history of animation under noted scholar Jerry Beck. As first executive director of the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art he curated the 2006 exhibit Saturday Morning: Art and Artifacts From a Golden Age of Television and rediscovered his childhood passion for the smurfs. He has participated in the special features of the DVDS of the Hanna-Barber cartoon and is currently the "Smurf Consultant" on the Papercutz' series of Smurfs graphic novels and runs the website http://smurfology.blogspot.com.