I chatted with Brian Walker at last month's National Cartoonists Society Reubens convention. He came up to me and said that he had the book. This was before I even had a chance to ask about Mort Walker's Beetle Bailey: 75 Years of Smiles! I had to wait until the next morning when he actually had the book on him. It's massive and wonderfully produced by Fantagraphics. A lot of the scans were done by Brian himself, and it's a gorgeous, fitting tribute to his Dad. Here he is, with his brothers Greg and Chance, chatting about the strip and their Dad and his legacy.
I can appreciate the Walker sons wanting to keep the strip "in the family", but sad to say, the current iteration is seldom funny and poorly drawn IMO. If they're not going to bring in outside help, maybe its best to go into permanent reruns or pull the plug.
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