02565cam a2200337 i 4500 353306898 TxAuBib 20180730120000.0 180321s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 89040488 9780062836960 006283696X (OCoLC)1030269898 TxAuBib rda Callahan, John, 1951-2010. Don't worry, he won't get far on foot / John Callahan. First William Morrow paperback edition. New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2018. 227 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Originally published: New York : Morrow, 1989. In 1972, at the age of 21, John Callahan was involved in a car crash that severed his spine and made him a quadriplegic. A heavy drinker since the age of 12 (alcohol had played a role in his crash), the accident could have been the beginning of a downward spiral. Instead, it sparked a personal transformation. After extensive physical therapy, he was eventually able to grasp a pen in his right hand and make rudimentary drawings. By 1978, Callahan had sworn off drinking for good, and begun to draw cartoons. Over the next three decades, until his death in 2010, Callahan would become one of the nation's most beloved--and at times polarizing--cartoonists. His work, which shows off a wacky and sometimes warped sense of humor, pokes fun at social conventions and pushes boundaries. One cartoon features Christ at the cross with a thought bubble reading "T.G.I.F." In another, three sheriffs on horseback approach an empty wheelchair in the desert. "Don't worry," one sheriff says to another, "He won't get far on foot." Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot recounts Callahan's life story, from the harrowing to the hilarious. Featuring more than 60 of Callahan's cartoons, it's a compelling look at art, addiction, disability, and fame. A film adaptation scheduled for 2018, starring Joaquin Phoenix as John Callahan, will bring fresh attention to this underappreciated classic. - publisher's website. 20180730. mam. Callahan, John, 1951-2010. Quadriplegics United States Biography. Cartoonists United States Biography. Alcoholics United States Biography.