专门选在连环漫画“Mutts”发表25周年纪念日出版的《虚无艺术》介绍了作家兼插画家Patrick McDonnell的作品。

好奇的小猫奇奇（Mooch）和永远值得信赖的小狗阿尔（Earl）正是Mutts世界两位主人公。在《虚无艺术：Mutts的25年和Patrick McDonnell的艺术》中，这位获奖作家和插画家深受喜爱的连环漫画连同他畅销的儿童经典，包括Me . . . Jane, The Gift of Nothing, South, Just Like Heaven, Hug Time和 Wag!都有介绍。同样包括在内的，还有罕见的和从未公开过的插图、提案、剪掉的片段和开发中的作品，以及自传性的评论、艺术家Lynda Barry主持的一场全新的，跨职业的访谈以及Eckhart Tolle写的一篇引言（《现在和新地球的力量：唤醒您的人生目标》）。
Timed for the 25th anniversary of the comic strip Mutts, The Art of Nothing celebrates the work of author and illustrator Patrick McDonnell

Mooch, the curious cat, and Earl, the ever-trusting dog, are just two of the characters who inhabit the world of Mutts. In The Art of Nothing: 25 Years of Mutts and the Art of Patrick McDonnell, the award-winning author and illustrator’s beloved comic strip is celebrated as well as his bestselling children’s classics, including Me . . . Jane, The Gift of Nothing, South, Just Like Heaven, Hug Time, and Wag!, all shot from the original art. Also included are rare and never-before-seen artwork, proposals, outtakes, and developmental work, along with autobiographical commentary, a brand-new, career-spanning interview conducted by artist Lynda Barry, and an introduction by Eckhart Tolle (The Power of Now and A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life’s Purpose).