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Sadamoto let's us peek a bit more into each character's mindset, and the addition of scenes that weren't in the anime version give fans (especially Rei and Asuka ones) a bit more to smile about. All in all, a good read and an exciting addition to the evangelion storyline.

The evangelion manga series just gets better and better! This is my favorite volume! The art is awesome! The story is good! Its all great! I recommend this book/series out of any Manga Series out there! Best manga ever! Buy it and you will like it!

I picked up the anime 3 years ago, I have and will not let go.
If you have any intrest in anime you should at lest read the first valume.
Sinji is starting cope with his life, he tries to conect with his father but (I think you know what will happen). Shinji incuers Rei on how to talk with his father but she seems not to help. Faceing abandement Sinji(Asuka,and Rei) have to face the seventh angel!

I had long been a fan of the Neon Genesis Evangelion Anime, but the manga is not a simple retelling of your favorite episodes. Events have been reordered, and entirely new threads and stories are coming to pass in the manga version of the fan favorite series.
More cannot be said without spoiling the surprises that wait inside the book. The art is superb, coming from the artist who designed the look of the series itself. I can't wait to see how it will all end.

The short and simple review. If youve read the other volumes this will not disapoint. Continues the manga story and introduces some new insights into the story you dont get from the anime along with some new scenes and information to shed light on ALOT of unanswered questions from the anime. Overall I wish they would fit more on one volume but they all are pretty much standard so cant complain too much. Also a good section on the sound effects and a great article on the New EVA movies coming out from Gainax with alot of information.

This Manga was great. As it nears the ending of the series it just gets better and better. For those of you who have seen the anime it is very nice to be able to read/see the difference between the manga and the anime. I liked the manga a lot better. It keeps your attention and in the end leaves you wanting more. It was a very enjoyable book!

I'd been waiting forever for this latest volume to come out, and it did not disappoint! Shinji experiences more creepy, (to him, at least) yaoi-ish encounters with the mysterious boy, Kaworu, Ryoko remembers her dark past and decides to go against Gendo's will, and Misato and Shinji learn the terrible and horrifying secret behind the first child's identity. Will Shinji ever be able to think of Rei the same way again...?

We who have followed this series have waited a long time for this installment of the manga version of the Evangelion saga. Similarities to the anime are still there, but differences make themselves felt. In some ways, we get a greater view into the psyches of the characters -- what they are thinking and feeling at points in the story. The focus on the relationships between Shinji, Rei, Asuka, and even Kaworu, even as they battle the latest Angel, underplays the action. Oh, yes, and deep secrets of Nerv and the Evangelions are revealed.

The artwork continues to be outstanding, and my anticipation for the next volume grows. To fans of the anime and manga, I hardly need recommend it - to the curious, please give it a reading... but start at the beginning to enjoy it all. Having torn through this volume to see what happened, I will probably reread from the start to enjoy it all again.

Almost anyone familiar with publishing will enjoy this book. It may be a little too painful if you are still a midlist author.

This group of 104 cartoons features works by Charles Barsotti, Roz Chast, J.B. Handelsman, Ed Koren, Victoria Roberts, and Jack Ziegler. The cartoons capture the wittiest New Yorker views, and leave you with a wry taste in your mouth. Selected by Bob Mankoff (cartoon editor of The New Yorker since 1997), this collection is one of the best that has been produced recently from the past offerings of that venerable publication. If you like authors, books, and reading, you'll love this book!

I graded down the book because of the inexplicable lack of an introduction. What better subject for one than literary cartoons? The books in the series which featured such introductions are clearly more interesting than the ones that don't.

It was hard for me to pick a few cartoons to feature for you. I was tempted to include all but a few.

Author humor

(1) Man leaving home wearing suit and carrying a brief case: 'Wait a minute. Where am I going? I'm a writer.'

(2) James Joyce's refrigerator to-do list: 'Forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race.'

(3) Raven says to Poe: 'Nevermore. And you can quote me.'

Publisher humor

(1) Editor to Dickens: 'I wish you would make up your mind, Mr. Dickens. Was it the best of times or the worst of times? It could scarecely have been both.'

(2) 'It doesn't work as a novel. But we're willing to publish it as a desk calendar.'

(3) 'Chicken Vindaloo for the Hindu Soul is but the tip of the iceberg in our initial strategy of global expansion.'

Book Seller Humor

(1) 'Let me get you another copy. Someone left a slice of salami in this one.'

(2) Book shelves organized by length of attention span.

(3) Book shelves organized by size of author advance.

Reader humor

(1) 'I do want to solve all my problems, but I'll wait till it comes out in soft cover.'

(2) 'Lately, I've been reading Jane Austen -- just to clear my palate.'

(3) Fan to author: 'I really enjoyed your hype.'

Media humor

(1) Talk show host holding enormous tome, addressing author: 'If you were to boil your book down to a few words, what would be its message?'

(2) 'Oprah is definite, Barnes and Noble is giving you front windows and Norman Mailer has agreed to a feud.'

The others are just as good or better. These are just samples to whet your appetite.

After you have read, chuckled, and enjoyed these wonderful cartoons, consider why we find these cartoons to be funny. Is it because books have become a commodity, rather than works of important ideas and art? Is that really so funny? What should we do about that? If you find these questions provocative, read The Business of Books.

I purchased this book for my favorite english professor in college and took a glance in it myself and fell in love with it! You do not have to be a professor to get this--the humor is for all!

No matter how jaded, how cynical, how hard-boiled you may think yourself to be, at least one of these cartoons from the archives of The New Yorker will make you smile! Mr. Bob Mankoff, cartoon editor of The New Yorker since 1997, has put together a classic assortment of 104 drawings from the archives. "The New Yorker Book of Literary Cartoons" captures the cachet of the City, while poking fun at writers, editors, publishers, booksellers, and, most of all, at books, and those who read them. From the bookstore browsing Bibliophile Bikers Club to Mme Sartre's empty mailbox ("Sacré bleu! Again with the nothingness, and on my birthday yet!") to the hilarious note magnetized on "James Joyce's Refrigerator," one will find sterling examples of the wonderful satirical wit which has graced the pages of this magazine for 75 years. Buy this book for yourself! (Highly recommended for writer's block.) Better yet, buy this book for your editor or for your bookworm friends!

"The New Yorker Book of Political Cartoons," edited by Robert Mankoff, brings together an excellent collection of cartoons on the title subject. The work of more than 40 cartoonists, from Ed Arno to Jack Ziegler, is represented; each contributor has from one to seven pieces in the book.

The book starts out with an interesting introduction by William Buckley. Yes, Buckley's opening line is a bit pretentious; he declares, "Most people have an absolute all time favorite 'New Yorker' cartoon that they came across at some crucial moment in their lives [. . .]." Actually, I think that "most people" don't even read "New Yorker". Still, Buckley's contribution overall is witty and humorous.

The cartoons themselves are rich in ironic humor; they are often quite incisive, and occasionally contain touches of the grotesque, absurd, or macabre. Typical subject matter includes political doublespeak and spinmeistership; relationships between politicians and their constituents, their staff, and/or the media; the campaign trail; and more.

This book is full of memorable cartoons. Some of my favorites: an aide, helping a queasy campaigning politician, says to another individual, "It was either the knish at Coney Island, the cannoli in Little Italy, or that divinity fudge in Westchester" (p. 4); one campaign official says to another, "On the other hand, if we backpedal too much, we'll lose the hate vote" (p. 36); one cow, discussing a political race with another, complains of the candidates, "They're both carnivores" (p. 97).

Curiously, very few of these cartoons deal with real, specific political figures; often, they mock invented archetypal characters. I found the flavor of the book overall to be rather safe and middle-of-the road; I don't think there's much "meat" in here for political radicals of either a left or right orientation. Still, this is an entertaining, and often thought-provoking, look at an American institution.

Hello Bob, Political cartoons are the best way. If we can laugh, then we can work it out rationally. Perhaps, in this election period, the mag might consider doing a long-form piece on some of the greatest polical cartoonists in (these parlous) recent times. Ogden Nash (and in his spare time he invented Santa Claus), Daumier, and Picasso. There is a lot more to it than just poking fun at the accent. Let's get a grip. Jeanne

The wit and wisdom of Christopher Buckley get this wonderful collection off to a good start. He recounts his experiences of writing political speeches, and ties that to his favorite New Yorker cartoon about politics. Unfortunately, the cartoon did not make this collection, but at least you'll have Buckley's perspective on it. He also shares with you his favorite cartoons in the collection.

There are 110 cartoons in the collection. None of them directly point at a specific politician (but a few come close, such as the one of a man knocking on a door with the presidential seal on it and asking "Are you decent?"). Many of the cartoons are about spin or campaigning. Republicans take more than their share of lumps. Buckley (who is a Republican) says that this is because Republicans are funnier than Democrats. Who knows?

Here are a few of my favorites (page number in parentheses):

(2) Man on telephone: "I'm undecided, but that doesn't mean I'm apathetic or uninformed."

(7) 2 men at rostra, while one answers a questioner in the audience: "That's an excellent prescreened question, but before I give you my stock answer I'd like to try to disarm everyone with a carefully rehearsed joke."

(8) Man in phone booth to people in line outside of it: "I may be awhile. I'm soliciting funds for my reelection campaign."

(13) 2 men looking at bird feeder that has a sign saying "squirrels welcome": "Liberals!"

(21) Man to pollster at door: "I like Ike, period."

(47) "Good God! He's giving the white collar voters' speech to the blue collars."

(67) "Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman from Small Firearms yield the floor to the gentleman from Big Tobacco."

(100) "I'll go out on a limb and say time will tell."

(110) "I want everyone to shake hands with some of the cleanest money in the whole campaign."

The quality of the cartoons and the humor level are unsually high. You'll probably like this book better than almost any other of the New Yorker's books of cartoons.

During the remainder of the political campaign for the presidency, you can keep yourself amused with these cartoons.

The only criticism I have of the collection was that the reproduction of the cartoons was not always clear.

Enjoy a good laugh, and start thinking of ways to overcome the bureaucracy stall!

Donald Mitchell

In his Introduction to this volume, Christopher Buckley quotes the Chicago Tribune's Jeff MacNelly's comment that many cartoonists "would be hired assassins if they couldn't draw." Pat Oliphant explains his objective as "stirring up the animals." Obviously, style and perspective vary significantly among the best of the political cartoonists. The same is true of the publications which feature their work. Back to Buckley: "The New Yorker cartoonists may too, deep down, be spitting mad, but they do a good job of transforming that specific anger and disappointment into exquisite generic commentary on the old human condition....If a newspaper editorial cartoon shouts its opinion at you over the scrambled eggs, The New Yorker cartoon hands you a Scotch and nudges you toward whatever truth it has in its sights."

Credit Robert Mankoff with selecting and editing the 110 presented in this volume. Unlike Thomas Nast's cartoons which attack William Marcy ("Boss") Tweed and his corrupt Tammany Hall organization, few of the 110 require an historical context to have meaning, much less impact. That is what Buckley has in mind when using the word "generic." I can think of only one or two which may eventually become "dated." Hence the relevance of Buckley's reference to "the old human condition."

The captions of the cartoons are so clever that it is easy (perhaps too easy) to underestimate the quality of their creators' draftsmanship. (In contrast, few of Oliphant's cartoons even have a caption.) Without being able to see many of the drawings, you already get the point. For example:

"In the midst of chaos, Larry is the clear voice of reason. Get him the hell out of here." (James Stevenson, page 1)

"People of North Dakota! Or possibly South Dakota!" (J.B. Handelsman, page 23)

"On the other hand, if we backpedal too much, we'll lose the hate vote." (Frank Modell, Page 36)

"Grayson is a liberal in social matters, a conservative in economic matters, and a homicidal psychopath in political matters." (James Stevenson, page 91)

"Great. You touched all the bases without getting bogged down in constitutionality." (Bernard Schoenbaum, page 96)

Perhaps only cartoons featured in The New Yorker could be praised by Buckley for "distilling" fury "into a tone of gentle wit and piquancy." Here are 110 of the best. By all means enjoy this book but take good care of it for those in future generations who also appreciate "exquisite generic commentary on the old human condition."

Those who share my high regard for this volume are urged to check out Roger A. Fischer's Them Damned Pictures: Explorations in American Political Cartoon Art as well as Attack of the Political Cartoonists edited by J.P. Trostle, various collections of Pat Oliphant's work (e.g. Oliphant's Anthem and Oliphant's Presidents), and The Best Political Cartoons of the Year (2005 Edition) co-edited by Daryl Cagle and Brian Fairrington.

Move over Calvin & Hobbes - there's a new dog in town. I read the daily adventures of Poncho and gang in The Daily News but having a whole collection in one book is just non-stop laughs. Pooch Cafe is far superior to most strips out there because of the wit, humor and simplicity of the story lines. I enjoy introducing people to Pooch Cafe and once the've read a few frames they become instant fans too. Canine kudos to creator, Paul Gilligan, for sharing this funny little masterpiece of a strip with the rest of us.

Pooch Cafe was recommended to me by Amazon.Com, I suppose because I enjoy FoxTrot, Calvin & Hobbes and the like. It's fresh and funny - definitely worth a look if you're hunting a new comic strip to fall in love with.

Pooch Cafe has quickly become my favorite comic strip, and I don't even LIKE dogs! Paul Gilligan has a talent for originality, and I appreciate it. If you're tired of cookie-cutter comics, try Pooch Cafe.

This is one of the best comics written today!!

THIS IS A DEFINITE MUST BUY! if you are really into tenchi/ryoko love, this is definitly the comic for you. it contains numerous scenes in which u can really see there are sparks between ryoko and tenchi. and, even if u ARENT into ryoko/tenchi stuff, its still a really great addition to the no need for tenchi manga series!!! I must insist that u get it now!

Okay for all you people out there who don't already know this, this book is already out in america. I bought in january. Look for it. This is the best one I have read so far, but I haven't read all of them. The Tenchi family is broke and Ryoko remembers hearing about a treasure so they go off to find it. There is also a guy there who likes her. I won't spoil the book, but there is an AWESOME action scene with Tenchi and Ryoko. I would definetly get this book.

This is definately my favorite volume of the manga! Ryoko is my heroine, so I loved seeing her in action! This book is great because it shows both sides of Ryoko; we really get a good glimpse at the softer side which she often keeps hidden. The story itself is awesome, the gang ventures into space in search of a treasure Ryoko vaguely remembers, and on a distant planet they meet up with a mysterious stranger who Ryoko knew 800 years before! You have got to get this manga! This was the first volume of the manga I bought and after reading it I was convinced to exand my collection. Get it now!

The story for "No Need For Tenchi Vol.9:The Quest For More Money" begins on the day after a huge party.Ryoko has a strange dream and the Masaki family discover they have no more money. Then Ryoko remembers a treasure she once tried to get 800 years ago. Ayeka suggests that they go to retrieve the treasure to solve their money problem. Soon,they are off on their quest. When they reach their destination, they meet Ryoko's first love! They are also being chased by a space pirate and a crazy robot. Will the Masaki family ever get the treasure? Will the badguys win? Will Ryoko find out what happened 800 years ago? Who will Ryoko love? To find out what happens, you'll have to read it. I thought this graphic novel was really excellent. I loved the art, the story, and the characters. The arthor of this book, Hitoshi Okuda, did a great job. If you like manga,science fiction,comedy,drama,and adventure,then get this book.

The cartoons are always a hoot. It brightens up my day to see this calendar on my desk and the promise of a new cartoon.

This calendar is cute. Some days are less than exciting, but on the whole it is a fun way to keep track of the date.

This is the second year I bought a Non Sequitur calendar for my wife. Mr. Miller is possessed of an incredible sense of humor. My wife has the calendar on her desk at work but brings home the daily pages because many of the daily cartoons are so funny she doesn't want me to miss out. We especially enjoy the adventures of Miller's character Danae, a jaded, cynical, and politically astute child of eight or nine years.

We are frequently amazed at how current the humor is considering how far in advance it has to be written to produce a calendar.

A sardonic and demented mirror on our world, one that will alternatively have you laughing coffee out your nose and wincing from the awful truth of his point of view (okay, mine too)! His wit is razor sharp, his drawings are brilliant and he does it all in snappy one to four panels of pure, unapologetic genius. Look out 2007 here comes Wiley.

The best cartoonists are right about their subject matter yet make it appear simultaneously bizarre and normal. Wiley is one of the best, as can be seen from this collection. My favorite is a three-caption cartoon that has a man sitting at a bar with two women a couple stools away. He tells the bartender, "But I've always been my own worst critic." The women turn their heads and with smiles on their faces the closest one asks, "So... You've never been married?" Wiley satirizes all aspects of life in the nineties, from those fed up with the world to people trying a new and unusual way to cope with a common situation. Death, taxes and many not so inevitable situations in between are covered, and this is literal. One caption has a funeral where the headstone says, "I thought it was death or taxes."
If life has got you down and you feel the need to fight back by laughing at it, then this is a book for you.

Wiley likes lawyers. Or no, actually maybe not.

It's interesting to see how much this has evolved into something of a daily New Yorker panel written for the Washington Post from its origins as a relatively (logical.. pro-sequitur?) series of little picture stories played out in the Sunday papers. I remember when the life cycle of a mosquito (or dragonfly, or just bug?) was first printed. Interesting to note he draws all his dailies twice (long and square formats) and I think maybe some of the Sunday panels too.

It's worthwhile to check out Homer and Danae as well, but expect to do a lot more thinking. Those strips harken back to the days when people used to READ the comics. I think I might use that line in another review now.

This book is incredably funny. It will make your day.

This is my kind of humor - often reminds me of G. Wilson (Gaham - sp?) style... I want to buy a collection of his "Homer" adventures. Wiley, you're a genius!

Such a breath of fresh air - love the irony too.

if you like your humour drier than a james bond martini and more biting than killer whales'then this one is for you.Warning: no sacred cows are safe from this artist's pen and pencils....LOL

Wiley is one of my favorite cartoonists. Not just my favorite - the National Cartoonists Society named "Non Sequitur" Best of the year, before it even a year old!

These strips cover a variety of Wiley's sub-categories: Danae and Lucy (think the dark side Calvin and Hobbes), Obviousman the balding superhero, Cap'n Eddie and his tall tales, and Ele's new idea of how the dinosaurs became extinct - much the way our species is driving itself into the ground right now. I'm torn. I want more of each, but if I get more of one, I get less of the others.

And I want Wiley's other kinds of creativity, too. Page 88, especially that second cartoon - well, cartoons don't have to be funny to be good. That one is very good.

That vertical format for his Sunday comics, that's no accident. Wiley realized that the ever-shrinking sunday funnies, trying to cram more into less paper, was leaving odd gaps on the page. Cartoonists, Wiley included, are always competing for space on the page. Like any successful scavenger, he discovered a resource he could use without competition, those weird spaces that his vertical strips filled perfectly. Any cartoonist that solve problems like that for the newspaper editors has a valuable advantage. Wiley also says he was the first to use "process color", real halftones, on the funny page, where everyone else used (and use) big, solid patches of color. I can't vouch for the claim, but it is a distinguishing feature of his comics, and adds a lot to his expressive style.

As with Wiley's other collections, I have only one complaint. There's never enough Wiley in the book - but I'd probably say that up to the day he publishes "The Complete Wiley." Even then I'd want more.

//wiredweird

This picture book gives excellent insight into Miller's career. He is one of the best and most subtle political cartoonists active today. He is right on so much of the time especially with the set of morons making the news these days.

i followed this comic online for years and years.
even when mitch said he would stop writing the series he never did.

that's what i think is so special...
and he also said he got lots of angry e-mails while doing the strip but i always thought the humor was great. and it even inspired my development as an artist.

Though most of this is online, the commentary and B sides are well worth it!

I love Mitch Clem... His comics make me happy... I'm glad he made a book... I bought it, I can't wait to love it.

What happens if you stick your foot into the middle of a circle pit? Answer: You will trip everyone like a set of dominoes! What if you went to a pizzeria and asked for some hot tea? Would you jump on the table & yell "ANARCHY!" when they say "No, we only have iced." And, most importantly, I must ask you the following question: What would Henry Rollins do?

ALL THESE QUESTIONS AND MORE CAN BE YOURS TO EXPLORE! ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS BUY THIS BOOK! On a more serious note, Mitch Clem is an excellent artist as well as an incredibly hilarious writer. You should buy this book immediately, seriously, and especially if you have a sense of humor towards punk music and punk culture, ETC.

I've recently fallen in love with this comic. It's completely hilarious, that is, as long as you get the jokes and don't take yourself too seriously to laugh at them. If you consider yourself a punker in the non-mtv sense, if you think scenesters are annoying, emo kids make you laugh and punch yourself at the same time, and if you find yourself aggravated with skin heads, straight edge kids, hipsters and ever other ridiculous scene out there in world today... this may just be for you. It's crude and cynical, and the humor is in understanding the allusions and references. If you find yourself nodding to what I've typed out here... well then just buy the book already would ya? If not, go rock out to which ever "pUnX" band hot topic is promoting this week.