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The Trivial Simpsons 2003 365-Day Block Calendar
Published in Calendar by HarperEntertainment (2002-08-01)
List price: $12.99
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great gift for Simpsons lover
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-02-05
Review Date: 2007-02-05
Cute calendar with great tidbits about the show. I got this for my brother who is a big fan and he loved it.
The best book of the simpsons
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2003-02-16
Review Date: 2003-02-16
well the book has been the best because it had funny thing in like a don't really now it's really one exstrem to another.
Daily Trivia for Simpsons Fans
Helpful Votes: 10 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 2002-11-14
Review Date: 2002-11-14
Using bright ink colors, and providing fans tidbits of Simpsons trivia, "The Trivial Simpsons 2003 Calendar" by Matt Groening is a great way to start a new year, especially if you're a Simpsons fan.
Just like with previous Simpsons desk calendars, the pages of the day-to-day calendar are printed on average paper stock using the finest inks that gives each page a an eye-catchhing look. Each day provides the owner with questions that truly will tell if you're truly a knowledgable fan of the long running series.
As the only daily calendar I want on my work desk, "The Trivial Simpsons 2003 Calendar" is a must for any die-hard Simpsons fan!
The gift that keep on giving!
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2003-01-04
Review Date: 2003-01-04
So far it's three days out of date but there are still 362 left to go. Rush out and buy this because it is much better than a topless calendar or complimentary calendar from a construction company (a fave with my grandparents would you believe).
Each day has a true of false question or multiple choice answers along with a picture. The whole thing is bright and colorful and it makes for at least 1 fun thiny every morning. I got this for Xmas from my friend and it's the gift that lasts all year round. Seeing as how it is the 3rd of January already I'm guessing most stores will be selling these cheap so go out and get one right now.
Unauthorized Portraits
Published in Paperback by Knopf (1998-11-03)
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A One-of -A-Kind Book!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-07-19
Review Date: 2007-07-19
I have been a fan of Editorial Cartoons and cartoons in general for many years. The Editorial Cartoons we get in our daily papers are pretty much written around the news of the day and are wonderful in their own way.However, they tend to lose their punch very quickly and are not intended to be otherwise.
What Sorel gives us is more the thinking man's portraits presented as caricatures.His portraits are more akin to what you see in the higher scale magazines such as The New Yorker and Esquire. Because more thought goes into these portraits;they tend to give a picture of that person over a much longer period of time and therefoe gets to their real essence.
When you look at one of these portraits,say the one of Marlon Brando and Al Pacino on page 94,you can't help but agree that Sorel has really captured the essence of these two great actors.His portrayal of the 5th Anniversary of Watergate,on page 147,as a picnic ,leaves one with the thought;What a party it was! Then on page 108 ,he steps back and portrays the Great Modern Irish Writers,Joyce,Yeats,O'Casey,Beckett,Lady Gregory,Oliver St.John O'Gogarty and Synge,and what a serious and determined lot they be;and little wonder there was no place among them for the irrasible Brendan Behan.Whether it's Sinatra,Bacall,LBJ,Nixon,Bogart,Hefner,Eastwood,Caruso,Napoleon,MadonnaReagan,Quale,Truman & Ike on page 166,Clinton in the company of Past Presidents,or Gingrich being consoled by Uncle Sam;if you like characters and the artistic portrayal of them by a great caricaturist;you'll love this book
What Sorel gives us is more the thinking man's portraits presented as caricatures.His portraits are more akin to what you see in the higher scale magazines such as The New Yorker and Esquire. Because more thought goes into these portraits;they tend to give a picture of that person over a much longer period of time and therefoe gets to their real essence.
When you look at one of these portraits,say the one of Marlon Brando and Al Pacino on page 94,you can't help but agree that Sorel has really captured the essence of these two great actors.His portrayal of the 5th Anniversary of Watergate,on page 147,as a picnic ,leaves one with the thought;What a party it was! Then on page 108 ,he steps back and portrays the Great Modern Irish Writers,Joyce,Yeats,O'Casey,Beckett,Lady Gregory,Oliver St.John O'Gogarty and Synge,and what a serious and determined lot they be;and little wonder there was no place among them for the irrasible Brendan Behan.Whether it's Sinatra,Bacall,LBJ,Nixon,Bogart,Hefner,Eastwood,Caruso,Napoleon,MadonnaReagan,Quale,Truman & Ike on page 166,Clinton in the company of Past Presidents,or Gingrich being consoled by Uncle Sam;if you like characters and the artistic portrayal of them by a great caricaturist;you'll love this book
All Illustrator should read this!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2002-09-22
Review Date: 2002-09-22
This is a great book and a must have. Not only are the illustrations great but the text is also wonderful
A must-read for cartoonists and illustrators.
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 1997-10-15
Review Date: 1997-10-15
"Unauthorized Portraits" is a sumptuous must-read for the working cartoonist or illustrator (like myself). Edward Sorel's clever drawings and candid text will amuse, inspire, humble, and even comfort any commercial artist or pop culture enthusiast. Sorel is an artist and a gentleman (I know; I've met him) - but he is also a visual raconteur. I hope his agile pens never run dry.
I'd give it ten stars!
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 6 total.
Review Date: 2001-01-07
Review Date: 2001-01-07
Mr. Sorel is the most elegant cartoonist there is! His sophisticated draftsmanship is superb, the subtle way he uses colors has no match and, well, I guess even the guys he most mercilessly trashes ought to be proud to appear in such fantastic cartoons!
Besides, the man obviously knows what he's talking about: art, books, movies, music, politics... Simply put, Edward Sorel's work is THE example of what an intelligent cartoonist should look like.
The Unhinged World of Glen Baxter: Collected Works, Volume 1
Published in Paperback by Pomegranate (2001-09)
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Very subtle, thoughtful humor
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-06-27
Review Date: 2007-06-27
The best cartoonists see the world in ways the rest of us do not. A simple, routine act committed by nearly everyone can be turned into an event of cosmic or humorous proportions. While the cartoons of Glen Baxter are certainly good, they lack the sheer absurdity power of people like Larson in "The Far Side." Baxter's cartoons are subtler in their delivery; in most cases a little bit of thought is necessary to understand the entire message.
The book also includes a few brief essays, the message in these pages is more difficult to discern. A combination of parody and satire, some of them are only a short distance above the level of nonsense. At times, it takes a careful reading to get to that point.
As the cartoons and text demonstrate, Baxter is indeed a bit unhinged, but in the entertaining sort of way. This is entertainment for the mind, as the point is often not immediately obvious, requiring the reader to actively seek out the message.
The book also includes a few brief essays, the message in these pages is more difficult to discern. A combination of parody and satire, some of them are only a short distance above the level of nonsense. At times, it takes a careful reading to get to that point.
As the cartoons and text demonstrate, Baxter is indeed a bit unhinged, but in the entertaining sort of way. This is entertainment for the mind, as the point is often not immediately obvious, requiring the reader to actively seek out the message.
Unhinged and off the hook
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2005-09-14
Review Date: 2005-09-14
This book is absolutely delightful, especially if you've ever tried making an omelette with a hatchet. Glen Baxter is proof that there are still people out there who exist uncrushed by the mindlessness of today's society, people who don't mind wondering out loud what a Native American working on his English might say to the white teacher whose head happens to be on fire.
sophisticated humor at its most absurd
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2003-10-21
Review Date: 2003-10-21
Besides his delightfully cheeky artwork, Glen Baxter's captions can't help but make you laugh. If you appreciate the wry and weird, by all means buy this book, if only to learn a few synonyms for the word "said."
Genius!
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2001-12-19
Review Date: 2001-12-19
I'm a new convert to Baxter's work, but brother am I converted! From cowboys discussing modern art to strange trips through Imperialism and girl's schools, never has the tenuous connection between word and image been so funny. My favorites include the bandit with the bagel trunk and the man who checks his boulder. Gary Larson wishes he could be this clever.
Walt and Skeezix, Book 2
Published in Hardcover by Drawn and Quarterly (2006-08-22)
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Comics Junkie
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-07-31
Review Date: 2007-07-31
A continuation of the Gasoline Alley early days. Well preserved. A good buy for comics junkies like me.
One of the all-time great comics
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-06-23
Review Date: 2007-06-23
When people long for the good-old-days, usually they're dreaming of an idealized time that in actuality only looks good in hindsight. However, when it comes to newspaper comic strips, I do long for the good old days. While there are still a few good strips in existence nowadays, there is also a lot of garbage. While I suppose that was probably always the case, at least newspapers respected the comics then, as opposed to nowadays, when they are crammed all onto a page or two.
Frank King's Gasoline Alley was one of the gems of the early half of the century and was especially notable for being a real-time strip: for each comic strip year, the characters also aged a year. As evidenced in the title Walt and Skeezix, 1923 and 1924, Gasoline Alley had two central characters: Walt, a large, amiable fellow and Skeezix, his adopted son. In the first collection (comprising 1921 and 1922), we first met Skeezix as a newborn left on Walt's doorstep.
As this second volume begins, Walt is on the brink of finalizing Skeezix's adoption, but someone representing the real mother throws a temporary wrench into the proceedings.
Among the other people who occupy the Alley are Bill, Avery and Doc, Walt's best friends, and the mysterious Mrs. Phyllis Blossom, who Walt is slightly romantically involved. Among the features in the 1923 strips is the appearance of Mr. Wicker, a wealthy older man who becomes a denizen of the alley (and a potential rival in Walt's pursuit of Phyllis). The highlight, however is a cross-country race between Avery and Walt: if Avery loses, he needs to buy a new car (a particular hardship for the stingy Avery); if Walt loses, he has to propose to Phyllis.
In the 1924 strips, the biggest storyline is the revelation of Skeezix's mother and a subsequent kidnapping of the four-year old by that mother. Of course, Walt and Skeezix will be reunited, but the two will take a trip out west to avoid future problems (and are soon joined by Walt's friends).
Well-drawn and well-written, Gasoline Alley was one of the top comic strips of its era and is one of the all-time best strips. It actually still exists, making it one of the longest running strips ever (although it has a limited circulation and is a pale shadow of its former self). For a good look at what the comics used to look like - and how good they could be - this is a great read.
Frank King's Gasoline Alley was one of the gems of the early half of the century and was especially notable for being a real-time strip: for each comic strip year, the characters also aged a year. As evidenced in the title Walt and Skeezix, 1923 and 1924, Gasoline Alley had two central characters: Walt, a large, amiable fellow and Skeezix, his adopted son. In the first collection (comprising 1921 and 1922), we first met Skeezix as a newborn left on Walt's doorstep.
As this second volume begins, Walt is on the brink of finalizing Skeezix's adoption, but someone representing the real mother throws a temporary wrench into the proceedings.
Among the other people who occupy the Alley are Bill, Avery and Doc, Walt's best friends, and the mysterious Mrs. Phyllis Blossom, who Walt is slightly romantically involved. Among the features in the 1923 strips is the appearance of Mr. Wicker, a wealthy older man who becomes a denizen of the alley (and a potential rival in Walt's pursuit of Phyllis). The highlight, however is a cross-country race between Avery and Walt: if Avery loses, he needs to buy a new car (a particular hardship for the stingy Avery); if Walt loses, he has to propose to Phyllis.
In the 1924 strips, the biggest storyline is the revelation of Skeezix's mother and a subsequent kidnapping of the four-year old by that mother. Of course, Walt and Skeezix will be reunited, but the two will take a trip out west to avoid future problems (and are soon joined by Walt's friends).
Well-drawn and well-written, Gasoline Alley was one of the top comic strips of its era and is one of the all-time best strips. It actually still exists, making it one of the longest running strips ever (although it has a limited circulation and is a pale shadow of its former self). For a good look at what the comics used to look like - and how good they could be - this is a great read.
Walt and Skeezix, Book 2 by Frank King
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2007-01-11
Review Date: 2007-01-11
I have ordered but not yet received book 2 in this series. However, I expect it to be even better than book 1. This is a well-bound large volume of the history of the cartoonist along with many pictures. This also includes the beginning of the Gasoline Alley comic strips. I am assuming book 2 will begin where book 1 left off.
As a child I loved reading this strip up until I was an adult when it ceased to be carried in our Roanoke Times (VA) newspaper. Many times when I have a good remembrance of something it falls short when viewed a second time, but I was not disappointed in this book.
As a child I loved reading this strip up until I was an adult when it ceased to be carried in our Roanoke Times (VA) newspaper. Many times when I have a good remembrance of something it falls short when viewed a second time, but I was not disappointed in this book.
pure americana
Helpful Votes: 8 out of 8 total.
Review Date: 2006-11-05
Review Date: 2006-11-05
I used to think there were only four classic comic strips - Lil Abner, Krazy Kat, Peanuts and Calvin and Hobbes. Gasoline Alley is as good as any of them, especially in its early years. Frank King's work can only be described as "gentle humor" and is as American as Will Rogers, Meredith Willson's Music Man and mom's apple pie. Oh, to be able to live in the world of Walt and Skeezix.
Walt Disney Treasures - Uncle Scrooge: A Little Something Special (Walt Disney Treasures)
Published in Paperback by Gemstone Publishing (2008-02-13)
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Uncle Scrooge at His Best
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2008-05-09
Review Date: 2008-05-09
Do not be misled by the appearance of Don Rosa's name as a author. This wonderful compendium actually has stories by Barks, Scarpa, Rota, Van Horn and others, in addition to Rosa. Admirers of the warm hearted, money loving, webbed foot, duck will need no encouragement to purchase. The presentation is attractive, the paper good, and the humor and satire unmissable.
A more focused collection than the first Walt Disney Treasures
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2008-04-07
Review Date: 2008-04-07
Maybe this is an obvious, uh, observation, but this collection is much more focused than the first Walt Disney Treasures volume. That collection, while enjoyable, tried to cover so much ground that its contents would probably seem like a bizarre mishmash to anyone not already familiar with Disney comics. (I am speaking somewhat of myself here.)
This volume, with its focus on Uncle Scrooge, allows a reader to get to know each character a little bit better because it doesn't jump around so much. The stories are all fun and the collection includes selections from a variety of creators rather than just Carl Barks or Don Rosa. I enjoyed reading these somewhat different takes on Scrooge. The capstone story of the book, "Whatever Happened to Scrooge McDuck" is a winner. The author found a way to wrap up the lifetime of Scrooge McDuck while still leaving the impression that the old duck's adventures will last forever.
After reading two of these Walt Disney Treasures volumes, the feeling that I get is that these stories are meant to whet the appetite rather than to satisfly. Unlike the Treasures DVDs, neither of these volumes are comprehensive or definitive. So, know what you're getting if you purchase it: not a chronological, all encompassing collection of materials but rather a curious and enjoyable grouping of tales by some of the most prominent creators over the last 6 decades.
This volume, with its focus on Uncle Scrooge, allows a reader to get to know each character a little bit better because it doesn't jump around so much. The stories are all fun and the collection includes selections from a variety of creators rather than just Carl Barks or Don Rosa. I enjoyed reading these somewhat different takes on Scrooge. The capstone story of the book, "Whatever Happened to Scrooge McDuck" is a winner. The author found a way to wrap up the lifetime of Scrooge McDuck while still leaving the impression that the old duck's adventures will last forever.
After reading two of these Walt Disney Treasures volumes, the feeling that I get is that these stories are meant to whet the appetite rather than to satisfly. Unlike the Treasures DVDs, neither of these volumes are comprehensive or definitive. So, know what you're getting if you purchase it: not a chronological, all encompassing collection of materials but rather a curious and enjoyable grouping of tales by some of the most prominent creators over the last 6 decades.
Walt Disney Treasures - Uncle Scrooge: A Little Something Special
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-13
Review Date: 2008-03-13
Even by the first story (or second) I know it's going to be a great book. I bought this book because I wanted to know what old Uncle Scrooge comics were like. And for some amazing coincidence, Uncle Scrooge's first dime is also my favorite coin of his collection and I've read about all his coins. I hope Walt Disney makes more "Walt Disney Treasures" books. And for all the people who like this book like me out there, I suggest you look for "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck" and "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Companion". This review is written by Elias.
Everyman's Rich Man
Helpful Votes: 7 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 2008-03-14
Review Date: 2008-03-14
If Mickey Mouse embodies the Horatio Alger myth in animated cartoons, then Uncle Scrooge McDuck fulfills something of the same role in comic books, with a slight twist: McDuck is what becomes of the Alger character when he makes his fortune.
While Mickey became the trademark, and some would say the "lure," of the Disney empire, Uncle Scrooge became the delight of Disney comic book readers, his ever-growing and troublesome fortune taking readers to all corners of the world and mythology. It helped that McDuck was the creation of Carl Barks, whose stories had already become the favorites in the "Comics & Stories" and "Donald Duck" titles.
"Treasures" series editor David Gerstein has wisely chosen a Barks classic, the "Seven Cities of Cibola" story, to lead-off this collection. Barks defined the character and set the standard for both the stories and the artwork. The stories that follow provide an interesting and entertaining cross-section of American and European takes on the McDuck mythos. Readers who have been away from comics for awhile may be surprised that so thoroughly American a character (despite the Dickensian shadings)has taken on such epic popularity abroad. "The Money Ocean" is a beautifully realized story from Italy's Marco Rota, known only to a handful of American fans until a decade or so back.
Other worthy artists represented here include Tony Strobl (with Carl Fallberg), William Van Horn (with John Lustig), and modern maverick Don Rosa, who wrote and drew "disguised" Uncle Scrooge adventures before breaking into Disney comics in the '80s. One story, "Getting That Healthy, Wealthy Feeling," has been restored to its original length, an extra-mile effort to be expected of editor Gerstein, who has also had a hand in the Disney Treasures DVD series.
Having read through this volume, I'm still convinced that nobody has done a better job than Barks with his creation. But Scrooge McDuck has provided a wealth of inspiration for all the storytellers that have followed Barks, and the riches go to the readers.
While Mickey became the trademark, and some would say the "lure," of the Disney empire, Uncle Scrooge became the delight of Disney comic book readers, his ever-growing and troublesome fortune taking readers to all corners of the world and mythology. It helped that McDuck was the creation of Carl Barks, whose stories had already become the favorites in the "Comics & Stories" and "Donald Duck" titles.
"Treasures" series editor David Gerstein has wisely chosen a Barks classic, the "Seven Cities of Cibola" story, to lead-off this collection. Barks defined the character and set the standard for both the stories and the artwork. The stories that follow provide an interesting and entertaining cross-section of American and European takes on the McDuck mythos. Readers who have been away from comics for awhile may be surprised that so thoroughly American a character (despite the Dickensian shadings)has taken on such epic popularity abroad. "The Money Ocean" is a beautifully realized story from Italy's Marco Rota, known only to a handful of American fans until a decade or so back.
Other worthy artists represented here include Tony Strobl (with Carl Fallberg), William Van Horn (with John Lustig), and modern maverick Don Rosa, who wrote and drew "disguised" Uncle Scrooge adventures before breaking into Disney comics in the '80s. One story, "Getting That Healthy, Wealthy Feeling," has been restored to its original length, an extra-mile effort to be expected of editor Gerstein, who has also had a hand in the Disney Treasures DVD series.
Having read through this volume, I'm still convinced that nobody has done a better job than Barks with his creation. But Scrooge McDuck has provided a wealth of inspiration for all the storytellers that have followed Barks, and the riches go to the readers.
Warts and All
Published in Paperback by Penguin (Non-Classics) (1990-10-01)
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Average review score:
Good Lord! (choke!)
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-07-28
Review Date: 2007-07-28
How dare "Gooch"(if that is his real name) claim such an outragious statement! Mr. Friedman was one of the hardest-working caricaturists in business from the time period in which he used innumerable ammounts of dots in his work(and certainly the same for hard-working cartoonists, right up there with Henriette Valium)! I admire his work greatly, and I would not prefer it to many cartoonists if in fact your "rapidograph" statement was indeed (psssh!) true! From now on, research something before ya write a review claiming something you obviously made up, thinking no one could have such great talent. And claiming that Vonnegut got "high-minded" when compairing Drew to Goya is an insult to both Mr. Friedman, and Mr. Vonnegut. Furthermore, I will enjoy your reply and/or apology and/or insult posted on this fair site, that is, if you will stop being insulted, and actually take in what I have typed. May the Earth smell of Drew Friedman's philosophical celebrity skewerings evermore, amen.
Schlock mysticism at its finest
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2004-06-29
Review Date: 2004-06-29
Ya see? This is what happens when 2 shlubs waste their precious time watching Sandler & Young on THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW. (Didn't Bruce ever tell them to go outside and get some fresh air?)
Josh's wordage really outdid itself in ENTERTAINMENT FREAK (my favorite thingy). Wherein the word "entertainment" takes on the hypnotic quality of a mantra. The sour crabby look on Miriam's face happens to be the greatest pictorial rendering of anything since...oh...I'd have to go back to Margaret Keane in her prime.
In case you're curious, Drew accomplishes his stuff with something called a rapidograph. Kurt Vonnegut got all high-minded by claiming that Drew is right up there with Goya. But I very much doubt if Goya or Van Gogh or even Ernie Bushmiller (the illustrious illustrator of NANCY & SLUGGO) could've been capable of the meticulous subtlety on display here.
Josh's wordage really outdid itself in ENTERTAINMENT FREAK (my favorite thingy). Wherein the word "entertainment" takes on the hypnotic quality of a mantra. The sour crabby look on Miriam's face happens to be the greatest pictorial rendering of anything since...oh...I'd have to go back to Margaret Keane in her prime.
In case you're curious, Drew accomplishes his stuff with something called a rapidograph. Kurt Vonnegut got all high-minded by claiming that Drew is right up there with Goya. But I very much doubt if Goya or Van Gogh or even Ernie Bushmiller (the illustrious illustrator of NANCY & SLUGGO) could've been capable of the meticulous subtlety on display here.
ThE PREVIOUS REVIEWER IS DEAD WRONG
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2006-04-12
Review Date: 2006-04-12
Mr. Gooch McCracken is quite incorrect. Drew Friedman has NEVER used a rapidograph pen in his work, EVER. He uses a Crowquill pen with a HUNT nib, the reason being that the line drawn by a rapidograph does not vary. Mr Friedman is much more of a true ARTIST than THAT.
Brilliant Satire of Arcane Subjects
Helpful Votes: 9 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 1998-12-01
Review Date: 1998-12-01
The Friedman brothers are without a doubt two of the most brilliant satirists alive. Warts and All contains capsule biographies of a variety of obscure individuals and bygone celebrities. There are odd juxtapositions of serial killers and celebrities. The artwork (meticulously crafted with rapidograph) is excellent. Warts and All is dark, very dark comedy. It is not for everyone. However, if the reader is familiar with the references, one can appreciate what a virtuoso work this is. Highly recommended for the twisted lay person.
What America Wants, America Gets: Notes from the "G.O.P. Revolution" and Other Scary Stuff
Published in Paperback by Ide House Inc (1996-06)
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Simply the best
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2005-04-08
Review Date: 2005-04-08
In a world of otherwise predictable scribblings and trite captions, thank goodness there is Sharpnack. His work rises off the page and touches you until you say, "Yes. It's true. Life IS that absurd." Others produce political cartoons. Sharpnack takes real life, shakes it upside down, and draws it sideways. I imagine it would be worth your time to sit down and have a beer with this guy.
Work of a Genius
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2003-09-12
Review Date: 2003-09-12
Sharpnack is plainly a genius. His biting satire and clear thinking are an antidote for these strange times we live in where the GOP [Greedy Old Parasites] gives tax breaks to the richest Americans while they send our boys overseas to fight their oil wars. The adage goes that a picture is worth a thousand words. In his cartoons, Sharpnack cuts through the BS and shows what is really occurring. This book should be read by anyone who loves this country and wants to save it for all Americans, not just for the rich. I googled Mr. Sharpnack and found his funny website www.sharptoons.com. Free speech is precious and Mr. Sharpnack shows that it represents the heart of our country. His work is not to be missed.
Could not hold back from laughing but I really wanted to...
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2001-11-15
Review Date: 2001-11-15
The issues Sharpnack brings forward through his editorial cartoons show incredible intelligence. Sharpnack is very direct in tackling some political issues that others throw soft balls at. Regarding his ability to use metaphor in cartooning I know of none better. I look forward to more of Mr. Sharpnack's work to be published. Even if one would not agree with his positions one will find him or herself thinking, laughing or deeply offended by his work...and the later may provide the compliment that he is a true editorial cartoonist.
Right on Target. Smart and Clever!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2000-05-25
Review Date: 2000-05-25
Great book! I loved the savvy confrontation and intelligence of the cartoons. This guy is good. I hope Mr Sharpnack continues to publish his work. Excellent. I wish I had a new "What America wants, America Gets" for every year.
The Wild Life of Pets: A RUBES (R) Cartoon Book (Rubes(r) Cartoon Pet)
Published in Paperback by BowTie Press (2003-04-25)
List price: $6.95
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This book will make you laugh!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2003-05-02
Review Date: 2003-05-02
Rubin's masterful understanding of the inner workings of a pet's mind translates into hilariously funny cartoons. I strongly recommend this book as a gift to friends who enjoy laughing!
Wild Life Series
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2003-12-19
Review Date: 2003-12-19
The funniest thing I have ever read. I wet myself while reading the series.
I would suggest that you keep a spare pair of underwear handy when reading these books.
The Wild Life of Pets
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2003-11-09
Review Date: 2003-11-09
Leigh Rubin captures the wild side of our pets that makes us laugh out loud and immensely glad to claim four-legged critters as our friends. All his cartoon collections are fantastic, but the Wild Life series should appeal to EVERYONE. Beautiful books, and very afforadble. Great gifts for people (and critters) of all ages!
Hilarious
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 2003-12-27
Review Date: 2003-12-27
This book is just too funny! I laughed out loud several times while reading it. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because of the price; $7 is a lot for a 20 minute read.
The World According to Lucy
Published in Paperback by Ballantine Books (2002-01)
List price: $11.95
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This is awesome!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2006-07-24
Review Date: 2006-07-24
This fun-filled book has vivid and funny strips! I recommend it for anybody who loves Peanuts.
More info about this book
Helpful Votes: 10 out of 14 total.
Review Date: 2002-02-27
Review Date: 2002-02-27
This is the next installment in the regressing yearly strip reprint series. These are from 1996. The dailies are un-colorized (unlike the previous book) and the Sundays are in color.
Finally good Peanuts-strips collections !
Helpful Votes: 13 out of 19 total.
Review Date: 2002-08-20
Review Date: 2002-08-20
It is hard to believe that the most popular comic strip characters in the history have been treated so wrongly in the past. You could buy tons of merchandising, but the true essentials, being the strips themselves, were published at random... until now !!! Thank God that this editor is publishing complete and chronological runs !!! A full year per book, and the "sundays" in colour : what else do you need ?
I only regret that only 2 books are published every year : at this rate it will take 25 years to complete this edition !
I only regret that only 2 books are published every year : at this rate it will take 25 years to complete this edition !
Classic
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 2002-03-26
Review Date: 2002-03-26
How can you go wrong with Peanuts?
In this set from 1996 you get: Rerun's first day at school, Reruns first dog, protests against fishing, what happened in WWI, Charlie Brown going to a dance, the revelation of Woodstock's royal lineage, and much more.
Keep your nickle. This bit of advice is on me: This is a bit of great humor. Do whatLucy says, and get this book!
The Wrath of Sparky
Published in Paperback by St. Martin's Griffin (1996-07-15)
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It's funny--what more do you want?
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2002-02-25
Review Date: 2002-02-25
Tom Tomorrow is as far left as they come, but has somehow managed to keep his sense of humor. That's rare for any location on the political spectrum.
More importantly, it's valuable. Without the ability to laugh at ourselves and the follies of our society--including its "esteemed leaders"--we'd be in even worse shape than we are (if you can imagine!). You don't have to be a foaming radical to appreciate This Modern World, and even liberals may disagree with some of the anger that shows through these cartoons, but the wit and skill are unmistakable.
The best humor book I have ever purchased!
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 4 total.
Review Date: 1997-01-29
Review Date: 1997-01-29
Tom Tomorrow sarcastically satrizes everything that makes up this modern world. His book is one that you can read four or five times over, and still laugh out loud every time. $8.95 is definitely worth this treasure
A welcome chuckle for the disenheartened left.
Helpful Votes: 6 out of 7 total.
Review Date: 1996-08-23
Review Date: 1996-08-23
"Isn't it sad that you had to learn it from a penguin?" could be the catch phrase for Tom Tomorrow's politically charged and well-informed cartoon-collage "This Modern World," as Sparky, the wrathful penguin with a bleeding heart, seeks to inform a happy-go-destructive clip planet of the real problems in the world, from assaults on the environment and on the poor, to the glib shallowness of mainstream media, to the covert plot of aliens testing human stupidity by posing as Republican Senators.
I say *could be* the catch phrase, because Sparky would hardly submit to being an overmarketed commodity only *pretending* to be a spokesbird for the disenfranchised (which maybe why he has been "right-sized" and replaced by a temp named Wilbur). The humor here is more than a glib acknowedgement of possible horrors of capitalism while the messenger gleefully participates, as you might find in certain bespectacled "leftist" commentators on television or equally bespectacled nerds and fat white dogs on the funny pages. Tomorrow is focused, informed, and right on target. While his ingenious comic doesn't solve anything, it offers a brief respite to those disenheartened leftists who think they are all alone in the world, and need a chuckle in between Lerner's latest and Chomsky's next.
Savage Satire!
Helpful Votes: 7 out of 9 total.
Review Date: 1998-11-11
Review Date: 1998-11-11
Tom Tomorrow has a remarkable talent for using logic and fact where other writers would try to bluff. Unlike many liberal writers, Tomorrow has a full and complete understanding of capitalism and its role in politics. The art and humour are just enough to cushion the blow when Tomorrow reveals the evils committed by those who profess to serve. The work is intended for an American audience, but is relevant worldwide. For instance, Tomorrow's oft-made point about the American Federal Reserve maintaining *minimum* unemployment rates for the benefit of the wealthy is equally valid in Canada (thank you, Bank of Canada). Anyone with even the vaguest interest in politics or current events needs to read as much of This Modern World as they can get their hands on.
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