Interspersed with its charming humor are more weighty messages on issues important to McDonnell, such as animal shelters, saving our endangered species, and other animal-protection topics. But the love affair comes to an abrupt end when his pal Earl buries it to try to end the obsession. Fortunately for Mooch, socks come in pairs, and he's soon reunited with "its twin sister."Įarl and Mooch put their comic spin on a wide range of subjects, from napping and poetry to summer vacations and Christmas anticipations. Mooch's affection for his sock is so deep, he sings little songs about it. "How can I take you seriously with a little pink sock in your mouth?" asks Earl."This from a guy who wears a 'Shnoopy' collar," retorts Mooch. In this collection, Mooch professes his love. As usual, the endearing pair can be counted on for laughs and charming adventures. What Now? chronicles the humorous happenings of Earl the dog and his feline friend Mooch. The comic strip MUTTS has won the National Cartoonists Society's coveted Comic Strip of the Year Award, and its author, Patrick McDonnell, has earned the NCS's Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year Award. " MUTTS is the real thing, a comic strip that can touch, amuse and astound all at the same time."- Riverfront Times Together with Zebra and Goat, they confront the strange and wonderful world around them, a place that looks suspiciously like our own.īy turns thoughtful and subversive, silly and sophisticated, This Little Piggy Stayed Home is one of the funniest comic collections out there. By contrast, Pig is sensitive, kind, and-even on his best days-just plain stupid. Rat is your typical Every Rodent: scheming, self-centered, and more than occasionally manipulative. This Little Piggy Stayed Home continues the adventures of Rat and Pig, two characters who couldn't be more different-or more surprising. After only a few years of syndication, it appears in more than 150 newspapers worldwide, was nominated as Best Newspaper Comic Strip by the National Cartoonists Society in its debut year-an unprecedented achievement-and its first book collection, Pearls Before Swine, has sold through four printings. Pearls Before Swine is an impressive comic strip success story. The National Cartoonists Society nominated Pearls Before Swine as one of the best comic strips of 2002.
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Two Plus One Is Enough offers plenty of laughs from one of America's favorite families. "That word is dog, not bear." Zoe, however, astutely observes that the picture looks like a dog: "So which is spelled right? The word or the picture?" Zoe asks.) And Hammie must make sure his baby sister isn't gaining on him, in age or in weight.
(For example, after Zoe reads about a bear, Wanda corrects her. Precocious Zoe's learning to read-and to point out the inconsistencies in children's books. Parents Darryl and Wanda somehow keep up their good humor despite a tight budget, their mischievous but adorable older children, and a wailing infant. Two Plus One Is Enough is another collection of this stupendously popular comic strip, which has millions of fans.īaby Wren is raising the chaos level in the MacPherson household to a new high as Zoe and Hammie compete as only siblings can.
Yeah, right! Baby Blues is back with even more of the hilarious trials and tribulations of the growing young MacPherson family. At times it seems more like a home video than a comic strip."īy their third child, most folks have parenting figured out and could teach Dr.
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