Author: Tom Batiuk
Publisher: Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing
ISBN: 9781561632664
Category : High school students
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Collecting the socially aware syndicated comic strip.

Author: Chuck Ayers
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 9780836218893
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Selections from the author's comic strip, Crankshaft.

Author: Tom Batiuk
Publisher: Kent State University Press / Black Squirrel Books
ISBN: 9781606351918
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"Funky Winkerbean, a newspaper staple since 1972, is one of the few comic strips that allows its characters to grow and age. As time passes and characters evolve, new and loyal readers alike are reminded that not only does Funky have a future, but the strip has a rich past. What remains a constant is Batiuk's signature narrative-driven humor"--

Author: Tom Batiuk
Publisher: Literature and Medicine
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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Presents a selection of the "Funky Winkerbean" comic strips that follows the character of Lisa as she copes with a diagnosis of breast cancer, and offers a listing of resources for breast cancer survivors and their families.

Author: Tom Batiuk
Publisher: Complete Funky Winkerbean
ISBN: 9781606353370
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 512

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In this seventh volume, we see the changes in tone that now characterize Funky Winkerbean. Funky becomes more of a reality-based comic strip that depicts contemporary issues in a thought-provoking and sensitive manner. In 1992 Tom Batiuk did something even more radical: he rebooted and restructured the strip, establishing that the characters had graduated from high school. From then on the series progresses in real time. Funky Winkerbean placed Batiuk at the forefront of a new genre in comic art history. His bold characterizations and dramatic plots are engaging for his readers--teens, parents, and educators alike--because they are universal stories that people can identify with. Realizing there are many comic strips for readers interested in a fantasy world, Batiuk provides an alternative by creating stories that are powerful, real, and inspiring. "My job is to present stories that will interest and engage readers," he says. "In doing so, I try to make the humor authentic and natural so that my characters are re- acting just as the reader might. I think that mixing humor with serious and real themes heightens the readers' inter- est." Following his own muse has roused a fervent following for Batiuk. Funky has "become an untouchable comic strip," even if its creator "does do work that's different from the other comics on the comics page," said Brendan Burford, general manager, syndication, at King Features.

Author: Don H. Corrigan
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476636354
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 227

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Squirrels have made numerous appearances in mass media over the years, from Beatrix Potter's Nutkin and Timmy Tiptoes, to Rocky the flying squirrel of The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, and to Conker and Squirrel Girl of video game fame. This book examines how squirrel legends from centuries ago have found new life through contemporary popular culture, with a focus on the various portrayals of these wily creatures in books, newspapers, television, movies, public relations, advertising and video games.

Author: Bill Amend
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 0740749994
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 130

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Meet ten-year-old Lord of the Rings nerd Jason Fox and his high-school freshman sister, Paige. Jason can't believe he and his sister are both vying for front-row seats to the release of the movie. There's no denying that things will never be the same with heartthrob Orlando Bloom's involvement in Jason's favorite series. Don't forget their underachieving older brother, Peter. With three strong adolescent personalities in one household, colorful stuff often hits the fan; dad Roger usually ducks to avoid it, while mom Andy tries to keep it from staining the rug. Orlando Bloom Has Ruined Everything lampoons memorable moments from 2003 and 2004, such as the East Coast blackout. In the FoxTrot version, an "ink outage" renders several days' strips only partially drawn. "I called Funky Winkerbean. He says the ink's out over the entire grid," Jason reports. In another series of strips, Jason's latest money-making scheme involves creating an animated film to rival the box office blockbusters of Pixar and Dreamworks: "It's the tender story of a leech's search for his missing son. I'm calling it Finding Hemo. The success of FoxTrot has yielded consequences creator Bill Amend may never have imagined. The strip has been used as a question on the game show Jeopardy! and as an answer in the New York Times crossword. It's a fitting irony that FoxTrot has become a fixture of pop culture, the very phenomenon it parodies with such keen wit.

Author: Tom Batiuk
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781606353035
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"Funky Winkerbean, a newspaper staple since 1972, is one of the few comic strips that allows its characters to grow and age. As time passes and characters evolve, new and loyal readers alike are reminded that not only does Funky have a future, but the strip has a rich past. What remains a constant is Batiuk's signature narrative-driven humor"--

Author: Tom Batiuk
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780448074429
Category : American wit and humor, Pictorial
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Tom Batiuk
Publisher: Black Squirrel Books
ISBN: 9781606351512
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"Funky Winkerbean, a newspaper staple since 1972, is one of the few comic strips that allows its characters to grow and age. As time passes and characters evolve, new and loyal readers alike are reminded that not only does Funky have a future, but the strip has a rich past. What remains a constant is Batiuk's signature narrative-driven humor"--