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Britain’s Best Political Cartoons 2019
By Tim Benson. 2019
A hilarious companion to the year’s political turmoil, featuring the work of Martin Rowson, Steve Bell, Peter Brookes, Nicola Jennings…
and many more . . . 2019 was the year of Brexit, obviously. But it was also the year that Donald Trump went haywire over Huawei, Theresa May got bounced by the backstop, Boris Johnson was hoisted into high office, and the country was corralled into a chaotic Christmas election. In Britain’s Best Political Cartoons 2019, our very finest satirists skewer everything from Kremlin collusion to no-deal confusion, offering a riotous ride through the last twelve months. And did we mention Brexit?Britain’s Best Political Cartoons 2018
By Tim Benson. 2018
____________A blockbuster collection of the year’s funniest political cartoons, featuring the work of Mac, Steve Bell, Peter Brookes and many…
more . . . 2018 was the year that Brexit got serious, royals got married, football got (briefly) feverish, and Trump got transformed into a giant baby blimp. In Britain’s Best Political Cartoons 2018, our very finest satirists turn their eyes and their pens to all these events and more, offering an incisive and often hilarious tour through a tumultuous twelve months.After You with the Pistol: The Second Charlie Mortdecai Novel (Mortdecai)
By Kyril Bonfiglioli. 1979
After you with the Pistol - the second Charlie Mortdecai novel by Kyril Bonfiglioli, soon to be a major film…
starring Johnny Depp'Some of the nastiest, funniest and most enjoyable crime writing of the last fifty years' Guardian'Mr Mortdecai, why do you suppose I and my superiors have preserved you from death at very very great trouble and expense?'Charlie Mortdecai - degenerate aristocrat and victim of his own larceny and licentiousness - has no idea. Until it is made clear to him that he must marry the beautiful, sex-crazed and very, very rich Johanna Krampf. The fly in the ointment is that Johanna thinks nothing of involving poor Charlie in her life-threatening schemes such as monarch-assassination, heroin smuggling and - worst of all - survival training at a college for feminist spies. Perhaps, it's all in a good cause - if only Charlie can live long enough to find out.'A rare mixture of wit and imaginative unpleasantness' Julian Barnes'Splendidly enjoyable. The jokes are excellent, but the most horrible things keep happening' Sunday Telegraph'At least of Hammett-Chandler weight, and in many ways surpasses them' The Times Literary SupplementKyril Bonfiglioli was born on the south coast of England in 1928 of an English mother and Italo-Slovene father. After studying at Oxford and five years in the army, he took up a career as an art dealer, like his eccentric creation Charlie Mortdecai. He lived in Oxford, Lancashire, Ireland and Jersey, where he died in 1985. He wrote the three Mortdecai novels, a fourth historical Mortdecai novel (about a distinguished ancestor), and left a fifth unpublished at his death.Cowtown Abbey (Cowtown)
By Charlie Podrebarac. 2013
Charlie Podrebarac&’s silly, animal-obsessed wit is on display in Cowtown Abbey, a showcase of the most absurdly uproarious Cowtown strips…
to date. In this cream-of-the-crop collection, clever wordplay and bizarre encounters between human, animal, and extra-terrestrial create a world in which the weirdest of the weird can transpire. No cow or pig is safe––or sane––in this prime-cut compilation of absurd illustrated comedy.Cowtown: Barbecue Apocalypse (Cowtown)
By Charlie Podrebarac. 2013
Sure to incite laughter and hunger at the same time, Barbecue Apocalypse! compiles barbecue-centric strips into one hilarious, slow-smoked collection,…
combining the strip&’s trademark proclivity for cows and pigs with the perfect theme. Standard barbecue terminology is sliced into puns, seasoned with ridiculousness, then grilled to one-panel perfection in this delicious Cowtown collection chock-full of those beloved livestock one-liners.Movies According to Savage Chickens (Udig Ser.)
By Doug Savage. 2013
Here&’s looking at you, movie buffs. Follow the yellow brick road inside a dream inside a dream inside a dream to…
discover why Quentin Tarantino and children&’s fairy tales should never mix, why Indiana Jones can&’t stand gardening tools, and Fry from Futurama can&’t ever catch a break. Your challenge: Identify all 34 movies in this e-book original collection of Doug Savage&’s delightfully absurd Savage Chickens comics.Last Kiss: Casual Fridays (UDig)
By John Lustig. 2013
It&’s all in the job description–or is it? It&’s never just another day at the office in John Lustig&’s Last Kiss…
comics series, a vintage-with-a-twist collection of 1950s and 60s art reimagined with Lustig&’s cheeky modern dialogue. Last Kiss takes doctors, nurses, lawyers, stay-at-home moms, and flight attendants, aims at controlling bosses, sexual harassment, bad tippers, and, of course, overindulging on the clock, and lets fly. This e-book original collection invites you to enjoy the inanity of working life and have a few laughs along the way.Medicine Is the Best Laughter: A Close To Home Collection (Close to Home)
By John McPherson. 2012
Cartoonist John McPherson&’s comics may be close to home, but thank your lucky stars that his erratic characters haven&’t made…
themselves too comfortable in your home. McPherson&’s ode to everyday life is punctuated with the off-the-wall personalities who can turn any normal occurrence into something ridiculous. The only way to read these cartoons and their comical characters—from inept surgeons to cruel chiropractors—is to expect the unexpected. Close to Home debuted in 50 newspapers in 1992 after McPherson left his engineering job to become a full-time cartoonist, and today the comic strip runs in nearly 700 newspapers worldwide. His characters are regularly confronted with everyday dilemmas, including aggressive acupuncture and leaky laughing gas tanks, and their responses are always cleverly unpredictable. The situations are somehow both outlandish yet relatable, and anyone is sure to burst out in laughter at this original e-book collection of all of Close to Home&’s boldest and best takes on everything medical.Shakespeare According to Savage Chickens (Udig Ser.)
By Doug Savage. 2013
All work and no play made cartoonist Doug Savage a dull boy, until the day that he decided to draw…
two chickens on a yellow sticky note, followed by enough characters and absurdly amusing situations over the years to cover an entire cubicle farm. Now, in Savage&’s trademark style, comes Shakespeare According to Savage Chickens, an entertainingly comical e-book original collection. From Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Hamlet to King Lear, the cast of Savage Chickens pays homage, in its own way, to classic literature. Sit back in your seat and enjoy the comedy of Chickens in Shakespeare.Marmaduke: Walking Adventures (Marmaduke)
By Brad Anderson. 2013
Humans aren&’t meant to fly, but that&’s often what they do when they walk a certain exuberant Great Dane. Come along…
for the ride when Marmaduke takes off on his latest laughable adventure. Whether he&’s windmilling through puddles or hurdling fences, this e-book original collection by Brad and Paul Anderson compiles the best of Phil and Dottie&’s whirlwind attempts to wrangle their strong-willed (and strong-legged) dog.Marmaduke: Master of the House (Marmaduke)
By Brad Anderson. 2013
It&’s nice to come home after a long, tiring day, collapse in your favorite chair and relax with your dog. Only,…
most dogs don&’t push you out of your chair in the process. Or claim the entire sofa. Or demand maid service. Or…you get the point. Join America&’s most lovable Great Dane, Marmaduke, as he asserts himself as master of the Winslow family home in this e-book original collection by Brad and Paul Anderson.Last Kiss: Sex Day (UDig)
By John Lustig. 2013
What do you get when you mix 1950s style with a twentieth-century sensibility? No, not Mad Men. Even better: John…
Lustig's Last Kiss. Lustig has rewritten the classic 50s- and 60s-era comic strip First Kiss into a hilariously silly commentary on life, love, and the pursuit of great sex. In this e-book original collection, he tackles that touchiest of themes (then or now)--sexual politics—in outrageously entertaining and deliciously saucy colorized comics.Cowtown: Snooty Artist (Cowtown)
By Charlie Podrebarac. 2013
Cowtown hits the art scene, poking fun at the culture of galleries, museums, and of course, cows and pigs. Snooty…
Artist focuses its poignant jokes on beret-wearing &“artists&” and incompetent circus clowns with the popular comic strip&’s signature wordplay and twisted life musings. Sprinkle a pig here and a cow there, and you have a sharply funny collection that sets its sights on something we all love to playfully ridicule: art and artists.Marmaduke: Animals & Other Pets (Marmaduke)
By Brad Anderson. 2013
Kids are always bringing home strange pets and begging their parents to let them keep the animals, but rarely does…
that scenario get flipped around. Meet Marmaduke, a Great Dane who constantly keeps his humans on their toes. From local wildlife, other dogs, and people, his loving but long-suffering humans, Phil and Dottie Winslow, never know what or who he&’s going to bring home. Join Brad and Paul Anderson as they pull together some of Marmaduke&’s best-loved antics in this e-book original collection.Thatababy Rocks Out! (UDig)
By Paul Trap. 2013
When his parents are asleep and the gate to his crib is securely locked, that’s when Thatababy really shines. His…
nightly solo concerts feature everything from country to classic rock, disco to doo-wop, and more often than not leave his mom and dad singing the blues. Thatababy is the infant born too busy to sleep, and through air guitar lessons, impromptu Van Halen dance parties, and other musical adventures with Mom and Dad, he’s well on his way to becoming the world’s most sonically sophisticated baby. Thatababy Rocks Out is a funny and visually captivating e-book only collection of comic strips about life from the perspective of an infant with the uncanny ability to keep his parents on their toes. A finalist in Amazon’s Comic Strip Superstars contest, it is the brainchild of Paul Trap, a freelance computer graphics illustrator and editorial cartoonist for Baseball America magazine.Thatababy Geeks Out! (UDig)
By Paul Trap. 2013
Sometimes he’s Thatababy Jones, venturing bravely into the Closet of Doom. Other times he’s Superbaby, on a mission to improve…
any household object by outfitting it with a superhero’s cape. Whatever world Thatababy inhabits, his imagination runs wild as he investigates important questions, such as: How many action figures does it take to clog a toilet? What are the hidden dangers of a prank call to the moon? And which makes a better imaginary friend: a tortoise, a raccoon, or the alien from Alien? This e-book only collection of Thatababy’s geekiest adventures features the crisp art and clever writing that earned the strip critical acclaim and a finalist’s spot in Amazon’s Comic Strip Superstars contest. It is the brainchild of Paul Trap, a freelance computer graphics illustrator and editorial cartoonist for Baseball America magazine.The Non Sequitur Guide to Finance (Non Sequitur)
By Wiley Miller. 2012
The woes of financial burden and economic shenanigans are in full force in Wiley Miller&’s e-book original The Non Sequitur…
Guide to Finance, a collection of cartoons featuring his adept views on crooked CEO&’s, big and small business, and Wall Street. In this collection, Wiley shows it&’s no fun finding out about mutual funds, Wall Street snow angels look like dollar signs, and we can discover most of what we need to know about economics on street corners.Non Sequitur is Wiley Miller's wry look at the absurdities of modern life. A hit with millions of fans, the strip is syndicated in more than 700 newspapers. Non Sequitur has won four National Cartoonists Society divisional awards, the most prestigious prize in cartooning. It is the only comic strip to win the coveted award in its first year of syndication and the only one to ever win in both the best comic strip and best comic panel categories.The Non Sequitur Guide to "The System" (Non Sequitur)
By Wiley Miller. 2012
Wiley Miller&’s e-book original The Non Sequitur Guide to "The System" skewers the ridiculousness of courtroom procedure, the deep-seated flaws of…
law and order, and the pomposity of bureaucrats. No one is safe as this objection to nonsensical judicial practice calls out every judge, jury, and executioner.Non Sequitur is Wiley Miller's wry look at the absurdities of modern life. A hit with millions of fans, the strip is syndicated in more than 700 newspapers. Non Sequitur has won four National Cartoonists Society divisional awards, the most prestigious prize in cartooning. It is the only comic strip to win the coveted award in its first year of syndication and the only one to ever win in both the best comic strip and best comic panel categories.The Non Sequitur Guide to Aging (Non Sequitur)
By Wiley Miller. 2012
From the depressing visits to the doctor&’s office to the darkly comedic truths of approaching retirement, Wiley Miller&’s e-book original…
The Non Sequitur Guide to Aging compiles strips that touch on the changes that swoop in as soon as youth has checked out. Miller&’s sardonic wit shows through in his commentary on the consequences of aging in the modern workplace and the grim prospects of retirement. A satirical take on getting old from a genuinely funny and brutally honest combination of economic, physical, and social standpoints.Non Sequitur is Wiley Miller's wry look at the absurdities of modern life. A hit with millions of fans, the strip is syndicated in more than 700 newspapers. Non Sequitur has won four National Cartoonists Society divisional awards, the most prestigious prize in cartooning. It is the only comic strip to win the coveted award in its first year of syndication and the only one to ever win in both the best comic strip and best comic panel categories.Treasury of the Lost Litter Box: A Get Fuzzy Treasury (Get Fuzzy #15)
By Darby Conley. 2010
The daily comic strip Get Fuzzy is cartoonist Darby Conley's wry portrait of single life with pets. In the Treasury…
of the Lost Litter Box, the gang is back to endure the trials and tribulations typical of any family . . . more or less. At the center of the mischief is Rob Wilco, a single, mild-mannered ad executive and the guardian of Bucky and Satchel. Bucky is a temperamental cat who clearly wears the pants in their eccentric household, while Satchel is a gentle, sensitive pooch who struggles to remain neutral, almost guaranteeing he'll wind up on the receiving end of whatever trouble Bucky has cooked up.Treasury of the Lost Litter Box is a compilation of the Get Fuzzy misadventures previously chronicled in Ignorance, Thy Name Is Bucky and Dumbheart. Treasury of the Lost Litter Box is perfect for fans of the comic strip and a hilarious, if not-so-gentle introduction for new fans.