Welcome to Lumpy Gravy - Softcover

Long, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761107355 ISBN 13: 9780761107354

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, 1997

Synopsis

For those who are not already among the 5 million readers devoted to John Long's syndicated cartoons, Welcome to Lumpy Gravy: Created by John Long, a fireman who was also an artist with a grass-roots art fair following. Lumpy Gravy won a highly publicized competition to replace "The Far Side" cartoon in The Detroit News in 1995.

Perhaps it was the 14 years of life-and-death drama on the job as a fireman that bent John Long's mind into creating the freshest, funniest, oddest, ever-so-deliciously twisted material that comes out as: "Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head consider plastic surgery." William Penn and his brother, Bic." "The wicked witch of the Midwest."

With over 250 cartoons, plus a 16-page full-color insert, John Long proves on every page that he's trying to take cartooning to the next level. Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club, Quality Paperback Book Club, and Troll Book Club. 68,000 copies in print.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

LUMPY GRAVY is a syndicated cartoon enjoyed around the country by millions of readers who revel in its fresh, edgy, twisted take on life. It was created by John Long on a dare-while juggling duel careers as a serious artist and a fireman, he drew his first cartoon to prove to his wife that he had a sense of humor. (He won.)

John's personal philosophy is, "Life is like lumpy gravy. You try to make it smooth, but somehow it always seems to have lumps."

Hooray for the Lumps!

About the Author:

After he graduated college with a degree in fine arts, John Long became a fireman because he couldn't find work as an art teacher. Having spent 15 years on the fire squad, he now devotes all his time to his art, and to his nationally syndicated cartoon, Lumpy Gravy. When he's not in the studio, he is exhibiting at art fairs around the country. On the rare occasions when he takes a vacation, John and his wife Janet travel to New York City to catch up on museums, galleries, and big city energy. John and Janet divide their time between Ann Arbor, Michigan and a mobile home park in Florida.

About this edition

• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0761107355
• ISBN 13: 9780761107354
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160