Glasnost Bizarro - Softcover

Piraro, Dan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0877016933 ISBN 13: 9780877016939

Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc, 1990

Synopsis

With legions of fans being drawn to its inimitable style, Bizarro has become one of the country's fastest-growing syndicated cartoon panels since its launching in 1985. In this new collection, his fourth to date, Dan Piraro once again demonstrates an uncanny talent for making wildly startling situations even more extravagant. Notorious for his provocative and elaborately executed drawing style, Piraro is like a curious, mischievous child, lifting rocks and peeking around corners to reveal the secrets of the universe as he perceives them. It's a crazy, improbable world, and Glasnost Bizarro gives loyal readers (as well as unsuspecting ingenues) the chance to belly-laugh at the author's peculiarly skewed sensibilities.

About this title

About the Author:

Dan Piraro is one of a group of contemporary cartoonists whose single-panel cartoons have revolutionized newspaper humor. A 90s sort of guy who believes in occasionally getting in touch with his feminine side, he lives in Dallas, Texas, with his wife and two daughters.

From School Library Journal:

YA-- Among these four cartoon collections can be found a varied assortment of humor. A trendy, offbeat look at contemporary life is found in The Quigmans , where one woman at a bar comments to another, ``Watch out for Heimlich. That guy can manuever.'' Glasnost Bizarro has truly bizarre humor, not all of which is related to the Soviet Union. For those who like puns, Calves Can Be So Cruel is stockpiled with them. Continuing the craziness are the anthropomorphized thoughts and actions of a dog and his master as revealed in The Secret Life of Dogs ; it's ironic, whimiscal, and great fun to read. Teens like to laugh, and any or all of these offerings are sure to coax a guffaw or two from them.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0877016933
• ISBN 13: 9780877016939
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 104