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Totally Boned: A Joe and Monkey Collection
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Totally Boned: A Joe and Monkey Collection |
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http://www.joeandmonkey.com/ |
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Why has Zach remained unscathed while so many other cartoonists are smacked about by critics and connoisseurs alike? Maybe because while some strips are content with simple gags, Zach realizes that real laughs and empathy come from character-based humor. Maybe because while some strips stretch their premises so thin you can practically hear them snap mid-panel, Zach offers readers a richly detailed world with believable individuals, original premises and a larcenous robot. Maybe because while some strips can only make us long for comics' better days, Zach reminds us of just how freaking cool it would be to have a monkey. In short, Zach gives the comic strip reader exactly what he or she has been looking for, but in an imaginative manner they never expected to see. No wonder "Joe and Monkey" is so often mentioned and praised on websites, even those not strictly about comics |
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May 2, 2006 |
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Totally Boned: A Joe and Monkey Collection
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Why has Zach remained unscathed while so many other cartoonists are smacked about by critics and connoisseurs alike? Maybe because while some strips are content with simple gags, Zach realizes that real laughs and empathy come from character-based humor. Maybe because while some strips stretch their premises so thin you can practically hear them snap mid-panel, Zach offers readers a richly detailed world with believable individuals, original premises and a larcenous robot. Maybe because while some strips can only make us long for comics' better days, Zach reminds us of just how freaking cool it would be to have a monkey. In short, Zach gives the comic strip reader exactly what he or she has been looking for, but in an imaginative manner they never expected to see. No wonder "Joe and Monkey" is so often mentioned and praised on websites, even those not strictly about comics
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