Midwest Book Review: How's That Underling Thing Working Out For You?

How's That Underling Thing Working Out For You? provides another Dilbert collection to delight and amaze any fan of Dilbert and cubicle culture. Full-color panels throughout provide a fine gathering of Dilbert encounters and provide a hilarious commentary on big business and the ironies and inconsistencies of upper management. A 'must' for any collection seeing interest in the many other Dilbert comic collections.

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Problem Identified And You're Probably Not Part of the Solution
Scott Adams
Andrews & McMeel
1130 Walnut Street, Kansas City, MO 64106-2109
0740785346, $16.99, www.andrewsmcmeel.com

Problem Identified And You're Probably Not Part of the Solution offers a new Dilbert cartoon strip collection providing yet another hilarious set of strips thematically linked under one cover. Black and white and some color panels illustrate ironies and inconsistencies between employers and employees and make this a top pick for any general lending library.

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Jeremy & Dad: A Zits Tribute-Ish To Fathers And Sons
Andrews McMeel
1130 Walnut St, Kansas City, MO 64106-2109
www.andrewsmcmeel.com

Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman provide two fine Zits comic strip collections about the wayward teen, and is a pick for any fan of Zits or any parent. JEREMY & DAD: A ZITS TRIBUTE-ISH TO FATHERS AND SONS (0740791559, $16.99) packs in black and white and color cartoon strips, all focusing on the relationship between Jeremy and his father. It's an outstanding Father's Day tribute - and a perfect gift for any father. A ZITS GUIDE TO LIVING WITH YOUR TEENAGER (9780740791680, $9.99) offers the first owner's manual for parents with teens, and will make a hilarious gift for any struggling with their teen's attitude. A single color comic adorns each page.

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50% Wool, 50% Asinine
Scott Hilburn
Andrews McMeel
1130 Walnut St, Kansas City, MO 64106-2109
0740791540, $12.99 www.andrewsmcmeel.com

50% Wool, 50% Asinine provides a fine new Argyle Sweater collection by a cartoonist whose panels may best be described as influenced by Gary Larson of The Far Side fame. Talking animals, insects, fairy tale characters and more regularly appear in his single panels, and this full-color presentation is a fine pick for any cartoon collection.

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MBR: The Comix/Graphic Novel Shelf

50,000,000 Pearls Fans Can't Be Wrong
Stephan Pastis
Andrews McMeel Publishing
1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106-2109
0740791419, $12.99 www.andrewsmcmeel.com

50,000,000 Pearls Fans Can't Be Wrong: Stephan's Gold Records V. 13 offers a new 'Pearls Before Swine' collection featuring Pig, Rat, Zebra and the notoriously dumb crocs who hunger after them. Social commentary blends with outrageously funny scenes in both black and white and color, making this a top pick for any cartoon or comic strip collection.

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Midwest Book Review

May 2009

The Comix/Graphic Novel Shelf

The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We accept no funds from authors or publishers.

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Midwest Book Review

February 2009

The Comix/Graphic Novel Shelf

The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We accept no funds from authors or publishers.

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