Tales Designed to Thrizzle #7
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Author: Michael Kupperman Pages: 32 Year: 2011 Price: $4.95
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In this issue Quincy, M.E. makes his comic book debut, struggling through the fantastic landscapes of his own dreams in "Quinception," in which St. Peter also gets his own comic book. Snake 'n' Bacon make an appearance in "Reservoir Dogs 2," where the gang reunites for another caper. Twain and Einstein deal with some family issues, McArf the Crime Dog takes a bite out of scum, and the origin of The Hamanimal! Plus a photocomic starring comedian Julie Klausner, "Voyage To Narnia." |
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Tales Designed to Thrizzle #7 | The Comics Journal
"...[Tales Designed to] Thrizzle returns to form with lucky number seven - and of all things, it seems like Christopher Nolan's Inception provided the catalyst.... I've described director Christopher Nolan's movies as what stupid people think smart movies look like; Michael Kupperman's comics are the opposite, stupid comics made by a smart person for smart people, so perhaps there's some yin-yang resonance there. Regardless, Kupperman recognized Inception's Russian-nesting-doll structure of dreams within dreams within dreams as natural connective tissue for his stream-of-consciousness comedy... It's nice to hold documentary evidence of Kupperman's comic genius in my hands again." - Sean T. Collins, The Comics Journal
Mark Twain's Autobiography 1910-2010 | The Comics Journal
"With [Mark Twain's Autobiography 1910-2010] and the seventh issue of his Thrizzle series, Kupperman takes back the crown of Funniest Cartoonist Alive... Whatever direction he moves in, there is a consistent level of dizzying joy to be found in Kupperman's work, a kind of humor that features dark and occasionally satirical edges but is mostly just a barrage of inspired wordplay, deadpan humor, and deceptively simple images." - Rob Clough, The Comics Journal
Comic Book Review: Tales Designed to Thrizzle #7 | CultureMob
"Michael Kupperman's Tales Designed to Thrizzle #7 has many more laughs than it does pages. It's jokes that build on jokes that lead to more jokes through left turns, fakes, surprises, and nerdy pop culture references.... One premise leads to the next, like one of the better episodes of Monty Python or Mr Show... - this book is funny enough to make you crack up on a crowded bus." - Tom Mohrman, CultureMob
Praise for the series:
Issue #6 Named one of "The Most Memorable Comics & Graphic Novels of 2010" by NPR's Glen Weldon
Issue #6 Ranked #10 on "My Top Ten Comics of of 2010" at Comic Book Resources - Comics Should Be Good
2007 Eisner Award Nominee: Best Humor Publication, Best Writer/Artist - Humor
2007 Harvey Award Nominee: Special Award for Humor in Comics
"No one does giddy surrealism quite like Kupperman..." - "The Best Comics of the '00s," The A.V. Club
"If God didn't hate us all, we'd live in a world where there'd be some way for Michael Kupperman, Johnny Ryan, and Matt Furie to do a world tour in every way the humor comics equivalent of that Guns n' Roses/Metallica/Faith No More tour my parents wouldn't let me go to back in '91 - selling out stadiums, inspiring bootleg T-shirts sold in parking lots filled with drunk drivers, and causing riots when Ryan gets in a fistfight with Stephanie Seymour and blows off a show in Toronto out of frustration. But here we are, and the best we can do is get a new issue of Tales Designed to Thrizzle and laugh ourselves stupid." - Sean T. Collins
"Is there anything more delightful than a new issue of Michael Kupperman's hilarious comics? ...I submit to you that there is not." - Newsarama
"Be warned: This comic is dangerously funny... A masterpiece of absolutely gut-busting comedy. The entire Wizard office was rendered completely helpless by its hysterical tales... Trust us, this is a future cult classic." - Wizard
"Seriously, go to your local comics shop and buy this. In fact, buy everything Michael Kupperman's ever done. Not only is he hysterical, he's a major influence on my comedy." - Graham Linehan, creator of Father Ted and The IT Crowd
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