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| The Perry Bible Fellowship: The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories | 
 enlarge | Author: Nicholas Gurewitch
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  56 reviews
Sales Rank: 3742
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 8 x 0.5
ISBN: 1593078447
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.56973
EAN: 9781593078447
ASIN: 1593078447
Publication Date: November 13, 2007
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Condition: perfect condition
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Product Description
The award-winning Perry Bible Fellowship has a achieved a cult following both online and in its weekly appearances in newspapers and magazines around the world. Now, for the first time, the hilarious cartoons of Nicholas Gurewitch are being collected in this handsome hardcover edition.
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 Great book, but not that much extra stuff November 13, 2007
19 out of 22 found this review helpful
Let me say first off that Nicholas Gurewitch is an amazing writer and artist, and his work is spectacular. Some previously black & white strips were colored for this book, and they look great.
My only problem with this book is that there really aren't a lot of extras. There are a couple pages of "lost comics" and that's it. I was hoping for some commentary, some extra comics exclusive to the book. At the end of the book I was a little underwhelmed.
But don't be put off from buying this book. It's still an excellent piece of work.
"Not today my little one" November 18, 2007
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
PBF is unlike any other comic out there and I'm really happy it has finally been collected into a book! The art swings between beautifully-polished and incredibly simplistic. The ocassional homage to another style (the Edward Gorey-inspired "The Throbblefoot Aquarium" is one of my favorites) is also refreshing and impressive. The art really compliments the odd but brilliant jokes imbedded in each comic. Some are obvious. Others take a while to sink in - I'm not proud of the fact that it took me over a week to "get" one PBF comic. Five stars for wit, writing, and art. PBF is currently delivering what Gary Larson's "The Far Side" brought to the late 80's, just not for as wide an audience.
As noted by others - NOT for children, unless your kids are just that much cooler than their peers.
"It's his Nut!" November 12, 2007
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I love intelligent humor- it probably doesn't hurt that my husband is a comedian and this style of humor is right up his alley. It also doesn't hurt that this book is full of 3-4 panel strips that will have you laughing out loud. An added plus is that the art-style constantly changes throughout the book. Some strips are very line-heavy, with great attention to detail, while others could have been drawn by a 6 year old.
And, it's very funny. And only for adults. No kids. Seriously. =)
 Not what you think - No trial of Sweeto November 15, 2007
9 out of 88 found this review helpful
Don't get me wrong - I LOVE Nick's work and I've been a fan of his for years. He's my favourite comic artist and I have a lot of respect and admiration for his artwork and his humour. Also, I waited months for this book to not only come out but to get to me from being on backorder.
But, I was under the impression that the book was going to be, well, the Trial of Colonel Sweeto (a character from a past strip). I'm really thrilled for Nick that he's put out a hard copy of all his strips, which heretofore were only available to me via his webpage, but I genuinely thought this book was going to be about Sweeto's trial, as the cover so tantalizingly indicates. And, I was excited about that, and I thought, this is going to be hilarious. But there's no trial of Sweeto in this. This book is a hardcopy of all his comics with very few extras.
I'm sorry Nick, i have to give you three stars - You can't just put a title like that on a book and make people wait four months and then have the content be something completely different. I'm disappointed, and really sorry to say so, too.
A dark, hilarious, and beautiful celebration November 25, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
It's so nice to be able to hold these beautifully drawn cartoons in your hands; to have these lavishly illustrated beauties finally printed on quality paper. I stumbled on PBF from the XKCD Web site, and haven't been the same since. Though I have read most of these cartoons online, they still had me laughing out loud. And as dark and twisted as these cartoons are, some of the artwork is really wonderful. I love that the author uses so many cartooning styles -- they set moods, create contexts, and make the strips even funnier. While some of them can be racy or downright sick at times, they often poigniantly touch on vulnerabilities universal to the human experience.
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