Catch as Catch Can
What starts innocently enough as an underage quest for cigarettes turns into a full-blown citywide man hunt for the ever-elusive Gingerbread Man. Careening ice cream trucks, wistful pig girls and sharp -- eyed wolves combine in this riotous fable. Through all the injuries and destruction, the story reveals the sometimes tense, sometimes tender bonds of family, of friends, and of lovers.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0966536363
ISBN13:9780966536362
Release Date:January 2001
Publisher:Highwater Books
Length:78 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.2" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Funny and Whimsical
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Greg Cook is known for the curly, fun elegance of his simple, stripped down drawing style, usually showcased in hard-to-find minicomics and high-end, artsy comix anthologies. "Catch As Catch Can" is Cook's first real-live solo book, I think, and it does not disappoint.The story and the art both are a bit more complex here than in some of Cook's other stories. The pictures pulse with swirls and wacky shifts of perspective. One main character is a Gingerbread Man... driving an ice-cream truck... and smoking cigarettes. Suffice to say, he is not the best influence on the youngsters who patronize his truck. Eventually we are pulled into a car chase with the cops. This story is sometimes a bit edgey and is meant for adults and older kids, preferably with a slightly twisted sense of humor.Greg Cook is a young, up-and-coming alternative comic artist with a literary and sometimes historical bent. Here we get nothing but good old fun. Fans of quality non-superhero comics owe it to themselves to check him out. A recommended romp.
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