You're all Just Jealous of my Jetpack : : Comics

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Call Number: Adult Graphic Novel / Gauld, Tom, Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / General / Gauld, Tom
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 1st Floor 4-week checkout	Adult Graphic Novel / Gauld, Tom	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Comics & Graphic Novels / General / Gauld, Tom	4-week checkout	Due 05-10-2024

"Dryly hilarious, the comics in You're all just jealous of my jetpack perfectly distill cartoonist Tom Gauld's dark humour, impeccable timing, and distinctinve style, all of which have made his work a popular weekly feature in The Guardian. Unexpected pairings such as the Brontë sisters and video games cross the classic with the contemporary. Gauld gleefully pokes fun at the canon of great authors--Shakespeare, Thoreau, Dickens, and Martin Amis all fall beneath his mighty pen. The real star of the collection, though, is the idea of the novel itself and its many forms, including the difficult novel, the realist novel, the experimental novel, and the never-ending question--is the novel dead? Definitely not for Gauld. Droll literary references abound with piercing observations about human behaviour and whimsical imaginings of the future."--Provided by publisher.

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Intelligent, weird comic strip submitted by andrewjmac on July 28, 2014, 3:13pm Tom Gauld's comic strips draw on many subjects including literature, history, science fiction, pop culture, and the arts. The strip is also by turns erudite, nonsensical, silly, and bizarre. Many of these comics are bound to have you laughing. His art and dry humor frequently are reminiscent of Edward Gorey. If nothing else, where else will you find not just one but several comic strips about Charles Dickens? Definitely worth a read.

Jetoot submitted by smr on July 7, 2020, 11:39am Like my jet

it's alright submitted by nemiller on June 20, 2023, 9:47pm There were some funny comics, but it was pretty repetitive, and I found it kind of condescending. I liked "Revenge of the Librarians" and "Baking with Kafka" a lot better.