| Welcome to Dingburg: Zippy the Pinhead Contributor(s): Griffith, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 1560979631 ISBN-13: 9781560979630 Publisher: Fantagraphics Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2008 Annotation: In our latest collection of the Zippy the Pinhead daily comic strip, Zippy is visits his home town, Dingburg: the only city in the US inhabited entirely by pinheads (well, aside from Washington, DC. And some sections of Newark). Reader response to this new Dingburg "story thread" has been loud and approving, with many asking for directions to the fabled enclave, somewhere "17 miles west of Baltimore." Detailed maps will be provided on the new book's endpapers.Also in this issue: the revealing "Little Zippy" series, in which Zippy's magical and very weird childhood is laid bare. And, finally, Zippy and J. Edgar Hoover (remember him?) cavort in tutus and play with loaded guns. Welcome to Dingburg! According to People magazine, "Philosophically, Zippy's like and evolutionarily perfect combination of Wittgenstein, Marshall McLuhan and Alfred E. Newman." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Humor | Form - Comic Strips & Cartoons |
| Dewey: 741.5 |
| LCCN: 2012289414 |
| Series: Zippy Annual |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.3" W x 8.3" (0.90 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In our latest collection of the Zippy the Pinhead daily comic strip, Zippy is visits his home town, Dingburg: the only city in the US inhabited entirely by pinheads (well, aside from Washington, DC. And some sections of Newark). Reader response to this new Dingburg story thread has been loud and approving, with many asking for directions to the fabled enclave, somewhere 17 miles west of Baltimore. Detailed maps will be provided on the new book's endpapers.Also in this issue: the revealing Little Zippy series, in which Zippy's magical and very weird childhood is laid bare. And, finally, Zippy and J. Edgar Hoover (remember him?) cavort in tutus and play with loaded guns. Welcome to Dingburg! according to People magazine, Philosophically, Zippy's like and evolutionarily perfect combination of Wittgenstein, Marshall McLuhan and Alfred E. Newman. |
Contributor Bio(s): Griffith, Bill: - Bill Griffith is the artist behind the legendary weekly comic Zippy. Griffith's prolific output has been included in such publications as the Village Voice, National Lampoon, and the New Yorker. Along with Art Spiegelman, Griffith co-founded the influential anthology Arcade and is credited for coining the popular phrase, "Are we Having Fun Yet?" He currently lives in Connecticut with his wife, the cartoonist Diane Noomin. |