Zippy Annual No. 1
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (866 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 156097351X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The Zippy Annual #1 collects a huge selection of Griffith's strips from 1998 and 1999 to guide us all into the 21st Century. SC, 160pg, PC. Seen by tens of millions of readers every day, Bill Griffith's Zippy is a pop-culture icon
Zippy + Griffy = Irrational + Rational America. .you probably have to be in the quanta to get it.Zippy is more or less an insane borderline type creation who digs yellow muu-muus with red-orange polka dots and has a penchant for empty calories like in Ding-Dongs and on the road icons like Big-Boy and the Doggie Head. He often spews forth some kinda jibberish that seems non-sequitur and contrary to Griffy's many rantings ab. A triumph of comic art Richard A Larson These last two years have been a high point in Bill Griffith's productivity, and it is good to be reminded of it. Rather than a chronological arangement, as was the case with the earlier Zippy Quarterlies, this is set out by "subject area;" Zippy and Griffy, Zippy by himself, diner conversations, etc. Another helpful feature is an annotation section, giving references to the . "ZIPPY ANNUAL! ZIPPY ANNUAL! ZIPPY ANNUAL!" according to A Customer. The ZIPPY ANNUAL is another great compilation of weekday/Sunday Zippy strips from the papers that carry them. These strips are unlike anything else festering and gathering dust on the comic pages today (yes I mean BLONDIE and BEETLE and HAGAR, etc.). These are truly unique and, seriously, should be revered and cherished by people who demand more than simple punchlines.
-- Booklist, Ray OlsonTotally wigged-out, oddly endearing, off-the-wall hysterical! -- Village VoiceZippy is the court jester of the 20th century. -- Andrew Arnold, Time, 22 January 2002Not since Rabelais or Twain has down-to-earth humor packed such a profound, and at the same time sublime, punch! -- Los Angeles ReaderSublimely wacky. -- PeopleHolds the higher ground of the daily newspaper strips. Here's help. Zippy is the ultimate amalgamation of the insane, the absurd and the hilarious. -- SpinMost of America doesn't understand Zippy, the best daily comic strip printed today. -- Stanford DailyGriffith's a master