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  <title><![CDATA[The Perry Bible Fellowship: The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories]]></title>
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  <default_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.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">11</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Nicholas Gurewitch]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[There's a theory about the instigation of the French Revolution -- and I'm not saying I ascribe to it, but I certainly am enamored of it -- that there was so little knowledge of food science that wheat and other grains were stored without regard for safety or preservation.  So much of the grain used...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12296324">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="10685042">
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    <name><![CDATA[Melanie]]></name>
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  <date_added>Wed Dec 19 08:50:43 -0800 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Alright, so a case can be made that The Perry Bible Fellowship (Dark Horse, 96 pp., $14.95) is some seriously sick shit. Redlining the eclectic meter with drawing styles that include Flash Player bold, Edward Gorey quaint, and treacle pastel, Nicholas Gurewitch's weekly strips fascinatingly ma...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10685042">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu May 15 08:30:31 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[People, people, people. Here's one I HIGHLY recommend. This comic strip writer/illustrator is a true artist. Brilliant, clever ideas abound in language and images. Wildly imaginative, deeply funny (and/or disturbing). Some strips are so subtle I had to stare at them for awhile to get the joke. But i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22294904">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sun Aug 03 05:27:30 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[there are still two or three i didnt understand (but i was o so sleepy at the time) which i will revisit, but the rest are wonderfully funny and sick and drawn in such a variety of styles; its truly impressive as a work of black insensitive humor.]]></body>
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    <review id="24470913">
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    <body><![CDATA[Take some Gary Larson, add a little Dan Piraro, a touch of Gahan Wilson; and then add some Clive Barker, some <em>Modern Toss</em>, and then a little <em>Apocolypse Culture</em>, and whip it up with a lot of cheekiness and more than a little bit of nasty <em>what the fuck?</em>, and you have <em>The Perry Bible Fellowship</em>, certai...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24470913">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39179745">
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh my goodness, you have to read this. Because I will come to your house and bother you relentlessly if you don't. This is that good that I am willing to go so far as to promote this collection of comics.<br/><br/>A lot of them are so off the wall and ridiculous, some are incredibly clever and som...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39179745">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="68004433">
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    <body><![CDATA[Genius.  Hilarious.  Often sick humor.  Gorgeous illustrating.<br/><br/>I was a little piqued when <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3886240.The_Perry_Bible_Fellowship_Almanack" title="The Perry Bible Fellowship Almanack by Nicholas Gurewitch">The Perry Bible Fellowship Almanack</a> came out later with the complete set of comics.  If I had know that was coming, I would've held out.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68004433">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="12502320">
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Perry Bible Fellowship is one of my favorite whacked-out online comic strips, with a sense of humor reminiscent of Gary Larson's Far Side while completely avoiding anything that can be called a tired copycat mechanic of that old classic, which can not be said for a variety of other comic strips ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12502320">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39134610">
    <user id="85937">
    <name><![CDATA[Kyla]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Dec 02 14:04:43 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[As there is about 20 words in this collection total, I'd hardly say I &quot;read&quot; it. His style is so hard to figure out - all over the map, able to mimic and mock - but then there's mighty big slug of dark sickness that has you shaking your head and laughing at the same time. Not for those who...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39134610">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="23759530">
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    <name><![CDATA[Emily]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow. I really didn't love this. The Perry Bible Fellowship (do love the title) started (and continues, I think) as a much-loved and praised web comic; this is the first paper collection of the strips. The cover looks fantastic; I was excited to dig in.<br/><br/>Enh. Way, way more misses than hits ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23759530">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="55091168">
    <user id="2290217">
    <name><![CDATA[Kevin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Orange, CA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue May 05 19:29:33 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[While most of these are available for free on Nicholas Gurewitch's website, reading them again in print form is no less of an awesome experience. Definitely a good coffee-table book... just don't let the kids get to it.]]></body>
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    <review id="40819206">
    <user id="515278">
    <name><![CDATA[Dwight]]></name>
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  <date_added>Wed Dec 24 05:41:04 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 24 05:58:47 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The funniest comic strip I've ever read. No... seriously. PBF should be read and enjoyed by all. If you haven't read it yet, do yourself a favor and track down a copy today. ]]></body>
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    <review id="57559941">
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    <name><![CDATA[Mike]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Warped, hilarious, offensive, and disgusting, this is a fantastic collection.  Worthwhile for anyone who likes their comics with a healthy dose of absurdity. ]]></body>
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    <review id="39484079">
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    <body><![CDATA[Everything's online at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://pbfcomics.com,">http://pbfcomics.com,</a> but having a bound copy is nice and I can't think of any good reason not to pay the author for this.]]></body>
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    <review id="39045447">
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    <name><![CDATA[Trip]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The emotional trauma that is <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://pbfcomics.com/">The Perry Bible Fellowship</a>, now conveniently available on dead trees!]]></body>
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    <review id="7675030">
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    <name><![CDATA[Brandy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Cambridge, MA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Most of the book is just reprinting strips from the web, but it's still a blast to read.  I've read nearly everything in this book and it still makes me laugh. Several strips I needed to read multiple times before I got the joke, but once I did, it's hilarious.  There's a section at the end of strip...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7675030">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40549924">
    <user id="538093">
    <name><![CDATA[Jennifer]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Columbus, OH]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very good, I like that different art styles are used for different strips.  Super f**cked up strips; prepare to be disturbed.]]></body>
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