The Perry Bible Fellowship: The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories
by Nicholas Gurewitch
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Read in March, 2008
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 for baking grew moldy and fermented to the point that many French, especially the poor, were basically walking around gnawing on crusty chunks of LSD. (Marie-Antoinette: "Why is everyone acting...more
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Read in November, 2007
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 in the papers and on the web that DO soullessly mimic The Far Side. PBF resides on a world of its own.
However, after having gone back through the archives of the online strip, this book leaves ou...more
However, after having gone back through the archives of the online strip, this book leaves ou...more
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"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 manipulate time. Two rabbits are trapped in a pit—in the second panel, one says, "With love, anything is possible"; in the third, they climb out atop a writhing heap of their children. Or a ...more
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Read in November, 2007
The online Perry Bible Fellowship strip finally gets a print collection under the eye-blistering garishness of "The Trial of Colonel Sweeto" (but there's a book mark ribbon, so you know it's classy). There's no unifying theme to these comics and no recurring characters (except maybe some aliens who are kind of jerks), and the title remains unexplained. That comics surrealist Jim Woodring does the introduction should tip you off that these strips are going to be awfully warped....more
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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 it's there, people. Oh, it's there. And he gets real too. It's not often enough where you get to see serious topics like death and sex teased in a comic strip. I tell you, I've read this through twice ...more
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Read in October, 2007
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 strips he's rejected for various reasons, and while I mostly agree with his reasons for rejecting them, a couple are laugh-out-loud funny.
More sex and nudity than I recalled, though, so I might have so...more
More sex and nudity than I recalled, though, so I might have so...more
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I was really drawn to the book design, because the cover art was amazing and the front and backing boards were even printed on a material similar to retro boardgames. While it seemed like a fun collector's item, tens of thousands of first addition copies were sold. Also, this book provides only a small sample of Perry Bible Fellowship (yet nonetheless classic PBF moments). Additionally, now that Nicholas Gurewitch has announced the semi-retirement of the series, and that Dark Horse plans on ...more
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Read in January, 2008
recommends it for:
anyone who wants to laugh
The Perry Bible Fellowship is one of the best webcomics, period. Artwork, humor, execution: all amazing. Having a physical copy of the genius "stories" is awesome, it's the perfect coffee table book, and I don't even have a coffee table. PBF is what most non-themed panel strips could only ever hope to be. This stuff most likely won't appear in the funnies section of your local paper (the strips are too irreverent and clever) so if you like subtlety and depth and ridiculousness in ...more
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Read in January, 2008
recommends it for:
fans of twisted humor
Take the bizarre, unpredictable humor of the Far Side, free it from all restrictions against explicit themes and poor taste, and add a hefty dollop of noir. That's The Perry Bible Fellowship. The Trial of Colonel Sweeto contains most of the cartoons currently (1/4/2008) available on the Web site, in a lightweight portable form that you can read in bed without fear of irradiating your genitalia, plus a few outt
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Read in January, 2008
recommends it for:
silly comic fans
This is the comic strip author who drew the semi-famous "Unicorn Power" bit, although I had no idea when I put the book on hold. One of the things I'm drawn to when choosing a book is an intriguing title, and that along with a Candyland Revolt on the cover cinched my interest.
This book is pretty short, has many lovely comics (I hearted the "with love, anything is possible" strip), and makes a good bathroom reader/gift for someone who has too many Threadless t-shirts.
This book is pretty short, has many lovely comics (I hearted the "with love, anything is possible" strip), and makes a good bathroom reader/gift for someone who has too many Threadless t-shirts.
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Read in December, 2007
As others have noted, you can find pretty much all of this stuff online. But a portable copy of these hilarious strips can come in handy on the road, the john, and other places where laptops are a bit awkward. I will note that while I like the design of the book, I did feel like a creep reading what looked like a little kids book on the bus. Thankfully, public embarrassment is a small price to pay for these hilarious comics.
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Read in April, 2008
recommends it for:
anyone with a sense of humor
these are short comics, like the one featured in my signature on zubaz. just buy this fucking thing or google perry bible fellowship and check them out on the website. only comics (or "funnies" as my grandma would say) that can hold a candle to Calvin and Hobbes or the Farside. Next time anyone is at my place, be sure to check it out. Guaranteed laughs.
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Read in January, 2008
PBF is my favorite webcomic of all times. It's only occasionally funny but it always makes you stop and take a second look. It reminds me of the picture stories I used to love as a kid, but with this fantastically sick twist. Think Blueberries for Sal, but only the bear eats Sal and then has sex with her dad.
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Read in November, 2007
recommends it for:
Anyone with a passion for brilliant, dark humor.
A series of comic strips from the Perry Bible Fellowship (don't ask about the bizarrely unrelated name), this collection is pure mind candy, by which I mean it'll rot your brain to the core, in the sweetest and most hilarious of ways. Recommended for fans of the Far Side, and Tim Burton.
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Read in January, 2008
recommends it for:
fans of comic strips, humor, short bathroom reads
I now carry this around with me everywhere.
It's basically the new Calvin & Hobbes, in a way...except much more cruder.
It's the type of thing you just sit in the corner or the back of the bus chuckling at and everybody stares at you weirdly.
http://pbfcomics.com/
It's basically the new Calvin & Hobbes, in a way...except much more cruder.
It's the type of thing you just sit in the corner or the back of the bus chuckling at and everybody stares at you weirdly.
http://pbfcomics.com/
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Read in December, 2007
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High-larious.
Everyone (Who can tolerate brilliant, dark humor) should check this book out.
There is also the website which this book is a collection of:
PBF Comics
Personal favorites are: Atlantis & April 2
Everyone (Who can tolerate brilliant, dark humor) should check this book out.
There is also the website which this book is a collection of:
PBF Comics
Personal favorites are: Atlantis & April 2
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Brilliantly funny. Almost all these strips are available on the web for free, but it's great to have the book to flip through. The book is also very well put together with a substantial hardcover, a red ribbon bookmark, and high quality paper.
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recommends it for:
Every human you meet
When you grow up reading "Peanuts" and "Family Circus" you create "The Far Side". When you grow up reading "The Far Side" you create "The Trial of Colonel Sweeto". It is just sick, sick, sick... I LOVE IT
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Read in May, 2008
Gurewitch's stuff is hilarious. I can understand why he's interested in moving forward and trying something new. (PBF started as a strip for his college paper.) But I'll miss this strip terribly.
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Read in January, 2007
Since I bought this one, it's quickly become the most looked at book at my apartment. It's so twisted and great and I've yet to find anyone who hates it. I don't think you can.
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