Jellyfist

Jellyfist

3.6 of 5 stars 3.60  ·  rating details  ·  166 ratings  ·  9 reviews
Barely conscious and muttering to himself, Jhonen Vasquez grabbed a fishbone and scrawled on the side of a cat out a series of surrealist scripts never meant to be read by anyone. Two thousand miles away, J.R. Goldberg hears these very scripts whispered into her sleep by her pet ferret, devoid of any real direction beyond the dialog. Goldberg awakens to find that she has i...more
Paperback, 48 pages
Published October 1st 2007 by SLG Publishing
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Dan
I have everything Jhonen put out in major publication, but this one was way beyond me. I bought it, read it through once, and it's been on the shelf ever since. I suppose if I ever meet a nutjob who's heavy into mind-drugs I'll ask him to interpret it for me.
Sue Donym
Ugh. As a kid, I loved Jhonen Vasquez's television series Invader ZIM. Both the weird sense of humour and the cynical darkness of its take on humanity appealed to me. So, naturally those were the elements I took to in his comic book work, making me a fan of JTHM and Squee.

This book is not that. This book is that kid we all knew in middle school who would just scream nonsensical things at you for no reason and find it hilarious, that loved the sound of certain words and did things to make people...more
Alicia
Less a graphic novel or comic book, this book is really more an anthology of bizarre, surreal stories tied together by the muted color palette of the drawings. As a whole, it is amusing as an experiment of creative collaboration, especially with Jhonen and Jenny's back-and-forth commentary down the side of every page. It's a different kind of experience than when the author just leaves you to intuit your own meaning over the work.

My favorite story is "Sign of Times". It reminds me a lot of the w...more
Sarah W
I'm not too old for Johnny Mutton, but I think I'm getting too old for this type of stuff.
Haylee
never should of given dem bees those powers. 'dem bees is pissed.
Molly
Sorry, Jhonen.
Jim
Apr 28, 2008 Jim rated it 2 of 5 stars
Shelves: own
The art is hilarious and some of the stories are funny, but it's just a bunch of gross pointless humor, much like Filler Bunny.
Kati Giblin
Why have I not heard about this one yet? I'll buy it at APE this weekend, I guess.
Brandon
Some laughs, but it's nowhere near as good as the JTHM comics
H. Hallberg
May 15, 2013 H. Hallberg marked it as to-read
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