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The plot is well thought out, and the characters--a police detective dog, a wise-cracking reporter cat, and an innocent-bystander bunny--are utterly enjoyable. The bunny's school pal asks him to stop by the pal's father's place and to bring along a journalist. Imagine the surprise of the bunny and the journalist when they find a monster in the apartment! From there they get wrapped up in police cover-ups, communist terrorists, and a mad scientist's plan to cleanse the world. Lewis Trondheim's gift of comics storytelling really shows through when you read a scene in which one of the characters explains a trick or a trap, and you can go back a few panels and see the whole thing perfectly set up, wondering all the while how you could have missed it. 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The plot is well thought out, and the characters--a police detective dog, a wise-cracking reporter cat, and an innocent-bystander bunny--are utterly enjoyable. The bunny's school pal asks him to stop by the pal's father's place and to bring along a journalist. Imagine the surprise of the bunny and the journalist when they find a monster in the apartment! From there they get wrapped up in police cover-ups, communist terrorists, and a mad scientist's plan to cleanse the world. Lewis Trondheim's gift of comics storytelling really shows through when you read a scene in which one of the characters explains a trick or a trap, and you can go back a few panels and see the whole thing perfectly set up, wondering all the while how you could have missed it. 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From there they get wrapped up in police cover-ups, communist terrorists, and a mad scientist's plan to cleanse the world. Lewis Trondheim's gift of comics storytelling really shows through when you read a scene in which one of the characters explains a trick or a trap, and you can go back a few panels and see the whole thing perfectly set up, wondering all the while how you could have missed it. And Trondheim's ability to have his character's dialogue devolve into petty discourses about trivial matters such as the "niceties of tipping and the exact location of the jugular vein" is a true joy. ]]> 1998 5 0 false Sat Aug 30 06:04:18 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 06:04:18 -0700 2008 31139663 1456054 691449 1560972882 9781560972884 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177278889m/691449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177278889s/691449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/691449.Harum_Scarum_The_Spiffy_Adventures_of_McConey_Vol_1 3.78 18 Harum Scarum. The plot is well thought out, and the characters--a police detective dog, a wise-cracking reporter cat, and an innocent-bystander bunny--are utterly enjoyable. The bunny's school pal asks him to stop by the pal's father's place and to bring along a journalist. Imagine the surprise of the bunny and the journalist when they find a monster in the apartment! From there they get wrapped up in police cover-ups, communist terrorists, and a mad scientist's plan to cleanse the world. Lewis Trondheim's gift of comics storytelling really shows through when you read a scene in which one of the characters explains a trick or a trap, and you can go back a few panels and see the whole thing perfectly set up, wondering all the while how you could have missed it. And Trondheim's ability to have his character's dialogue devolve into petty discourses about trivial matters such as the "niceties of tipping and the exact location of the jugular vein" is a true joy. ]]> 1998 5 0 false Mon Aug 25 10:02:37 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 10:02:37 -0700 2008 31135337 1398199 691449 1560972882 9781560972884 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177278889m/691449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177278889s/691449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/691449.Harum_Scarum_The_Spiffy_Adventures_of_McConey_Vol_1 3.78 18 Harum Scarum. The plot is well thought out, and the characters--a police detective dog, a wise-cracking reporter cat, and an innocent-bystander bunny--are utterly enjoyable. The bunny's school pal asks him to stop by the pal's father's place and to bring along a journalist. Imagine the surprise of the bunny and the journalist when they find a monster in the apartment! From there they get wrapped up in police cover-ups, communist terrorists, and a mad scientist's plan to cleanse the world. Lewis Trondheim's gift of comics storytelling really shows through when you read a scene in which one of the characters explains a trick or a trap, and you can go back a few panels and see the whole thing perfectly set up, wondering all the while how you could have missed it. And Trondheim's ability to have his character's dialogue devolve into petty discourses about trivial matters such as the "niceties of tipping and the exact location of the jugular vein" is a true joy. ]]> 1998 0 0 false Mon Aug 25 09:08:53 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 09:08:53 -0700 2008 30514797 1248018 691449 1560972882 9781560972884 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177278889m/691449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177278889s/691449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/691449.Harum_Scarum_The_Spiffy_Adventures_of_McConey_Vol_1 3.78 18 Harum Scarum. The plot is well thought out, and the characters--a police detective dog, a wise-cracking reporter cat, and an innocent-bystander bunny--are utterly enjoyable. The bunny's school pal asks him to stop by the pal's father's place and to bring along a journalist. Imagine the surprise of the bunny and the journalist when they find a monster in the apartment! From there they get wrapped up in police cover-ups, communist terrorists, and a mad scientist's plan to cleanse the world. Lewis Trondheim's gift of comics storytelling really shows through when you read a scene in which one of the characters explains a trick or a trap, and you can go back a few panels and see the whole thing perfectly set up, wondering all the while how you could have missed it. And Trondheim's ability to have his character's dialogue devolve into petty discourses about trivial matters such as the "niceties of tipping and the exact location of the jugular vein" is a true joy. ]]> 1998 0 0 false Mon Aug 18 21:37:43 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 21:37:43 -0700 2008 18640601 541330 691449 1560972882 9781560972884 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177278889m/691449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177278889s/691449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/691449.Harum_Scarum_The_Spiffy_Adventures_of_McConey_Vol_1 3.78 18 Harum Scarum. The plot is well thought out, and the characters--a police detective dog, a wise-cracking reporter cat, and an innocent-bystander bunny--are utterly enjoyable. The bunny's school pal asks him to stop by the pal's father's place and to bring along a journalist. Imagine the surprise of the bunny and the journalist when they find a monster in the apartment! From there they get wrapped up in police cover-ups, communist terrorists, and a mad scientist's plan to cleanse the world. Lewis Trondheim's gift of comics storytelling really shows through when you read a scene in which one of the characters explains a trick or a trap, and you can go back a few panels and see the whole thing perfectly set up, wondering all the while how you could have missed it. And Trondheim's ability to have his character's dialogue devolve into petty discourses about trivial matters such as the "niceties of tipping and the exact location of the jugular vein" is a true joy. ]]> 1998 3 0 false Tue Mar 25 19:28:18 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 25 19:28:18 -0700 2008 16178353 936220 691449 1560972882 9781560972884 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177278889m/691449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177278889s/691449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/691449.Harum_Scarum_The_Spiffy_Adventures_of_McConey_Vol_1 3.78 18 Harum Scarum. The plot is well thought out, and the characters--a police detective dog, a wise-cracking reporter cat, and an innocent-bystander bunny--are utterly enjoyable. The bunny's school pal asks him to stop by the pal's father's place and to bring along a journalist. Imagine the surprise of the bunny and the journalist when they find a monster in the apartment! From there they get wrapped up in police cover-ups, communist terrorists, and a mad scientist's plan to cleanse the world. Lewis Trondheim's gift of comics storytelling really shows through when you read a scene in which one of the characters explains a trick or a trap, and you can go back a few panels and see the whole thing perfectly set up, wondering all the while how you could have missed it. And Trondheim's ability to have his character's dialogue devolve into petty discourses about trivial matters such as the "niceties of tipping and the exact location of the jugular vein" is a true joy. ]]> 1998 3 0 false Sat Feb 23 11:23:33 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 11:23:33 -0800 2008 14636619 378616 691449 1560972882 9781560972884 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177278889m/691449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177278889s/691449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/691449.Harum_Scarum_The_Spiffy_Adventures_of_McConey_Vol_1 3.78 18 Harum Scarum. The plot is well thought out, and the characters--a police detective dog, a wise-cracking reporter cat, and an innocent-bystander bunny--are utterly enjoyable. The bunny's school pal asks him to stop by the pal's father's place and to bring along a journalist. Imagine the surprise of the bunny and the journalist when they find a monster in the apartment! From there they get wrapped up in police cover-ups, communist terrorists, and a mad scientist's plan to cleanse the world. Lewis Trondheim's gift of comics storytelling really shows through when you read a scene in which one of the characters explains a trick or a trap, and you can go back a few panels and see the whole thing perfectly set up, wondering all the while how you could have missed it. And Trondheim's ability to have his character's dialogue devolve into petty discourses about trivial matters such as the "niceties of tipping and the exact location of the jugular vein" is a true joy. ]]> 1998 4 0 false Tue Feb 05 11:28:15 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 11:28:15 -0800 2008 14562320 874744 691449 1560972882 9781560972884 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177278889m/691449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177278889s/691449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/691449.Harum_Scarum_The_Spiffy_Adventures_of_McConey_Vol_1 3.78 18 Harum Scarum. The plot is well thought out, and the characters--a police detective dog, a wise-cracking reporter cat, and an innocent-bystander bunny--are utterly enjoyable. The bunny's school pal asks him to stop by the pal's father's place and to bring along a journalist. Imagine the surprise of the bunny and the journalist when they find a monster in the apartment! From there they get wrapped up in police cover-ups, communist terrorists, and a mad scientist's plan to cleanse the world. Lewis Trondheim's gift of comics storytelling really shows through when you read a scene in which one of the characters explains a trick or a trap, and you can go back a few panels and see the whole thing perfectly set up, wondering all the while how you could have missed it. And Trondheim's ability to have his character's dialogue devolve into petty discourses about trivial matters such as the "niceties of tipping and the exact location of the jugular vein" is a true joy. ]]> 1998 5 0 false Mon Feb 04 16:26:06 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 16:26:06 -0800 2008 13575216 832867 691449 1560972882 9781560972884 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177278889m/691449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177278889s/691449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/691449.Harum_Scarum_The_Spiffy_Adventures_of_McConey_Vol_1 3.78 18 Harum Scarum. The plot is well thought out, and the characters--a police detective dog, a wise-cracking reporter cat, and an innocent-bystander bunny--are utterly enjoyable. The bunny's school pal asks him to stop by the pal's father's place and to bring along a journalist. Imagine the surprise of the bunny and the journalist when they find a monster in the apartment! From there they get wrapped up in police cover-ups, communist terrorists, and a mad scientist's plan to cleanse the world. Lewis Trondheim's gift of comics storytelling really shows through when you read a scene in which one of the characters explains a trick or a trap, and you can go back a few panels and see the whole thing perfectly set up, wondering all the while how you could have missed it. And Trondheim's ability to have his character's dialogue devolve into petty discourses about trivial matters such as the "niceties of tipping and the exact location of the jugular vein" is a true joy. ]]> 1998 3 0 false Fri Jan 25 18:18:08 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 18:18:08 -0800 2008 13111644 805977 691449 1560972882 9781560972884 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177278889m/691449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177278889s/691449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/691449.Harum_Scarum_The_Spiffy_Adventures_of_McConey_Vol_1 3.78 18 Harum Scarum. 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