false <![CDATA[Johnny the Homicidal Maniac: Director's Cut]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171357077m/96908.jpg 96908 1 Mayhem and violence rule in this collection of issues one through seven of Jhonen Vasquez's Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, as well as material seen before only in Carpe Noctem magazine. Dark and disturbingly funny, JTHM follows the adventures of Johnny (you can call him Nny), who lives with a pair of styrofoam doughboys that encourage his madness, a wall that constantly needs a fresh coat of blood, and--oh, yeah--his victims in various states of torture. Join Nny as he frightens the little boy next door (Todd, known to fans of Vasquez's work as Squee), thirsts for Cherry Brain Freezies, attempts suicide, draws Happy Noodle Boy, and tries to uncover the meaning of his homicidal existence. 93408 15 7 1997 Johnny the Homicidal Maniac: Director's Cut total:1388|5:689|4:435|3:206|2:42|1:16| 1388 5903 1625 108 4 6 false false Fri May 16 22:18:09 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 00:44:14 -0700 2008
It’s hard to describe the effect this book had on me when I thumbed...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Oct 08 03:36:16 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 10:41:43 -0700 2008 Ridiculous and disgusting, yet strangely hilarious, Jhonen Vasquez starts his series without much more than a bunch of explicit violence-driven gags. But a little earlier than midway, his tendency to inject Sandman-like philosophical rants into his lovable homicidal protaganist gives th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Mar 20 17:15:52 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 17:25:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 21:16:44 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 21:40:28 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Thu Jan 01 18:06:11 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 19:49:18 -0800 2009 Invader Zim than for this earlier comic series, compiled here. I read this in 2003 so it's not that fresh in my memory, but I remember clearly that it was very dark, violent, psychotic, and full of morbid humor.

JTHM doesn't fit well into ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Tue Mar 03 17:03:53 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 10:55:56 -0800 2009 2 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 15:11:44 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 19:41:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Tue Feb 17 10:33:10 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 11:10:20 -0800 2009 So what? I read this graphic novel (often enough) for another reason...
The vicarious and blatant general contempt for other people.

This is exquisite satire indeed, mixed with a generous helping of insanity.

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Half of the book's "I SURE FUCKING HATE JOCKS, NOBODY UNDERSTANDS ME!" and then the other half, the doughboys, the sense of hu...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Mar 24 10:41:18 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 14:37:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 15:51:16 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 13 14:58:16 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 18 06:00:38 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 18 13:39:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 03 21:16:40 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 21:32:40 -0700 2008
The characters are fabulous--from...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Mon Jan 07 12:58:58 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 13:10:19 -0800 2008
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JTHM is a classic--not to be missed by any fan of dark hum...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 08 18:45:34 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 22:42:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=96908