Vip: Cork High and Bottle Deep

by Virgil Franklin Partch

Hot on the heels of last year's VIP: The Mad World of Virgil Partch comes this brand new collection of intoxicated insanity! Virgil Partch, tutor to the tanked, scholar of the sloshed, professor to the plastered, and endowed with a scholarship from the School of Advanced Study of Alcoholic Endeavor, flung himself into months-long research of the most arduous kind in order to produce -- for our collective betterment -- this report on the hangover, and how one may acquire it. At the height of his career, working in quiet obscurity, Partch pursued his goal quietly and selflessly, often confining himself for long hours without food or sleep in dim, ill-ventilated holes-in-the- walls, doggedly researching, testing, rejecting, seeking no reward but that elusive ideal mixture to satiate one's palate and wet one's whistle. The foamy formula of excess (C2H5OH + homo sapiens) has created a combustible concoction that has long fueled sleepless nights, great passions, artistic achievement, and regretful mornings, but never before has it produced such inspired hilarity. Collecting the top shelf of VIP's drink-themed artwork including well-known favorites, this new book is sure to delight even the most rigid teetotaler (and perhaps cause them to reconsider). So batten down the hooch and prepare to cast off on the stormy seas of booze with your faithful captain, Virgil Partch!

Genres: Comics, Cartoon, Humor, Art

180 pages, Hardcover

First published March 25, 2014

About the author

Partch is also known under his initials, Vip.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cutting observations that are sure to please! Looks at people drinking - the good, bad and ugly ways it makes certain people act. I really like 'observational' cartoonists; I think it is a dying art that will be missed once it is gone. Will look up more works by VFP - really enjoyed his take on how drinking changes people.

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny, but dated, cartoons from ViP, who had many of his cartoons collected in Gold Medal paperbacks.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dated subject matter, but astonishing cartooning.

[Renee · Rating 3 out of 5]

An amusing collection of single panel cartoons on drinking and bars. There's a lot of variations on a theme, and it's a testament to the author that multiple panels on the same subject don't come off as mere copies of each other.