My Hot Dog Went Out, Can I Have Another? : A FoxTrot Collection

FoxTrot (B&W) #22

by Bill Amend

FoxTrot has become one of America's most popular comic strips. After 17 successful collections and eight treasuries, there are nearly three million FoxTrot books in circulation. The strip appears in more than a thousand newspapers.In his 18th collection of the fabulous comic strip, FoxTrot creator Bill Amend delivers a look at teen and family life that is consistently fresh, irreverent, and wacky. The antics of adolescent siblings Jason, Peter, and Paige try parents Roger and Andy but deliver laughs to readers as they're drawn into their chaotic world.
The wildly popular and enduring strip has won-and kept-fans nationwide, as they keep coming back for more of the crazy life of the Fox family. Amend keeps his comedy fresh by dipping into the pop culture pool, which never fails to provide plenty of fodder for him to parody brilliantly.

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Genres: Comics, Humor, Comic Strips, Comic Book, Fiction, Cartoon, Graphic Novels Comics

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Bill Amend is an American cartoonist, best known for his comic strip FoxTrot.
Born as William J. C. Amend III, Amend attended high school in Burlingame, California where he was a cartoonist on his school newspaper. Amend is an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. He attended Amherst College, where he drew comics for the college paper. He majored in physics and graduated in 1984.
After a short time in the animation business, Amend decided to pursue a cartooning career and signed on with Universal Press Syndicate. FoxTrot first appeared on April 10, 1988.
Amend currently lives in the midwestern United States with his wife and two children, a boy and girl.

Reviews

[Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

As per usual for a Foxtrot collection, some of these are ehhh, most are funny, and the one about wanting a Star Destroyer for Christmas is incredibly relatable. Basically, if you like Foxtrot or slice of life comics with a side of nerd, it should be a fun time.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Always worth reading.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book from my childhood that I owned.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Our girls recently discovered this comic and have requested as many of these books as I can find at our local library.

After reading a few of these collections, we have encountered some repeats, but on the whole, they are new to us.

This volume takes the reader through Spring, summer, and just into Fall. The majority of the book focuses on summer vacation.

[Cori1312 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bill Amend simply understands the relationship between siblings better than most comic strip artists. His characters are stereotypical, without being confined. From the health-nutty mom and the fashion-less father, to the older brother with a bottomless pit for a stomach, the sister with 20,000 different blue sweaters, and the nerdy little boy with his pet iguana, these books afford effortless material that makes for entertaining bedtime reading. :-)

[Narariel · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very enjoyable Foxtrot collection. I particularly enjoy the Fox Family Goes to Washington series, with the Vietnam memorial one always tugging at my heartstrings each time I read it. I also love Jason & Marcus playing their version of fantasy football. Now, ~that's~ a football game I could be interested in. :)

[Duane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bill Amend is a great comic strip creator! His work is filled with ordinary family life and that's what makes it so great. Daily sibling rivalry, marriage obsticles, and family life is just some of the themes that he portrays in his work. A great laugh for anyone to enjoy.

[Mita · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's no other way of saying it except that FoxTrot is made of awesome. Amen!

[Avrom · Rating 4 out of 5]

Woo! More Foxtrot!

[Seth]

Hilarious!

[Tresuiri · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like the geek humor.

[Alli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Created because I have read and tracked this before, and cannot have it count for multiple years of reading challenges with only the one edition.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Fox family takes a vacation to Washington DC in this collection of daily and Sunday comic strips. Peter must wear a Garfield suit at his summer job in the multiplex.