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Zits Sketchbook #6

by Jerry Scott, Jim Borgman

Mention the comic strip Zits to teenagers or their parents and they'll eagerly launch into a long list of their favorite stories and strips that made it to the refrigerator door, making Zits the most effective form of communication between parents and their teens since the Post-it note. It's a phenomenon that takes place daily all over the world as teens and their parents thrust the latest exploits of Jeremy and his parents in front of each other and say, "This is so you!" This latest collection contains the story of Jeremy and Hector's surefire moneymaking summer koi pond digging business, the e-mail breakup between Sara and Jeremy, and over 200 more of this "essence of adolescence" comic strip.

Genres: Comics, Humor, Graphic Novels, Bande Dessinée, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book, Fiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Jerry Scott is an American cartoonist. He is the creator of Baby Blues and co-creator of Zits.

Reviews

[Omaira]

Tiene algunas viñetas graciosas, pero creo que se va volviendo algo repetitivo a medida que avanza. Encontré este cómic en un punto de intercambio de libros y, como estaba buscando una lectura ligera, decidí darle una oportunidad.

No hay una trama propiamente dicha. Tenemos como protagonista a Jeremy, un chico de 15 años que cumple muchos de los tópicos que se asocian a los adolescentes. Sus padres, su novia y sus amigos son quienes lo acompañan en la mayoría de viñetas, las cuales presentan diversos tipos de situaciones en las que se resalta lo vago que suele ser Jeremy y lo normal que resulta para él pasar de casi todo. Su madre consiente sus tonterías, su padre secunda algunas, los amigos no tienen muchas luces, se recalca una y otra vez su falta de interés por la mayoría de cosas que le rodean... en resumen, clichés a raudales. Y poco realismo, ya que no es normal que los padres acepten siempre sus majaderías y se lo tomen todo con humor.

Esta obra consta de 128 páginas y el salto constante de una escena a otra le otorga fluidez. Avanzaba sin apenas darme cuenta, pero llegó un punto en el que no sentía casi nada. Aunque los hechos fueran cambiando, las reacciones de los personajes eran las mismas. La gracia se fue perdiendo y hubo determinadas viñetas que me causaron indiferencia porque no entendí su significado.

Es una buena opción para distraerse un rato, pero creo que se le podía haber sacado más partido a los personajes. En todo caso, veo que la mayoría de reseñas que tiene son más entusiastas que la mía, así que puede que yo sea muy seria y no sepa disfrutar de algunos detalles.

La puntuación real sería un 2,5/5. No redondeo al alza porque sé que ha sido un mero pasatiempo y, posiblemente, ni lo recordaré en unos meses. Eso sí, os lo recomiendo si queréis una lectura que no os haga pensar mucho y que os distraiga un rato.

[Danielle]

There isn't anything I could say about this that wouldn't also apply to Zits Unzipped, but I had a lot of fun reading this with lots of nostalgia, even though I didn't remember any of the specific plotlines.

[Mark]

Originally published in 2002 (with strips from 2001), this is full of the further adventures of Jeremy Duncan, as he battles teenaged life and tries to understand his parents, Walt and Connie. There’s honestly so much to love in this and I’m sure at least part of that affection comes from the bells this rings in my own life, both my memories of being a teen (I had a great teenhood, in the 80s), my love of coming-of-age stories and my life as a parent to Dude (who’s 18 as I write this and now a uni student). There were a lot of great points in this - it’s funny, melancholic at times, accurate and occasionally surreal and always spot on - and my highlights include helping with revision, noisy teens, Walt’s art of napping, hot flashes, Dad’s on phones, laundry problems, breaking up with Sara, Amira, “Mornin’, Old Timer…”, heavenly bodies (cover image), family meeting, “What Th-???”, the bright side, Phoebe and her coffee, The Parents’ Serenity Prayer, the restart button, sex as the elephant in the room, the thank you note struggle, kiss ratings and arranging quiet (nookie) time (for Walt & Connie). Some of this made me laugh out loud and I think it’s a work of absolute genius - I loved the book and would highly recommend it!

[Musiquedevie]

For anyone who has ever been a teenager, you’ll relate to this. Funny and personable.

[Tyler Marsolais]

Hilarious!

[Patsy]

So funny and entertaining!

[Duane]

Anybody that has a teenager will love this comic strip. Heck, everybody who remembers BEING a teenager will love this strip. Filled with family style humor, you can't help but chuckle to yourself as you read about Jeremy and the daily struggles he deals with. A great read to lighten your day.

[Julie Rylie]

There is not much to say about Zits. It's about a teenager's life and how he deals with his pairs and the conflicts with the parents and how his mom tries to hard to connect with him, bla bla

This one of course, it's also about the relationship with this girl.

[Mary]

Funny before, sometimes during, most times after the events. True life.

[Lucas Mendes]

cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

[Rebecca]

Time for a little light hearted reading.

[Catherine]

This book want as laugh-out-loud funny as the earlier editions.

[Colleenish]

I was sick. This made me feel better.