Wondermark, Vol. 3: Dapper Caps and Pedal-Copters

Wondermark #3

by David Malki

It's Wondermark time again Come along for the ride as Dark Horse returns to David Malki's silly, bizarre, and hilarious world that's not quite present day, not quite the Victorian era, and not quite like anything else you've seen before. (Unless you've read the previous Wondermark books, of course ) This newest volume of the Eisner-nominated series contains over one hundred comic strips originally published in The Onion and on wondermark.com, plus many pages of additional material by creator David Malki. More than just webcomic collections, the Wondermark books have been praised for their magnificent design and loads of extra content for casual readers and super fans alike.

Genres: Humor, Comics, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Webcomic

96 pages, Hardcover

First published April 6, 2010

About the author

David Malki ! spells his name with an honorofic exclamation point. He is the author of the comic strip "Wondermark", which since 2003 has been repurposing illustrations and engravings from 19th century books into sarcastic, silly, and surreal collage-style comic strips.

Malki also co-edited the fiction anthology Machine of Death, which, thanks to a 100% grassroots campaign, became the #1 bestselling book on Amazon.com for 36 glorious hours.

He lives in Seattle with his wife Nikki (a stop-motion puppet fabricator), and their one son.

Reviews

[Andi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wondermark delights, as ever, and I think this one may be my favorite collection so far. My favorite detail in this volume was the "Especial Section for Children" printed along the bottoms of the pages, with activities featuring famous inventors. And of course, this collection features my favorite individual strip, "In Which, Perhaps, Plums Are Eaten". A must-have collection for Wondermark fans.

[Lora · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this together with my YA son. We liked the quirky charm of these comics, based on Victorian illustrations re-combined with modern humor. We laughed out loud a few times, and enjoyed the sections at the end called Abandoned Efforts and Exploded Views, which gave some insight into the creative process.

Here's a fun exchange between a husband and his book-hoarding wife:

Him: "By the time we ever have children, we will be DROWNING in a SEA of books, gasping for breath in a little air pocket near the ceiling."

Her: "Then they will be bibliophibians."

We plan to read more books from this series.

[Annette Boehm · Rating 5 out of 5]

David Malki's peculiar style of cartoons fashioned from public domain images is original and interesting and the resulting stories are often hilarious. His sense of humor is off-beat / wry and intelligent. The strips can also be found online on his blog, if you want to get a taste before you jump right in. This particular book also shows a great attention to detail. I enjoyed it very much! There are longer story-lines but the strips also hold their own.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Special thanks to my brother ergozoom who accidentally bought two autographed copies of this book, & therefore gave me one!

FOR UR LOLZ (^_^)..

This is an incredibly beautiful book, and so ridiculous and funny by turns that I enjoyed every page. I keep it within view on my bookshelf, because, did I mention it's beautiful??

The 5th star is for embossment.

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

As much as I love Wondermark online, it's even better in these collections! The extra content is a fantastic value add and it really immerses you in the world of Wondermark. Hilarious! I kept interrupting my wife making her read my favorites right then and there. Best Fathers Day gift ever!

[Adriane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again more delightful comics, this time with even more extra material, in the form of an excerpt from an entire novel that Malki wrote, from the sheer hilariousness and ridiculousness of the excerpt I will definitely be reading the novel in the future.

[Sabur76 · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bushel of fun. I'm hoping to receive the rest for my birthday and Christmas.

[Lindsay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very similar to the other Wondermark book I read, but that's not a bad thing. The detail is really impressive and the comics are funny. Good time had by all, and so on.

[Babs]

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