Teenage Tales

Zits Sketchbook #8

by Jerry Scott, Jim Borgman

Fifteen-year-old Jeremy Duncan is the heart and soul of puberty. A typical teen, Jeremy is shy, self-absorbed, and bored. He loves hanging out and playing the guitar, and is constantly befuddled at his parents' uncoolness. He lives in the shadow of his older brother's perfect 4.0 grade-point-average, star athlete, flawless complexion image. Jeremy's girlfriend, Sara, loves that she can get him to do anything for her. His best friends are Hector and Pierce, whom he's known for-almost-ever. His parents? Uncool baby boomers. (Unless you're a parent. Then they are two suburban professionals trying to do the best they can with a teenager going through that "awkward" phase.) The enormously popular comic strip Zits>/i> depicts teenage and parental angst like no other.

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

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2004

About the author

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

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

Originally published in 2004 (with strips from 2003), this continues the adventures of Jeremy Duncan, as he battles teenaged life and tries to understand his parents, Walt and Connie. As ever, there’s a lot 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 now 19 and a uni student). There were some great strips here - funny, accurate, sometimes surreal, sometimes a little melancholic - and my highlights include old songs in ads, Mom’s birthday, sugar-rush-half-nakedness, Sara throws a snowball, teen pressure (adults wouldn’t understand), using Connie’s shampoo, Jeremy’s loud inner voice, sneezing in secret, Walt’s hair, father & son fishing sex talk (Jeremy asks what Walt wants explaining…), sneaking home, ‘Locks of love’, borrowing money (with quote marks) and Jeremy & Walk agreeing on something (and feeling woozy because of it). With some laugh out loud panels, this is superb and I would highly recommend it.

[David Allen Hines · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've always enjoyed the Zits comic strip, so I decided to buy and read all of the books. Teenage Tales is the 8th book in the series. The characters are more developed and better drawn than in some of the earlier books. 15 year old Jeremy continues to experience his teenage years, sometimes awkward, sometimes funny, sometimes sullen, sometimes sentimental, among his friends and parents. Anyone who enjoys Zits will greatly enjoy the strips in this book.

[B. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Zits comics. About what you'd expect. Not as many chuckles as other comic compilations. Still fun.

[Catherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

ha! Loved the sarcastic or snarky comments that would come up in Jeremy's head. Most of the strips continue to be dead-on accurate till the teen boy interaction with the 'rents.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zits sketchbook number 8. Jeremy continues to be a normal teenager! I remember the days.

[Tessie · Rating 5 out of 5]

2018 - Book #47 of 100

[Duane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zits is the best comic strip around in my opinion and this book is a prime example. Covering every aspect of normal teenage life and behavior, this strip covers the viewpoints from the teen reader and parental reader alike. A great comic strip!

[Julie Rylie · Rating 3 out of 5]

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

[Blake Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

it was a very good and funny book. I have not read all of them but i think i will soon.

[Meita Supardi · Rating 4 out of 5]

hillarious!!