Am I a Mutant, or What! A FoxTrot Collection [Paperback]

Bill Amend (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2004 | Series: Foxtrot Collections

Realism lends humor and relevance to the story lines enacted by bernerd Jason Fox and his family in the enormously successful syndicated comic strip FoxTrot. Unafraid to tackle timely topics of the day, FoxTrot finds wry humor in such issues as SARS, video game violence, boy bands, Internet music piracy, and a multitude of pop culture themes.In fact, FoxTrot is so inextricably intertwined with pop culture that creator Bill Amend was interviewed in the premiere issue of The Lord of the Rings Fan Club Official Movie Magazine, thanks to a series of strips about Jason's fanatical excitement over the movie trilogy. And not only does FoxTrot incorporate pop culture into its story lines, the strip has actually become a pop culture icon: It has been used as a question on the game show Jeopardy! and as an answer in the New York Times crossword.Am I a Mutant, or What! is the newest FoxTrot collection, featuring strips that ran from late 2002 through mid 2003. Amply documented as a favorite with readers, FoxTrot runs in more than 1,000 newspapers, and previous FoxTrot books have sold more than two million copies.

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About the Author

Bill Amend currently lives with his wife and two children in the Midwest.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740741322
• ISBN-13: 978-0740741326
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,068,579 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bill Amend and his wife and two children call the Midwest home. He is a graduate of Amherst College with a degree in physics. In 1998, FoxTrot was syndicated. When he's not drawing his strip and making people laugh, he can be found tinkering with computers and playing video games.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars More Foxtrot Foolishness, December 6, 2004

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Joshua Koppel (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Am I a Mutant, or What! A FoxTrot Collection (Paperback)

The latest in the short collections of the Foxtrot comic strip. Starting with the Christmas season, the Fox household goes through all of its usual insanity. Story arcs in this collection include:

Mothers Against Gory Games
The Backsynch Boys photo
Jason the Viking
Jason's wild Spring break
Old family photos
All in all a typical collection with a few very hilarious moments that are sure to crack a smile.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VASTLY UNDERRATED COMIC STRIP, January 7, 2005

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Tim Janson (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Am I a Mutant, or What! A FoxTrot Collection (Paperback)

Fox Trot is one of my very most favorite strips. While I tend to read the comics mainly around the holidays, Foxtrot is one I try to keep up on all the time. Bill Amend has the two qualities that make a great cartoonist: First, a comical yet adept cartooning style and second: a very witty sense of humor. The Fox Family consists of Mom Andy, Dad Roger, sons Peter and Jason, and Daughter Paige. This cast tackles the situations that all families do in funny and often eccentric ways led by the brainy and altogether greedy youngest son Jason.

This is a strip that should be turned into a TV show! It's far superior to the lame "Family Guy".

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure entertainment, June 22, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Am I a Mutant, or What! A FoxTrot Collection (Paperback)

Any Foxtrot book is worth the money. You can't go wrong with any of them.