Kochalka's diary strip has always been entertaining, but this might be the most action-packed volume of all. His neighbor's car gets firebombed, his little son Eli learns how to invent his own swears (like "pump duck"), and James gets a gun pointed at his face. Most dramatic of all, this volume introduces a new character - a new little baby Kochalka! This collection prints all the diary strips from 2006-2007 in gorgeous full-color, including numerous strips that never appeared online.
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*Starred Review* There’s nothing like a cute kid to steal the limelight, which is why W. C. Fields gave Baby Leroy such a hard time. Kochalka’s elder son, Eli, ages two to four in the third collection of dad’s graphic diary, is cuter than most buttons (see the photos on the last two pages to gauge how much), and by Thanksgiving 2007, he had a brother. Stiff competition for Kochalka, whose childlike wonder at and amusement with life and the world make his self-portrayal as an elf, complete with pointy ears and buck teeth that he doesn’t really have, utterly appropriate. So far, he is up to the challenge, though his wife, Amy, seems more ancillary than in previous volumes of his one- to four-panel daily comics, and fatherhood definitely preempts his rock band and his horniness as subject matter (more prominent than before, however, is getting his children’s books published). The color premiered in American Elf, Book 2 (2007) continues to be just about perfect, warm rather than bright, and his draftsmanship’s ballpark resemblance to that of Schulz’s Peanuts remains essential for pointing up the naughtiness that makes Kochalka charming as the dickens, even when the subject matter gets pungently earthy.
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3 Elves and a baby,
This review is from: American Elf Volume 3 (v. 3) (Paperback)
Book 3 of James Kochalka's life's work American Elf picks up where he left off from the second book beginning with January 1 2006 to 31 December 2007. The idea for these strips is simple: draw a strip every day. These range from 1 panel to 4 and have been in colour now for the last few years.
In this book James and Amy, their son Eli and their cat Spandy expand their family with the addition of Oliver Jonco Kochalka, James' druggy neighbours' car gets firebombed, James acts in a feature film, he teaches art classes at the local college, he rocks out with his new album "Spread Your Evil Wings and Fly" which doesn't sell well so his label Rykodisc drops him, he goes on holiday with his father who has Alzheimer's, and he goofs around the house with Eli, who also contributes to the daily strips and begins attending pre-school. He's also a video games fanatic who gets a Wii and a DS and spends lots of time playing both (even when Amy goes into labour). The strips have a charm all their own: some days are detailed with lots of words and events, others are simply one panel of a outdoors scene. Either way it's a compelling read and a great comic. The book is printed on high quality paper and looks really good with the wide array of colours used. Highly recommended comic , ready for American Elf Book 4 please James! Also James puts up strips every day on his website [...] so check it out.
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American Elf Rules!,
By Archon Comics (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: American Elf Volume 3 (v. 3) (Paperback)
I'm a huge fan of the series. I don't read the online strip, I'd rather read them in printed form. These are absolutely great reads.
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