Big Top [Paperback]

Rob Harrell (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740750046
• ISBN-13: 978-0740750045
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,581,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rob Harrell dreams of one day becoming a sideshow freak (Zothar the Human Tree Frog). He has attended the Ringling School of Art and Design and has created comic strips since his first one rolled off the page in the fourth grade.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life isn't a cabaret, it's a circus, March 30, 2005

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Michael Goff "michael_goff" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Big Top (Paperback)

I'm a big fan of Big Top and was very excited to see the first volume of collected strips - especially since I had never seen the first few months and missed some of the origins of the story and character (not that you really need it, but I enjoy starting from the beginning).

Anyway, if you are a fan of strips like Get Fuzzy or Pearls Before Swine I think you'll enjoy the humor here. Great characters abound. From the main character Pete (an 11 year old boy who lives at the circus) to others like Dusty Poodle (a self-made teen idol), Wink Bear (who has a huge crush on Katie Couric), and Kingston Lion (who always has great dating advice for Pete like "bring a dead antelope") this is a comic strip that is often laugh-out-loud funny. On top of that the illustration is very well done, which just adds to the overall enjoyment of the strip.

If you aren't reading Big Top, you are missing out on valuable laughs!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars i heart wink, May 11, 2005

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Denese Young "bkwyrm" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Big Top (Paperback)

this is a DELIGHTFUL strip. if it isn't in your paper, read it online at http://www.ucomics.com/bigtop/. the best thing about the book is that not only do you get the beginnings of one of the best new strips around, not only do you get to meet wink (who used to be cool), and dusty (who used to have different name), but you also get outtakes. that's right, at the end of this book are the first comic strip outtakes i've ever seen. definitely worth your money.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful, whimsical stories, June 8, 2005

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big Top (Paperback)

The comic storytelling artistry of cartoonist Rob Harrel as showcased in his 'Big Top' syndicated strip, will serve to introduce newcomers to the quality of his work and enable previous fans to again appreciate the fun cartoon story of a pre-teen circus boy's coming of age. The black and white strips comprising Big Top are presented in chronological order for clarity of adventure progression and are delightful, whimsical stories.