Cat Getting Out of a Bag and Other Observations [Hardcover]

Jeffrey Brown (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 8, 2007

Celebrated comic artist and graphic novelist Jeffrey Brown's collection of all-new drawings sweetly illustrates the joys of living with a cat. Featured in McSweeney's and on NPR's This American Life, and praised by comic luminaries Chris Ware and Daniel Clowes, Brown's work has always paid tribute to felines as they curl up on couches and purr on the peripheries of his autobiographical stories. Cat Getting Out of a Bag follows his cat Mistyreally, any catas shegoes about her everyday activities and adventures. In a series of drawings, Brown perfectly captures the universal charm of cats in a lovely book sure to please fans and cat lovers of any stripe.

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About the Author

Jeffrey Brown has written and illustrated numerous graphic novels and comics, and his work has been widely anthologized. He lives in Chicago.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 108 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (March 8, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811858227
• ISBN-13: 978-0811858229
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 6.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #448,764 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

After growing up in Michigan, a 25-year-old Jeffrey Brown moved to Chicago in 2000 to pursue an MFA at the School of the Art Institute. By the time he completed his studies, he had abandoned painting and started drawing comics seriously. His first self-published book, Clumsy, appeared seemingly out of nowhere to grab attention from both cartoonists and comics fans. Established as an overly sensitive chronicler of bittersweet adolescent romance and nonsense superhero parody, Brown's current direction remains split between more autobiography examining the minutiae of everyday life and whatever humorous fiction he feels in the mood for. His most popular works include Clumsy, Unlikely, AEIOU, and Every Girl is the End of the World For Me, comprising the so-called "Girlfriend Trilogy" and its epilogue. More recently his autobiographical work has included Little Things and Funny Misshapen Body. His parody The Incredible Change-Bots, the Ignatz Award winning I am going to be small and humorous cat book Cat Getting Out Of A Bag all stand out amongst his humor work, while his Sulk series continues to take on a variety of subjects with satire. Jeffrey's work has appeared in a host of anthologies from McSweeney's to The Best American Comics, as well as mainstream books like The Simpson's Treehouse of Horror and Marvel's Strange Tales. His original artwork has been exhibited in New York, Paris, and Chicago. Brown has been featured on NPR's This American Life and even created a short animated music video for the band Death Cab For Cutie. He lives in Chicago with his wife and son.
Visit jeffreybrowncomics.blogspot.com for news and drawings, and you can write to him at: PO Box 120, Deerfield IL 60015-0120, USA

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43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Book Like a Cat: Inexplicably Charming, March 31, 2007

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William Holmes "semloh2287" (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cat Getting Out of a Bag and Other Observations (Hardcover)

It's a little hard to explain why I like this book, but it's engaging in a way that any close observer of cats will appreciate. If you aren't a dyed in the wool cat lover, you will probably be mystified by this book. But if you enjoy the company of cats, you'll find this cartoon collection to be something special.

The cartoons trace the daily activities of an Everycat named Misty, who does all the things cats usually do--climb into grocery bags, lick themsleves at awkward times in awkward places, knock things off of desks, hiss at vacuum cleaners, run around the house for no particular reason. There's no punchline as such to any of the cartoons, other than a purr and a warm sense of familiarity. It's a testimony to the artist's skill as an observer that he has done such an engaging job of capturing the essence of what makes cats so pleasing to those who love them.

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All absolutely true!, March 23, 2007

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James Leatherbarrow (Kent, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cat Getting Out of a Bag and Other Observations (Hardcover)

What a delightful book. I saw this sitting on the bookshelf recently and decided to flick through it. The little vignettes are absolutely hysterical in that they are so genuine and well observed. Anyone who loves cats will get a lot out of this book. Be aware that there are no jokes in this cartoon book. Anyone looking for cat-related gags will be disappointed. The Humor rather comes from the cartoonist having captured exactly all the little quirks and manerisms that cats have. Take a look at the back cover of the book (the skit with the cat on the desk). If that makes you smile then you will enjoy the rest of the book. If not then you probably just won't get it.

My fiancee and I are both cat people. We own four of them. Or perhaps I should say four cats own us! I recently bought this book for her and we love it!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SO FREAKIN' CUTE!!, August 4, 2007

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This review is from: Cat Getting Out of a Bag and Other Observations (Hardcover)

I've had 4 cats and every one of them has done the things Jeffrey Brown illustrates in this book. I kept wanting to turn to a family member and say, "Oh LOOK, [insert cat's name] does this, ya know!!!" The pictures are so cute and perfectly illustrate the every day quirks our cats possess that remind us why we love 'em to death.