Completely Pip & Norton [Paperback]

Dave Cooper (Author), Gavin McInnes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 13, 2002

Pip & Norton have been together for nearly as long as Ernie & Bert, but not as long as Sylvester & Tweety. They've existed for much longer than there have been comic-book stories written about them. By the time that happened, they had their schtick totally nailed. Eye-popping covers and endpapers will make you feel like you've just visited some miraculous synthesis of the Louvre and Disneyland.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Adult/High School-In the tradition of such dysfunctional duos as Ren and Stimpy and Beavis and Butthead come Pip and Norton. These two friends cook up a variety of moneymaking schemes in order to fulfill their need to acquire the latest must-have item-a Spinning Buddha with "flaming zycrobe action." In another tale, Pip gets radiation sickness from wearing Norton's socks, which "reek like Satan's underpants," and they have to thwart the evil Dr. Vladki, who wants the socks to further his convoluted plan to take over the world. Finally, Pip commits evil acts to get closer to his big crush, Barbra Streisand. Much of this slim book feels like an animated cartoon and has jokes that appeal to young teens and satirical asides for an older audience. Cooper even references classic children's literature from Little Lord Fauntleroy to Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, all the while keeping the rude slapstick hijinks coming at about one per page. Typical to other collections of reprints (this material previously appeared in various "Dark Horse" anthologies and Vice magazine), not all of the single strips are as successful or as polished as the longer stories. Teens who are drawing their own comics might enjoy seeing how continued work can improve the artist's craft.
Jamie Watson, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore
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From Booklist

To fans of the animated cartoon duo Ren and Stimpy--a volatile, violent Chihuahua and a stupid, bloated cat--Cooper and McInnes' Pip and Norton may seem merely derivative. Or they may seem the next word in mayhem, grossness, and chaos. Ren-like Pip is a lozenge-shaped, dog-eared, hyperkinetic nonhuman who rooms with Norton, a big-headed little fat guy who floats like a blimp. Pathologically needy pop-culture consumer Pip is always hell-bent on gratification, while Norton calmly points out, to no avail, Pip's stupidity, foolhardiness, and needless malevolence. The nervously drawn pair is better in long adventures than in single-panel pieces, short strips, or one-pagers. Good in this context means outrageous, and so action toys, brain-eating zombies, Norton's smelly socks, and Barbra Streisand are the mainsprings of the four long adventures on view. The Streisand opus, in which Pip murders an old lady and gets James Brolin to think he, Brolin, is the second-come Christ, is the wildest thing in the collection--but not by much! Ray Olson
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Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (September 13, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569716927
• ISBN-13: 978-1569716922
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,580,581 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)