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Dork: Who's Laughing Now? (Dork Volume 1) (v. 1)

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I bought this and volume 2 expecting it to be like most trades and just reprint the full comics in order. To my surprise they are actually broken down by characters and bits that he did. Which works out great as well, but for some reason there are not Eltingville Club pieces. With these guys being in a majority of the individual titles it was disappointing not to see any of their adventures in either book. But outside of that I can highly recommend both collections.

Evan dorkin is a genius, in my opinion. He creates strips that are bitingly funny with an underlying hint of Black Comedy. "Murder Family" is so sick it's good, "Fisher Price Theater" is sheer genius, and his collections of three-panel strips are simply hilarious. Check out "Phil the disco skinhead", " Myron the living Voodoo doll", "God: Private investigator" and "Kool-aid man in Rwanda". All great. He's a rare breed of comic book creator: one who can mock his own profession. Also, he knows when to make people think, as seen in his "Sad fact of life" strip( R.I.P, Jack Kirby ). I give this book the highest possible reccomendation. Buy it now, I say.

For the answer, you'll have to read Evan Dorkin's hilarious, thought-provoking collection Dork: Who's Laughing Now? Aside from the hours of uproarious laughter that the book provided, I also had some "What The...?" moments as I realized that I was one of the people that Dorkin was making fun of at the moment...but that's cool, since Dorkin isn't too hip to make fun of himself as well. (No one is safe from his razor-sharp insights!) The book is split into sections, including The Murder Family, which would make a great sitcom, Devil Puppet, who gives glimpses of the hidden world around us, including the story of America's greatest songwriter (Milk, Milk, Lemonade....), and my favorites, the FUN strips, 20 pages with 7 strips per page.....get set for FUN!

I can't recommend this book enough. What are you waiting for??? BUY and ENJOY, already!!!!!