Feiffer: The Collected Works, Vol. 3: Sick, Sick, Sick [Paperback]

Jules Feiffer (Author), Robert Boyd (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books (1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560970308
• ISBN-13: 978-1560970309
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,518,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jules Feiffer makes you think as well as laugh., April 9, 1999

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This review is from: Feiffer: The Collected Works, Vol. 3: Sick, Sick, Sick (Paperback)

Jules Feiffer is a comedy genius, one of a kind. I will never figure out why he was never syndicated. Why did his comics only appear in the Village Voice? Maybe he is syndicated, but not in any papers that I've ever seen. There's no reason why his cartoons wouldn't be appropriate in a mainstream newspaper (which the Village Voice certainly is not). If Doonsbury could make it into widespread (to say the least) syndication, then why can't Jules Feiffer. Maybe he chose not to, for some reason or other. All I know is that millions of Americans have been deprived for years of the comedic genius of Feiffer. Sure, he's intellectual, but certainly not out of reach of an average I.Q. Oh, well. Anyway, I will tell you that he is deep, in a way that is reminiscent of the Peanuts cartoons of the fifties to the sixties: funny, but fragile and touching as well. He can put a political edge to his material, or he can just make a statement about the human condition. Actually, the latter is what he does best. To enjoy Jules Feiffer, one need not be a genius, but just a thinker. But the main thing is he has an uncanny ability to hit the nail right on the head, and not shove the point he's making down your throat. It's satirical and pointed comedy that goes down as easy as Budweiser, the king of beers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Collected Works, Volume 3: 'Sick, Sick, Sick', April 6, 2007

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This review is from: Feiffer: The Collected Works, Vol. 3: Sick, Sick, Sick (Paperback)

I originally ordered this book( Sick Sick Sick ) because my old Feiffer book, Passionella, was falling apart. It was a Fontana publication, and had the following titles:
Passionella, Munro, George's Moon and Boom. It was printed in 1965 and I inherited it from my older sisters.
Well this book does not have all those titles, but it is still a worthwhile replacement!

The book starts of with excerpts from the Village Voice years, and kicks into high gear with Boom, Rollie and the Deluge.

It delivers satirical commentary on society; all done in a humorous way that will make you smile.
For example:
The Beatnik era.
Government propaganda of the sixties and the nuclear testing programs
The media
The dating scene
And much more!