Further Grickle [Paperback]

Graham Annable (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 22, 2003

Graham Annable's follow up to his Harvey-nominated Grickle, further Grickle collects beautiful stories in which devilish comedy and eye-watering art enclose a rich, chocolaty center of sad poetry and bruised but intact innocence. Annable has been creating these stories for his own satisfaction concurrent with his commercial animation work, and it shows in their intimate, conversational tone and wholly personal outlook. The skills honed at his day job are just as evident in the deft, fluid way he puts his stylish figures through their paces - it's like listening to the eloquent solo improvisations of a jazz musician who has sharpened his chops playing every night in the band. Even several panels of an Annable character just sitting still at a table practically glitter with life and cartoon joy.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Annable's visual inspiration seems to be Captain Kangaroo's cartoon feature Tom Terrific. His figures are shrouds with stick arms and legs and faces on top, but frantically expressive, anyway. Mostly young, they do more-or-less young-person things. Two guys going to a party ride with a boorish friend who gets them in a fight that puts them in the ER. A guy with a helluva cough sees a doctor who dons a football helmet and butts him; the guy slams back and thinks he's killed the doc. An out-of-work guy living with a gal thinks her pet wombat has killed the next-door neighbor's dog; while he's elaborately dealing with that, she moves out to take a job in another town. Annable realizes these scenarios with considerable poignance, despite the occasional ridiculous detail (e.g., the wombat), giving them the punch of good short stories. Shorter gag stories fill out the book. Ray Olson
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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Alternative Comics (December 22, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891867555
• ISBN-13: 978-1891867552
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,519,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I know I'm not insane., April 22, 2004

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Steven Chen (San Rafael, CA,) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Further Grickle (Paperback)

I know I'm not insane because I can still laugh at myself when I read further Grickle. Funny and insightful, it makes me realize the utter futility of my life and yet still find the humor in it. Thank you Graham for making me realize that my life is meaningless and yet still give me hope.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 'further Grickle' is further fabulous!, March 12, 2004

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Chalkie "connoisseur" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Further Grickle (Paperback)

Reading this book is very much like making love to a beautiful woman. Finger the pages gingerly. Giggle innocently at the whimsy of the moment. Clutch it tightly to your chest as you reach the climax. Then turn over and fall soundly into a deep satisfying sleep. Also it has some hilarious fart jokes in it!
This comic is a must have for anyone who enjoys joy. It's filled with poignant stories designed to titilate the spirit and embiggen the soul. Masterfully crafted using ancient 'drawing' techniques first perfected by the mayans in 600 BC, this collection of stories and strips delightfully touches upon those enchanting foibles of life that both warm and wrench the heart....like some sort of spicey stew. Mmmmm spicey stew.
Well, looks like I've got spicey stew on the mind so before I go to satisfy my craving I'll just leave you with this. Grickle is a delectable slice of savoury goodness smothered in the rich and creamy sauce of life......damn, I'm really hungry.

3.0 out of 5 stars Further to this book..., March 13, 2011

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Sam Quixote - See all my reviews

This review is from: Further Grickle (Paperback)

I read "The Book of Grickle" several months ago and felt a hankering for some more of the interesting antics of Graham Annable's characters recently. I saw "Further Grickle" and thought it was a companion piece to "The Book of Grickle" not knowing that "Book" is more of a best of, of all Annable's Grickle stories and that a lot of "Further Grickle" is in "Book of Grickle". The strips that weren't included in the best of were ok, featuring a curious cat doing silly things but the best work was stuff I'd already read. So this is a friendly warning to any Annable fans out there that if you're looking for more of what you read in "Book of Grickle", then this contains slim pickings to supplement that.