There is absolutely nothing funny about a quadriplegic in a wheel chair. Unless, of course, that person is John Callahan. For nearly a decade this politically incorrect, brutally frank, and wickedly hilarious cartoonist has shocked America with his own special brand of dark, edgy humor. In the world of John Callahan, nothing is sacred, nothing is taboo, and nothing is funnier!
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Is nothing sacred? Not to John Callahan, about whom "The Far Side" creator Gary Larson says, "There are two basic reasons I enjoy Callahan's work so much: first, I think his cartoons are just plain funny; second, he makes my own work seem normal." Callahan does a number on canines in his book Get Down!! Dog Cartoons. He's also the author of a memoir that stands tall in American literature: Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot, which tells the story of how he got drunk, crashed his VW, became a quadriplegic, and won fame as a writer and cartoonist. He has no shame, no self-pity, and no respect for any shibboleth. Find out why Jonathan Kellerman, Richard Pryor, and pretty much anybody who discovers him is a lifelong Callahan fan. --Tim Appelo
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“Rude, shocking, depraved, tasteless–Callahan gets called all the adjectives that cartoonists crave to hear.”
–MATT GROENING, creator of The Simpsons
“John Callahan is so funny it’s scary, and we love it, we really love it.”
–Los Angeles Times Magazine
“He is either brilliant and savagely honest, or he is sick.”
–New York Times Magazine
–MATT GROENING, creator of The Simpsons
“John Callahan is so funny it’s scary, and we love it, we really love it.”
–Los Angeles Times Magazine
“He is either brilliant and savagely honest, or he is sick.”
–New York Times Magazine
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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If you like The Onion you'll love this book,
By Ender (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Get Down!! Dog Cartoons (Paperback)
If you are not afraid of humor at its darkest, sickest, strangest and certainly most un-politically correct you'll love this book. These cartoons reminds me of Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Animation Festival. It's also nice to see a Callahan book with a theme (Dogs). On the other hand if you like your humor simple & sweet I suggest you stay with Family Circles.
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I bought this book because Callahan is one of my favorite cartoonists. He has a razor wit and creative bent unique in our time. However, this book is merely a retrospective of the development of Callahan's art over the years (I'm assuming; the panels are undated). Many of the early pages are useless as humor; their only value is for an academic or a family friend. Many of the drawings are crude (early career?), and many of the concepts are repeated or are just not enlightening as humor. I was hoping for a collection of his finest work. Digested and passed in twenty minutes. Woof.
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