Halo And Sprocket: Welcome To Humanity [Paperback]

Kerry Callen (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 16, 2003 | Series: Halo and Sprocket

Share in the quirky fun as big-hearted Katie copes with the unlikely challenges of living with an all-powerful angel and a socially naive robot. Contains the critically acclaimed issues #1-4 of Halo & Sprocket, the special Free Comic Book Day story "Aw Heck," and eight brand new pages! Plus, pin-ups by Andi Watson (Skeleton Key, Namor), Phil Hester (The Coffin), and others!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Callen has a keen sense of observation and even sharper sense of humor." -- TheFourthRail.com

"Callen's mixture of deadpan and slapstick humor prove that an emotionless robot and a headstrong angel can spark serious laughs." -- Wizard Magazine

"Sweet, touching, and remarkably funny, Halo and Sprocket goes in exactly the direction you wouldn't expect at any given moment." -- iComics.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: SLG Publishing; Graphic novel edition (December 16, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0943151813
• ISBN-13: 978-0943151816
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,889,875 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful, laugh-filled graphic novel for everyone., November 13, 2005

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The Velvet Scribe (Sedalia, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Halo And Sprocket: Welcome To Humanity (Paperback)

I can't recommend this graphic novel highly enough. It's hilarious, charming, and accessible. My daughter discovered it when she was about 11-years-old and became cartoonist Kerry Callen's biggest fan. She can't wait for his newest work and insisted on going to a comic book convention where she met Callen and bought a Halo and Sprocket t-shirt.

Callen's wit comes through on every page as lead character Katie muddles through life dealing with her two roommates: Halo, an all-knowing angel, and Sprocket, a know-it-all robot. Talk about Three's Company!

Callen never bothers to explain how this trio came to share an apartment. He just dives into dilemma after dilemma and riddle after riddle presented by the ever-logical robot and spiritually precise angel. Be sure to "Search Inside" this book, because you get a real feel for the humor and verbal paradoxes that Callen comes up with time after time.

Smart and funny. I love it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely loved this book!, August 21, 2007

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James D. Crabtree "Doc Crabtree" (Fort Leavenworth, Kansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Halo And Sprocket: Welcome To Humanity (Paperback)

The writing and the artwork are great. I laughed out loud the first time I read it. I can't think of higher praise than that for a graphic novel.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A quirky little book, March 4, 2007

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beccathegreat (Ok, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Halo And Sprocket: Welcome To Humanity (Paperback)

This is great stuff! Katie shares half a duplex with Halo, the powerful, all-knowing angel and Sprocket, the naive robot--both of whom are continually flabbergasted by her simple human behaviors. Witty, oddball dialogue and gorgeous, black and white art make this a must-have.

I can't believe I didn't find this book sooner!