Haw! [Paperback]

Ivan Brunetti (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2001

"[Brunetti is] a darkly funny, uncompromisingly nihilistic cartoonist." - The Chicago Reader

"So caustic its impossible to ignore. Brunetti is amazingly ambitious, both in his misanthropy and his literacy." - Spin

Haw! is the first book by the notorious Ivan Brunetti, creator of the cult-favorite comic book series, Schizo, likely the most riotously misanthropic and self-loathing comic book ever published. Haw! contains 96 pages of blackly humorous gag cartoons, which Brunetti describes as "each one less morally excusable than the next."

Trust us, this is no Dilbert or Far Side. Also included are several four panel-strips and a page of "Party Jokes" that are sure to make even the dullest wit the life of the party. Fashioned after the once-ubiquitous digest-sized cartoon men's mags from the 1950s, Haw! is sure to be a popular conversation item and party favorite for years to come.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books (October 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560974354
• ISBN-13: 978-1560974352
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #642,964 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #6 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Publishers > Fantagraphics

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not for the faint of heart...., October 10, 2001

By 

Daniel V. Reilly (Upstate New York, United States) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Haw! (Paperback)

The sub-title of HAW!! is "Horrible, Horrible Cartoons.", which pretty much serves to warn away the easily offended. Brunetti serves up 90-some odd (Very odd...) 1 page gag strips that read like "The Far Side" on crack. No topic is taboo, but if you're open minded, and looking for a LOT of laughs at everyone else's expense, HAW!! should fit the bill. Fans of Lenny Bruce, Bill Hicks, Sam Kinison, Richard Pryor, et al, will find Brunetti's subversive humor to be a perfect counter-point to the misplaced political correctness of the day. I can't rave about this book enough.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is a disturbing piece of work, June 22, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Haw! (Paperback)

"Haw!" isn't completely tasteless, but it's definitely not the apex of comic art either. It's not even really the apex of tasteless comic art--for that, see Johnny Ryan. Somehow his work comes off as funnier and less gross than Ivan Brunetti's. Maybe it's because "Haw!" is mostly single panels?

Anyway, if you read this, I hope your tolerance level is set very high. Brunetti goes places I don't even really want to think about. I will be returning this to the friend that loaned it to me the next time I see him.