Award-winning cartoonist Mark Tonra uniquely interprets the quintessential tug-of-war we call "childhood," where innocence confronts experience, right debates wrong, and halfhearted independence challenges a loving lap to sit on. Buffered by his own wide-eyed resilience, James collides daily with life's most poignant and comic truths - exhibiting a bravado (both real and false) that is at once endearing and universally human. With a deceptively simple palette, Mark Tonra skillfully paints a detailed portrait of every reader's experience. Wit and wisdom are on full display as James marches through life with his offbeat - and equally adorable - cohorts. James is a rare combination of heart and razor-sharp humor that has comic fans of all ages shouting for more!
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"The best new comic strip of recent years." -- The Comics Journal
"We have scarcely words enough to describe the pictorial delights in James ... Tonra deploys the resources of his medium with telling effect." -- Comic historian and critic R. C. Harvey
"We have scarcely words enough to describe the pictorial delights in James ... Tonra deploys the resources of his medium with telling effect." -- Comic historian and critic R. C. Harvey
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a kid!!,
By Pedro (V.N.Gaia Portugal) - See all my reviews
This review is from: James (Paperback)
When I saw this book I took a look and decided to see what it was worth. I really liked. James is a unique character. A young kid with a huge personality and a great "dark" side that allows him to pursue new disaster with a smile. It really is a young kid discovering the world. The drawings are clean and minimal great to read and probably look great on the newspaper too. I look forward to the next book from Mark Tonra and "James", it muat be great!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Sweet and Insightful,
By Rachel (savannah) - See all my reviews
This review is from: James (Paperback)
My daughter loves James, Martha, Sweetie, et al. She loves to quote James, and make up her own "James-isms". One awesome thing I want to mention is that my daughter wrote a fan letter to James and Mark Tonra answered her with an original sketch, written on the letter she sent! That tells me what a good guy he is.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Everything I expected and more,
By A Customer
This review is from: James (Paperback)
I first fell in love with James over the internet, saving every days' individual strips. It's truely a pleasure to find out that Mark Tonra's work has found it's way to a book. I am so glad to be able to have them in a dead-tree format that I can share with my own little James (we call him "Nathan" ^_^).If you have a toddler or love kids and how they can seem to be more adult than some adults, you will -love- this book.
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
MY PARENTS BUILT A BOX Read the first page New!
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