The Mighty Book of Boosh [Hardcover]

Julian Barratt (Author), Noel Fielding (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2009

Join Howard Moon, Vince Noir, Naboo, Bollo, Bob Fossil, Old Gregg, the Moon, and all your other favorite characters on a unique and graphically stunning journey into the world of The Mighty Boosh

 

Incredibly funny, visually dynamic, surreal, musical, and wildly creative, The Mighty Boosh is unlike anything else on television, and this beautifully illustrated humor book promises to be the same. Boosh art director Dave Brown—aka Bollo the gorilla—has designed countless graphics based on Boosh jokes, including a poster for the Howard vs. kangaroo boxing match and a vintage Penguin-looking book cover for Howard Moon's Trumpet Full of Memories. Other artists have illustrated such essentials of the Boosh-iverse as the a cappella songs known as crimps and the eclectic hairstyles. Every Boosh fan will love Old Gregg's Baileys-fueled watercolors, Vince's Excuses for Being Late, and Bob Fossil's Guide to Dance.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Something quite special . . . peculiar and magical . . . Stories, comic strips and new insights into the Boosh world make this a must-have for any devotee."  —Time Out

"Occasionally, a comedy show enters the public consciousness so far as to become a 'cultural resource.' It happened in the 1960s and 70s with Monty Python, and now with The Mighty Boosh . . . The Mighty Book of Boosh is beautifully produced, with a graphic design sensibility, and, above all, funny . . . Photos, drawings, illustrated "crimps" and comic strips nod towards TV episodes but spiral off into graphic delirium . . . The joy of a joke is in the telling, and the examples collected here are delivered with an impeccable level of stupidity." —Eye: The International Review of Graphic Design

"Every page is something vivid, wacky, and different than the prior page. I absolutely loved it."  —boingboing.net

"Goes beyond a throrough reference guide . . . its fresh, hilarious, and brilliantly put together material will make any Boosh fan love the show all the more."  —booshusa.com

"If there had ever been a collaboration between David Bowie, Anthony Burgess, and Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, it might have turned out something like this."  —Observer

About the Author

Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding started The Mighty Boosh in 1998 as a live show, winning the Perrier Award for the Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Commissioned to write a Boosh radio show, they then made the transition to television and produced three critically acclaimed seasons of The Mighty Boosh for BBC, shown in the United States on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim in 2009. Barratt and Fielding have been commissioned by the BBC to write a full-length feature film.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Canongate UK (November 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1847673228
• ISBN-13: 978-1847673220
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,158 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A kaleidoscopic creative collection, March 22, 2009

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This review is from: The Mighty Book of Boosh (Hardcover)

THE MIGHTY BOOK OF BOOSH! A MUST FOR ANY FAN! This is a beautifully packaged, psychadelic collection of the creators inner workings, plus all their friends and fabulous characters. Colourful, impeccably detailed and brilliantly illustrated, you can peruse photos, travel stories and "real-life" musings from each character, e.g. Old Gregg's watercolours of Slash, or Howard Moon's Facial Expression Series.

PS Don't forget to check the page numbers!!! Very clever!!!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Boosh is loose!, October 7, 2008

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This review is from: The Mighty Book of Boosh (Hardcover)

Finally! From live acts, to radio, to TV, and now to literature, The Mighty Boosh really "spans the genres" with some incredible flair. The Boosh Boys put enough outlandish hilarity into this little curio to enthrall everyone, be they tentative newcomers or manic die-hards. The Mighty Book of Boosh isn't really a book at all; it's an experience!

I swear, if this book doesn't make you laugh yourself into an asthmatic attack then you have my sympathy!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ridiculously Entertaining, January 27, 2009

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Nightingale (NJ) - See all my reviews

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This book was totally worth the long wait it took to ship.

It's hard to put into words how much fun it is to read this book! You can immediately tell that a lot of love went into this project. Every page is clearly well thought out, in both content and design. Even the page numbers have amusing little sentences to accompany them. The writers have stayed true to their colorful characters and made sure to include as many as possible (if not all) within the pages of their book. Just like the show, itself, nothing about this book is dull (except maybe Howard's bits, according to Vince).

Just order it now, lest you anger a certain Cockney green geezer, from whom Jack the Ripper learned his "tricks."