Too Much Coffee Man's Amusing Musings [Paperback]

Shannon Wheeler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 7, 2001

A stalwart of the alternative comics scene, Shannon Wheeler has forged ever forward, wrapping his acerbic signature character around numerous social, political, and philosophical subjects. From consumer culture to self-confidence to bad media, Too Much Coffee Man wades through the underarm of human existence, centering on those habits we hate to love: liquor, cigarettes, ego, gambling, and, of course, caffeine. Observe Too Much Coffee Man as he encounters reality programming, cognitive dissonance, waifish supermodels, infotainment, hot McDonalds' coffee, and haiku.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 16 and up
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (December 7, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569716633
• ISBN-13: 978-1569716632
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,931,058 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Shannon Wheeler is the Eisner Award-winning creator of Too Much Coffee Man, who has appeared internationally in newspapers, magazines, comic books and opera houses. He has contributed to a variety of publications that include The Onion newspaper and The New Yorker magazine. Wheeler currently lives in Portland, OR with his cats, chickens, bees, girlfriend and children. He publishes a comic every day at tmcm.com.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the world explained by coffee and cigarettes, April 15, 2002

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"madchao" (The Bottom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Too Much Coffee Man's Amusing Musings (Paperback)

This is a book. It's deep, it's funny, and it laughs at almost everything that most people take seriously. When TMCM explains to his friends how we live in a society that tolerates violence more than nudity, they reply, "I'd rather get hit in the head than see you naked." Many people would agree with this, but wouldn't dare admit it, in case someone accused them of being politically incorrect or some other daft notion. And speaking of daft notions, the whole "missile defense shield" concept is put under the microscope and shown for the silliness it truly represents. But, as the astronaut who is welding it together tells TMCM, at least he'll make a lot of money building it.
The point of all this: Amusing Musings is a solid literary achievement that mixes social commentary with existential philosophy and creates something that is just as funny as real life, but more interesting. This book belongs on the table of anyone who finds parties to be boring as hell and knows that if God knows everything, he can't have faith in anything, and therefore is an atheist. Those who take this kind of stuff seriously would be well advised to stay far away from this book, and go buy something written by Maya Angelou instead.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Break from the Humdrum Reads, September 30, 2005

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J. Dunbar (Van Buren, AR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Too Much Coffee Man's Amusing Musings (Paperback)

I would give this book 4 1/2 stars if I were able. I don't give any book a five unless it just totally blows me away, which has yet to come. This book is a great collage of wit and campy humor. Shannon Wheeler steps outside all of the seriousness of the world and lets us laugh at our own perplexity and stupidity. I keep this book on my desk at work to cheer me up when I'm down. The story is only part of the reason this book is worth buying. The artwork is well drawn and very humorous as well - a definite must have for fans of comic humor!