One Big Happy: Nice Costs Extra! [Paperback]

Rick Detorie (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561632392
• ISBN-13: 978-1561632398
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #680,010 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rick Detorie grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, where he attended Loyola High School, and received a BFA degree from The Maryland Institute, College of Art. After moving to Los Angeles, he worked as an art director for an ad agency while selling cartoons on the side to various magazines. He's done dozens of humor books, has worked with Alvin and The Chipmunks, and has been doing the syndicated comic strip "One Big Happy" since 1988. "The Accidental Genius of Weasel High" is his first novel. He lives in Venice, California.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Big Happy: Nice Costs Extra!, December 25, 1999

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Patrick Brown (Granada Hills, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Big Happy: Nice Costs Extra! (Paperback)

If, according to Rick DeTorie, Nice Cost Extra!, his latest collection is priceless! This book is 127 pages (and a great cover) of laugh out loud fun. Every one in my family, from my wife to my teenage son to my 11 year old twins, and even their Grandparents, find something to treasure in this book. Like anything of true value it transends generations. In a time when humor seems to be based on how shocking one can be, it is a true blessing to find someone as brilliant as Rick DeTorie and his always loveable characters. Considering the overuse these books receive in my house, we always end up buying another copy.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a REAL family!, December 22, 1999

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Christine A. Lehman "stoogeswoman" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Big Happy: Nice Costs Extra! (Paperback)

If you're looking for a truly funny comic strip that will make you laugh out loud without insulting your intelligence, you've gotta check out Rick Detorie's "One Big Happy"! Unlike a lot of "family" strips, this one actually seems to be based on real people. The adults are neither overly "goody-goody" nor bumbling idiots, and the kids aren't saccharine-sweet or smart-mouthed brats. Every character - Ruthie, Joe, Frank, Ellen, and the grandparents - is just like someone you know - or would like to know. I love this series!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A terrific collection of cartoon humor., March 3, 2000

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Big Happy: Nice Costs Extra! (Paperback)

Rick Detorie's One Big Happy provides fun cartoons featuring kids and adults and one precocious child 'Ruthie' whose pointed observations are sometimes all too acid. Reminiscent of Dennis the Menace but with more social observation, these strips are intriguing and fun.