The Quigmans [Paperback]

Buddy Hickerson (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

YA--Among these four cartoon collec tions can be found a varied assortment of humor. A trendy, offbeat look at contemporary life is found in The Quig mans, where one woman at a bar com ments to another, "Watch out for Heimlich. That guy can manuever." Glasnost Bizarro has truly bizarre hu mor, not all of which is related to the Soviet Union. For those who like puns, Calves Can Be So Cruel is stockpiled with them. Continuing the craziness are the anthropomorphized thoughts and actions of a dog and his master as re vealed in The Secret Life of Dogs; it's ironical, whimiscal, and great fun to read. Teens like to laugh, and any or all of these offerings are sure to coax a guffaw or two from them.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1st edition (September 26, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517580233
• ISBN-13: 978-0517580233
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,521,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Book of Bob, August 31, 2011

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This review is from: The Quigmans (Paperback)

In this hilarious collection of wacky cartoons, you can follow the travails of Bob Quigman, a character who has such a low self-image that he once took a job as a speed bump, and has now taken an early lead in the middle-aged men's downhill race. See him on the beach, where women dress him with their eyes, and sympathize with him when a gal answers the phone and informs Bob that he called at a bad decade.

Watch Bob's significant other Francine demonstrate her flair with the flare gun. Thrill to cameo appearances by such celebrities as Rajneesh Dangerfield, Freud Flintstone, and Hugh Hefner, who orders a hit on Bob Quigman for his pathetic dating memoir, "The Platonic Verses".

This book is a good 20 years old, and while some of the gags are quite dated -- "Miss USSR" and "Batman and Robin Givens" come to mind -- you'll still find at least one laugh on every 4-panel spread. Unless, like one very healthy but unimaginative character, you are immune to the germ of an idea.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good!, August 23, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Quigmans (Paperback)

I bought this book in a used book shop. The Quigmans kind of reminds me of The Far Side as it has funny pictures and captains like The Far Side. It isn't as good as The Far Side but is pretty cute and I enjoyed reading it.