The Cat with a Really Big Head, and One Other Story that Isn't as Good [Paperback]

Roman Dirge (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2002

Attention Lenore fans: Roman Dirge is back with an all-new storybook-format tale. This time, it¹s the tragic story of a cat named Cat, and his misfortunes in life due to his enormously oversized head. This digest-size tale (5.5 x 8.5²) comes with a glossy card-stock cover with color art on the inside covers as well as outside, and includes an all-new back up story by Dirge, which he says is not as good. You be the judge.

Product Details

• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: SLG Publishing (July 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0943151589
• ISBN-13: 978-0943151588
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #393,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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49 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nature and Its Mocking Tone, March 13, 2003

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TastyBabySyndrome "Matthew Lewis, author of M... ("Daddy Dagon's Daycare" - Proud Sponsor of the Little Tendril Baseball Team, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cat with a Really Big Head, and One Other Story that Isn't as Good (Paperback)

When I was a child and beginning to bury my mind in the shaded realms of Shel Silverstein, H.P. Lovecraft, Dark Horse Comics, and Edgar Allen Poe, I oftentimes wondered if these thoughts would be allowed to continue in the apex of adulthood. In fables, for instance, the forces of good seemed to triumph over evil as the years went by and try to turn readers from cynicism, and the realms of supposed art always frown upon the world of comic books. My parents didn't love the things I loved and the world seemed to shun the fanciful, and I feared that the movements of silliness as it plays hand in hand with the morbid would be lost. Enter people like Roman Dirge and his partner in writing crime, J. Vasquez, and I see that all those thoughts of growing up had perhaps been too hastily crafted.

Within The Cat With A Really Big Head, there is a short tale fleshed out about a cat that is, amongst other things, born with a really big head. Its short and actually a story being told on one page and is followed by a picture on the next, giving Dirge readers the worlds they are accustomed to while expanding them somewhat. Sometimes this leads to events that are tragically funny, horrible in their demented imagery that make people like myself chuckle, not for the smallest of children because people shield their kids from interesting ideas for some reason, and befittingly affordable. Attached to it is also the "and the other story that isn't as good," which deals with a little girl that dies and returns to ask why. It has more of a rhyming flow and laughs in the face of doom as well, making it a nice companion piece for the story.

For anyone who likes their paintings hung a little off-center and their stories told with an almost childlike curiosity, then this is the place for you. Life is wrapped and stuffed, propped up by the fireplace and commented on with laughter herein, and some people could perhaps find that offensive. Still, ignoring the naysayers is always fun and better still with enjoyable works, so I'd recommend buying this and feeding it to a mind you love.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Dark and Silly Humor, December 29, 2004

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J. A Carty "Jessie Carty" (Charlotte, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cat with a Really Big Head, and One Other Story that Isn't as Good (Paperback)

I like many others bought this book because of the author's connection with Invader Zim and I was not disappointed.

Anyone with a slightly warped sense of humor over the age of 10 will really enjoy this (especially the young men out there!) and for $2.95 who couldn't cough up the cash for a light fun read.

Highly recommend for cartoon and cat lover's alike! My sister-in-law bought it for me and laughed so hard she bought her own copy!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars **dies laughing**, August 7, 2004

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J. Pulliam "recreating_eve" (lexington, ky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cat with a Really Big Head, and One Other Story that Isn't as Good (Paperback)

this is an edward gorey kind of childrens book and probably wasnt written for children.

regardless, if you are expecting some sort of intellectual stimulation from any "children's" book, this (as the title, i hope, would suggest) isnt the book for you.

this book is well drawn and humerously written. i laughed for days and made all of my friends and coworkers read it as well.

you will find something in these pages that will make you smile.

i promise.

come on. its 2 dollars.

how much are you willing to pay for a chance at laughter?