Rose Is Rose: 15th Anniversary Collection [Paperback]

Pat Brady (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1999

No other comic strip combines such a rich imagination, dazzling perspective and sweet substance as Rose is Rose. In each installment, cartoonist Pat Brady presents a loving and funny family that fans simply want to be a part of. In The Irresistible Rose is Rose, Brady plays up Rose's active fantasy world. Through one or two clever flip-art sequences she morphs into her alter ego, the leather-clad biker sexpot, Vicki the Biker. In this fourth Rose is Rose collection, Rose's playful nature is complemented by her son Pasquale's wild dream life and the constant devotion from her adoring husband Jimbo.The strip has received many accolades, including the prestigious Wilbur Award from the Religious Public Relations Council, and has been nominated five times for Best Newspaper Comic Strip by the National Cartoonists Society. Rose is Rose appears in over 500 newspapers. Fans will find this newest collection completely irresistible!

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About the Author

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Pat Brady started submitting strips to newspapers at age 11. He studied art and creative writing at the University of Wisconsin, graduating in 1969. Nominated in 1997, 1998, and 1999 for the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year by the National Cartoonists Society, Brady lives in the Midwest.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836281969
• ISBN-13: 978-0836281965
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #778,984 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Pat Brady began submitting comic strips to newspapers at age 11. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1969 and created "Rose is Rose" in 1984. In 2004 Pat won the National Cartoonists Society's "Reuben Award" for "Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year." He lives in Illinois.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Such dazzling flights of fantasy in family adventures!, June 2, 2000

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R. Garcia "Beeyotch" (Brockport, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rose Is Rose: 15th Anniversary Collection (Paperback)

This is a very unique comic strip from a very unique cartoonist who is OF COURSE, a MAN! After about a decade of rather medicore stories about a doting mom and her very spoiled little kid that contstantly babbles in baby talk, Rose Is Rose then takes a very surprising turn in its artwork and storytelling. Today, this very whimsical strip turns out very colorful and even spectacular fantasies about encountering UFO aliens, shape-changing household items, turning back into young children, and guardian angels who could miraclously transform into towering warriors for your very protection!

Meet Rose Gumbo, a very fun-loving, unconventional young mother (her hairdo is shaped just like her name!) who still nurtures her very active child spirit within and occasionally turns into the coolest character of all: Vicky, the very sexy biker chick. Here comes Jimbo Gumbo, Rose's hopelessly romantic hubby under his famous baseball cap who too, has a childlike knack for truly enjoying life at his tender age of 35. And say hi to little Pasquale who's probably the most innocent child in the whole universe, yet he is a very plucky young hero who goes soaring off to Slumberland in his trusty little spaceship. And don't forget to hold your nose as Cousin Clem goes by, a very grabby little brat who nevertheless gets whacked silly by Pasquale's very strong garlic breath! Now here's your chance to cuddle the family cat, Peekaboo who possesses very mysterious tricks of her own that will send you off into gales of hilarity!

Just come enjoy all of Mr. Brady's wonderful, imaginative strips so full of fluttering hearts, bouncing beach balls, smiling sunshine, dancing candy canes, and waltzing musical notes!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not really an anniversary collection, November 30, 2000

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Judah Warshaw - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rose Is Rose: 15th Anniversary Collection (Paperback)

I have to agree with other reviewers. While I love the current work in Rose is Rose, this is not an anniversary collection. It is a standard reprint book (which if fine if you call it that) with a small number of historical pages. I was hoping for much more in a such titled edition.

If extra bonuses are to be included, then call them that. See the Fox Trot treasuries for such examples. Otherwise, don't call it an anniversary.

Fans of Rose is Rose *will* love this volume, just don't be taken in by the title.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rose, by any name, is just as sweet..., December 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Rose Is Rose: 15th Anniversary Collection (Paperback)

While this collection isn't a retrospective, as expected from the title, Rose is Rose is my all-time favorite comic and anything about it is great in my opinion. This is a fine collection of strips; I especially enjoyed those that features the guardian angel or the biker chic. I found myself giggling out loud and having my mom read some of the garlic breath strips (a family joke) - and she giggled too! A must-have for any fan.