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Rose Is Rose: 15th Anniversary Collection

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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!

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.

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.

For the 15th anniversary of Rose is Rose, I expected something more along the lines of Lynn Johnston's 15th Anniversary book of For Better or For Worse. It showed an extensive history and the colorized Sundays since its debut. In this book, it has only 8 pages of history. I must add it was quite informative. The annual collections are, with a doubt, great! It allows me to read the comics I missed since my newspaper isn't able to carry them (another paper has exclusive rights). All in all, I love Pat Brady's work. I love the way he draws the characters in different perspectives and of course the humor! It kind of puts a warm feeling in your heart I also like the glossy cover. FWIW, I've been a fan since 1991.

I can't really say much about this book that can't be said about the rest of the Rose collections. Of course, this means that the book is excellent. Pat Brady continues to show us how the simple things in life can be humorous and cute as well as how to get pleasure from the simplest things in life such as how to deal with cramped kitchen space or the coming of spring. Dissapointing however, is that with a title such as "15th Anniversary Collection" I was hoping to catch a greater glipse of Rose is Rose's history. Of the 128 pages of comics, I recognized a great deal of them from syndication within the past year as well as a few from previous compilation books. I know many fans, myself included, who have only discovered the world of Rose within the past year or two and yearn to see how the comic used to be. While I treasured the eight pages devoted to some of the more "historical" moments of Rose's past, it failed to sate my curiousity regarding the evoultion of Rose is Rose. While the book stands strong on its own merits as is, I would have much preferred about 50 pages of history as opposed to a paltry eight. Oh well, maybe in another five years.....

The book is funny, romantic, and sweet. Need I say more

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!