Silent But Deadly: Another Lio Collection [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

Mark Tatulli (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (August 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740777424
• ASIN: B002PJ4JV0
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,181,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark Tatulli is an internationally syndicated cartoonist. He was awarded the National Cartoonists Society's Best Newspaper Comic Strip award in 2008 for Lio and is also known for his popular comic strip Heart of the City, both syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate. He lives in a Spielbergian development in New Jersey with his wife, Donna, three children, and three nefarious cats, all of whom supply endless ideas for Lio.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best newer comic..., August 25, 2008

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William Hoffknecht "SC2NewSCast com" (Fernley, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Silent But Deadly: Another Lio Collection (Paperback)

So for those of us thinking people out there, there has not been a good comic strip around since the retirement of "Calvin and Hobbes", "The Far Side", and the death of the king, Charles Schultz. There are a few that now and again show some brilliance and creativity, but Lio tops them all as far as newer comic strips go.

For those that have never seen a Lio strip, there is little to no words or dialogue. The pictures tell the whole story, which is luckily not just some slapstick humor. You are sometimes forced to look over the comic a few times to really understand what is going on. The writer Mark Tatulli does not create these drawings and little story arcs for babies and he assumes that you have a basic knowledge of things. This shows respect for his readers which I appreciate greatly.

This book is the second collection, but do not worry, you can start here and soon catch on to the life of Lio, his father, and his numerous animal friends/pets which include a lobster named Mittens and a giant squid named Ishmael.

The comics is a great blend of the absurdity of "The Far Side" with the weird, childlike imagination of "Calvin and Hobbes", while being fun and imaginative for both parents and children alike. I recommend this highly as well as the first collection of Lio strips.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Calvin & Hobbes on drugs, August 28, 2008

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lorin (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Silent But Deadly: Another Lio Collection (Paperback)

This was the second collection of - and my first introduction to - Lio comics and Mark Tatulli. According to the publisher, Lio is a "morbidly mirthful pantomime comic strip." It is the exploits - told mostly in illustrations, with little dialogue - of a strange little boy and his friends, including a squid and his Undead Bunny (think Uglydoll). Basically, imagine Calvin and Hobbes on drugs. And I mean that nicely.

I thought the illustrations, especially the full color Sunday strips, were well done. (My husband was less kind; he thought they were somewhat average.) My favorite strips were the one-off's - Lio discovering a sunken ship at the bottom of his inflatable pool or setting a restaurant's lobsters free. The longer storylines and arcs were just okay in comparison. I didn't get Lio's adoration of Eva Rose, the mean girl in his class, and the comics with his clueless father fell flat for me. In general, too, I would say that, for me, many of the strips were sweet or amusing but that very few of the strips were laugh out loud funny. I think, though, that fans of Emily the Strange will feel right at home in Lio's world.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars warped little kid with a big imagination, September 17, 2008

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Lisa C. Kuhn "Book Lover" (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Silent But Deadly: Another Lio Collection (Paperback)

This book reminds me of the trouble Calvin and Hobbes get into all the time, except Lio has more imagination and more creativity to do things. This is a great new comic that I hope goes far.