The Subgenius Psychlopaedia of Slack: The Bobliographon [Paperback]

J.R. "Bob" Dobbs (Author), Reverend Ivan Stang (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 19, 2006

Meet "Bob." Lord of the SubGenius. Scientific Shaman. Big Brother Au-Go-Go. He sits comfortably at the apex of the pyramid of worldly knowledge, twiddling his thumbs. His word, according to followers, is The Word, and that word is Slack. Beyond science, reason — and orgasm — find in Bobliography instant instructions for those who follow no master. The third installment of the holy SubGenius books, Bobliography is an uproarious send-up of all things cult. In addition to providing a guide for Eternal Salvation (or triple your money back), Bobliography is the encapsulated history of the SubGenius "movement" — from its beginnings in the 1980s to the growing Internet empire it has lately become — and also the essential, comprehensive collection of SubGenius lore. A Whole Earth catalog for the Deeply Weird, a Farmer's Almanac for the Truly Strange — Bobliography is the revelation of the millennium.

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About the Author

Reverend Ivan Stang has been making films, drawing comic books, and publishing zines since age ten. Having won numerous awards at film festivals through his teens and college years during the 70s and early 80s, he edited business films and documentaries through the late 80s and 90s. Since its conception in 1980, the SubGenius empire has expanded into 4 previous books, a weekly syndicated radio show, an annual festival event (X-Day), overseas travel packages, periodic night club acts, and a mail order business. He lives in Ohio.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Running Press (October 19, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560259396
• ISBN-13: 978-1560259398
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #513,226 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BIG Secret Finally Revealed, October 5, 2006

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Luke Ferrell (Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Subgenius Psychlopaedia of Slack: The Bobliographon (Paperback)

There will never be another opportunity like this one. Buy this book and study it carefully. But it would be best to keep it hidden from the "authorities".

Inside, you will find the BIG secret everyone is talking about, revealed at last in an ever-so-slightly different form than you have EVER SEEN BEFORE. Countless SubGenius serihilarious "elements" rehashed for your re-consumption, just like regular sequels, only less cleverly hidden!

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another dose of brain poop, October 13, 2006

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Harley von bulldada (San Anto, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Subgenius Psychlopaedia of Slack: The Bobliographon (Paperback)

Praise "Bob". Reading this book is like shooting up the torah, quran, bible, cheerios, and a healthy dose of Fnord. But beware do not approach "Bob" if you are pregnant, have a heart condition, or are under 700 inches tall. Side effects may include: inverted hair growth, temporal lobe phasing, gravity reversal, and implosion. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!!!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This one fits inside your brain. Literally., January 3, 2007

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Czinczar (Southeast Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Subgenius Psychlopaedia of Slack: The Bobliographon (Paperback)

There's something about the overall tone and form of this book that makes me feel the Church is mellowing and maturing. Maybe it's the aging of the main authors. The unending battles against the Conspiracy and its Pink minions are bound to wear on even the stoutest SubGenius constitution. Maybe their style of exegesis has become polished through the years. But polish isn't really a good thing in this church.

Let me contrast it with the Church's two previous major holy books. This book is physically smaller. Unlike the others, it fits comfortably into your hands. Ahhhh .... The print type used is larger and easier on the eyes, and is used through most all of the book. This book is much more conducive to being read through cover to cover. It flows more smoothly. The other books would tear your psyche to shreds if you tried to read them straight through. Long time listeners to the Hour of Slack will recognize that many snippets of Devival rants have been put into written form here.

Things explained in the other two books are explained yet again here. Stang's writing style has become frighteningly coherent. He's dang near logical! We need to look to the book's other contributers to bring back the good ol' insane writing style, as provided by writers like Rev. Susie, Dr. Legume, and especially Nenslo. Sheer obscenity can't shock us here. Stang is aging, and he hits us with many hard truths he has learned from life and "Bob" over that time. Hard sayings in a smooth writing style seem like a strange combination, not always effective. He doesn't give us any kinds of encouragements, except reasoning with us to forgo suicide so "Bob" can do with us what he will. Beyond that, it seems like gloom and doom.

The collages and art work are good, but not quite so wildly imaginative as in the other two books. They suffer because of the book's smaller size. They cry out for color, but "Bob" made them black and white so he could pocket the savings.

This book goes over familiar old material in a rather mellow way. Harsh words are mitigated by a smoother writing style. It's certainly a worthwhile (need I say mandatory) purchase, though it won't rock your world like the other two books did. But remember, "Bob" is watching to see who buys and who doesn't. Act accordingly.