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The Adventures of Unemployed Man [Paperback]

Erich Origen , Gan Golan , Ramona Fradon , Rick Veitch , Michael Netzer
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)


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October 18, 2010 The Adventures of Unemployed Man
MAIN STREET, USA-Against incredible odds, jobless crusader UNEMPLOYED MAN and his sidekick PLAN B embark on a heroic search for work-and quickly find themselves waging an epic battle against The Just Us League, a dastardly group of supervillains including THE HUMAN RESOURCE, TOXIC DEBT BLOB, PINK SLIP and THE INVISIBLE HAND.

Experience this action-packed story in THE ADVENTURES OF UNEMPLOYED MAN-a fearless, brilliant, and provocative book that ASTOUNDS with incisive wit and AMAZES with stunning insights into the desperate situation so many heroes find themselves in today.

A new supergroup of down-but-not-out heroes has emerged from the economic crisis, including perpetual grad student MASTER OF DEGREES, fix-it-with-tape DUCTO, pain-shrinking therapist GOOD GRIEF, checkbook unbalancer ZILCH, shadow worker FANTASMA, and WONDER MOTHER, who built her invisible jet from pieces of the glass ceiling.

These heroes have enlisted the help of Erich Origen and Gan Golan, the dynamic duo behind the New York Times bestseller GOODNIGHT BUSH. Together they tell the story of our intrepid heroes' climactic clash with the self-interested villains who dwell in the Hall of Just Us, devising sinister plots that threaten the entire world.

This richly illustrated book is a parody of classic superhero comics from the Golden Age to the present day-and a brilliant dissection of our current economic meltdown. It features dazzling artwork by such comics legends as Ramona Fradon, Rick Veitch, Michael Netzer, Terry Beatty, Josef Rubenstein, Benton Jew, Thomas Yeates, Shawn Martinbrough, Clem Robins, Tom Orzechowski, Thomas Mauer and Lee Loughridge.



Editorial Reviews

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"An absurdly funny and very smart take on the roots and the effects of the recession...the authors sneak in "fantastic facts" about the economy, but do so without getting didactic." (San Francisco Chronicle John McMurtrie )

"The parody of classic superhero comics exposes, with laugh-out-loud yet sophisticated wit, the desperate situation many Americans find themselves in today." (USA Today Craig Wilson )

"Hilarious, clever, very relevant, and remarkably insightful and thought-provoking." (Time.com Brad Tuttle )

"Societal woes are deftly handled...The Adventures of Unemployed Man is a satirical look at politics, the economy and superheroes-though not necessarily in that order." (New York Times George Gene Gustines )

"Crammed with clever puns, ingeniously illustrated and garnished with trenchant social commentary, this is surely the funniest economic primer ever written." (Salon.com Laura Miller )

"The Adventures of Unemployed Man is a furious, fearless, Swiftian kind of a book that - to slip into comic-strip speak just for a moment-ASTOUNDS with its wit, and AMAZES with its perspicacity. It should be read by everyone: by the forgotten, hardworking heroes of our desperate economy, who must toil increasingly hard merely to keep the wolf from the door, but also by its villains, who caused all the trouble in the first place. This book is so good it might cause a rare outbreak of shame among the ruling classes..." (The Guardian Rachel Cooke )

"An openly political, satiric graphic novella that seems ripped from today's cable-TV headlines." (Fort Worth Star-Telegram Cary Darling )

"The Adventures of Unemployed Man is a perfect assessment of the economic difficulties in which many of us find ourselves....the book is both lovingly reminiscent of the comic book circa 1975 and a searing parody of the form." (Popmatter.com David Maine )

About the Author

Erich Origen and Gan Golan are writers and artists residing in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 80 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition (October 18, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0316098825
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316098823
  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.3 x 9.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #615,208 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely brilliant. October 7, 2010
By GLS
Format:Paperback
I loved the authors' previous book, but wow: ADVENTURES OF UNEMPLOYED MAN is beyond brilliant, on every level. Their website will give you a great sense of things, and of the characters, but you need to read the book for the full effect. Really, a work of comic genius.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific...... October 28, 2010
Format:Paperback
Aside from its entertainment value (and lots of it) the novel smartly puts the USA's economic situation in a clear light, clearer perhaps than all the Paul Krugman and WSJ editorials can. Not because it's anymore edifying or researched but because it's easier to sit down with a wonderfully illustrated piece of work that says so much so concisely and, gulp, enjoyably.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Unemployed man is brilliant ! October 21, 2010
Format:Paperback
This book looks great, is fun to read and timely. The book is written in such a way that it can be appreciated by both young and old. The issues are what many Americans are facing today; such as lack of health care, student loans, division of wealth and unemployment. Don't pass this one up. You are going to enjoy it.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars Not very good
Some good puns, but the authors used too many of them thus deadening their entertainment value.

Preachy, arrogant, somewhat execrative, as many left-wing oriented texts... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Jam S. Jarr
5.0 out of 5 stars example of the creative spirit
When things are hard and life it tough, it is hard to find the bright spots. This author took the economic crisis and his personal journey through it, and turned that into both an... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Joseph A. Perkins
1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible on Kindle
I have the kindle keyboard, reading this book on my kindle was like purgatory in 4D....terrible concept. Buy this book in print, not on kindle.
Published 10 months ago by O. Zachary
5.0 out of 5 stars I am still in the Beginning. I LOVE IT!!!
I am nowhere near finishing this little graphic novel but this is the kind of comic that is just so ironic, so sarcastic and the analogies or very relevant that you don`t want to... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Raven J. Hagewood
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, just wonderful
Surprisingly deep and insightful, TAoUM touches on most, if not all of the things that those of us not at the top are encountering in the ongoing battle between those of us that... Read more
Published on May 3, 2011 by Hal Rager
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny stuff, according to my unemployed sister
She's been on "extended vacation" for 6 months now. I got her the book as a gift. She said it was funny and she liked it, 4 out of 5 stars.
Published on February 21, 2011 by SinDonor
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious examination of life in America today
Erich Origen and Gan Golan first made a splash with Goodnight Bush, a parody of the children's book Goodnight Moon that looked like a children's book and featured biting social and... Read more
Published on February 9, 2011 by GraphicNovelReporter.com
4.0 out of 5 stars Call 'Em Like They Seem 'Em
Straight and to the point. I don't suggest this to blindly patriotic people or people who really aren't up to date with America's situation - i.e. majority of the population. Read more
Published on February 1, 2011 by BigDaddyDanny
5.0 out of 5 stars Economics Meets Reality
The Adventures of Unemployed Man (TAUM)is brilliant, funny, and right to the point. I've been teaching economics/political economy since the 1980s and this graphic novel can't be... Read more
Published on January 6, 2011 by Susan F. Feiner
5.0 out of 5 stars comic book about unemployment
I bought this for my son who had moved to a new area of the US...Had a job, but it did not work out... Read more
Published on December 28, 2010 by Kathleen M. Kusel
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