Toxic Planet [Paperback]

David Ratte (Creator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 4, 2009

In Sam's world, pollution is such that everyone is forced to wear gas masks at all times. He lives with a lovely young woman whose face he has not seen in years. Though pollution still poses a few (arguably) negligible problems here and there, Sam finds the state of his world. . . normal! At the factory where he works, everyone seems resigned to live in such putrid surroundings; "It's just how things are!" "It's not dangerous!" they say.

Sure, it's not dangerous. Not all of the time, anyway.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This French comic strip satirizing ecological disaster previously ran on Yen's Web site in an example of global comic coordination. The simple art style and fine-line figures are enlivened by lovely, subtle coloring, often in browns and grays. All the characters wear gas masks at all times. That's the joke—the air is unbreathable, the water dark brown, food genetically modified and removed from any connection to the earth. The strips range from four panels to full pages, with more of the latter appearing as the book continues. The punch lines are simple, at first—no one recognizes each other under the masks—but grow in complexity, continuity and sharpness as the book goes on, involving what people expect as natural, fake terrorists to manipulate the public and fear of green growing things. The puny, stupid United Global States president is also the butt of humor. The whole thing is unexpectedly entertaining, especially to those with green concerns who fear the path we're on but can view it with black humor. The French origin is still visible in some of the assumptions and more obviously in the untranslated signs (with English footnotes). (Aug.)
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About the Author

David Ratte

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Yen Press (August 4, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0759529280
• ISBN-13: 978-0759529281
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,553,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Must have for any one who wants to save our planet! Hilarious all the way!!!, October 17, 2009

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This book is so good on a number of levels as a college graduate in environmental studies this is on my top pick for Holiday stocking stuffers this year. It is funny, down to earth and just plain fun!