Unshelved, Vol. 1 [Paperback]

Gene Ambaum (Author), Bill Barnes (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Series: Unshelved | Publication Date: November 9, 2004

Welcome to Unshelved, the world's only daily comic strip set in a public library! Writer Gene Ambaum (the made-up name of a real-life librarian) and co-writer and artist Bill Barnes have been publishing since February 16, 2002. Some of the stories are made up, some of them are based on real life, and some are absolutely true stories sent to us from our readers. And the stranger the story, the more likely it is to be true.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Overdue Media (November 9, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974035300
• ISBN-13: 978-0974035307
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,224,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dilbert for librarians, April 30, 2004

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Kathleen Cobcroft (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unshelved, Vol. 1 (Paperback)

Unshelved is the ongoing saga of life at the Mallville Public Library, featuring Dewey (the caffeine-addicted, comic-reading YA librarian), Mel (the new branch manager, who's just having the shine worn off...), Tamara (an overly-upbeat children's librarian), Colleen (the computer-illiterate reference librarian), Merv (a 12 year old who spends all of his free time in the library, although he doesn't actually read anything), and 'Buddy the Book Beaver' (long story).

Wonderful stuff, which started life as an e-comic. The artwork starts out a little rough, but the creators soon get into the swing of things. The book itself is a good quality paperback - much better than I would expect from a self-published work.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Who knew a librarian's job was so exciting?, July 28, 2006

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SilvorMoon (Farmville, Virginia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unshelved, Vol. 1 (Paperback)

Okay, I know what you're thinking - "A comic strip? About libraries? In what world is that supposed to be funny?" But surprise, surprise, this is funny, and you don't have to be a librarian or even well-read to enjoy this.

If you haven't met him yet, I advise you to meet Dewey, Mallville's sarcastic, put-upon young adult librarian, who would rather be playing video games or reading comic books than doing any actual work. Watch as he takes on irate customers, nudist libertarian lawyers, a man who has legally changed his name to "Buddy the Book Beaver", a silent superhero called The Shusher, and just tries to make it through the day in one piece. Don't forget to check out the entire series!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mallville rocks!, October 17, 2003

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The Mushroom "thedamnmushroom" (Lake Bergstrom, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unshelved, Vol. 1 (Paperback)

My wife works in a library so I bought this for her, after having read the strip online for months (http://www.overduemedia.com), and it was the best thing I've given her since the wedding ring. Her coworkers, who have pasted up printed-out strips and pinned them up all over the back room of the library, were quite envious. EXCELLENT book! Bill & Gene are working on Volume 2, due out soon.