The Zen of Ziggy [Paperback]

Tom Wilson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2002

Why do so many people identify with Ziggy? Because he represents the innocent side in everyone, the optimist who lives deep down and wants to see the good in everything.

No matter how bad things get, Ziggy always finds the bright spot. Because he relates better to his animal friends than to people, this adorable underdog often contemplates the meaning of life with his cuddly and accepting pets. In every panel, his insecurities encourages us to laugh at ourselves and to take everything in stride.

Syndicated since 1971, Ziggy is faithfully read by millions of readers every day. His message is one of hope and humor and hanging on to your dreams even when everything's got you down. Ziggy is a comic strip that has more than stood the test of time--with fun and spirit.

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About the Author

Tom Wilson studied graphic design at Miami University and fine art and illustration at Boston University. He has been drawing Ziggy, syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate, since 1987 after collaborating with his father on the strip for more than five years. He pursues an ongoing passion for creative development as president of Ziggy and Friends, Inc., and president of Character Matters, Inc., a company dedicated to developing spokes characters for businesses and brands. Tom lives and works in Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740723243
• ISBN-13: 978-0740723247
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 7.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,016,391 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tom Wilson began drawing Ziggy in 1987. The cartoonist's lifestyle came very naturally to Tom, whose father created the cartoon and whose family includes many artists. Tom studied graphic design at Miami University and fine art and illustration at Boston University. Although he is no longer involved in the day-to-day drawing of Ziggy, he continues to have an ongoing passion for creative development as president of Ziggy and Friends, Inc.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gentle, highly enjoyable and entertaining compilation, October 7, 2002

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This review is from: The Zen of Ziggy (Paperback)

The Zen Of Ziggy is the latest collection of single-panel (and the occasional Sunday sequence) comics about a little bald guy, the pets he adores, and his constant struggle to catch any sort of break in life. Perpetually faced with TV shows that have given up any pretense of disguising their lack of merit; park birds who criticize his taste in low-quality popcorn; psychoanalysts who offer reassurances about "page fright"; and a great deal more, Ziggy's cheerful good humor and ability to survive the little mishaps that innately resemble those that everyone has encountered before at one time or another, lending a wry and universal empathy to this gentle, highly enjoyable and entertaining compilation.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ziggy is all knowing, February 24, 2006

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C. Foley "SnoopyRulz" (South Florida) - See all my reviews
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To bad heis n't a real guru! This book is very to the point and real. If poeple lived their lives like Ziggy, it wouldbe a much nicer life and world. We would slow down and not let the things that stress us out do so as much. Get into some ziggyism's and take a break.

5.0 out of 5 stars Ziggy's Zen, May 27, 2010

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Theresa Leone Davidson "bookcrazy" (Middletown, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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You have to like Ziggy, and if you do, you'll like this book, filled with some of his best comic strips. A great gift for yourself or for someone else if they appreciate this wonderful character.