The Adventures of Barry Ween Boy Genius 3 (Paperback)

by Judd Winnick (Author, Artist), Judd Winick (Author)

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Product Description
Barry Ween is back with his third collection of hilarious comic book stories! And this time, he's bringing monkeys! As you may know, Barry Ween is the world's smartest human being. His big brain, as his best friend Jeremy calls it, has a limitless capacity for knowledge, and better yet, Barry has no problem putting that knowledge to use. That's pretty cool when you consider the fact that he's only ten years old. Unfortunately, when you have that kind of smarts, trouble is nearly a foregone conclusion--and boy howdy, does Barry get in trouble! Giant, talking gorillas from other dimensions; drunken, smelly clans of Bigfeet; and a germ-filled monkey looking to cause the next outbreak--these are things that Barry has just come to accept as normal. Heck, compared to such frightening childhood rites of passage as girls and the first school dance, Barry would take all three scenarios without blinking. THE ADVENTURES OF BARRY WEEN, BOY GENIUS 3: MONKEY TALES comes packed full of laughs from everyone's favorite foul-mouthed superbrain. A must for any humor connoisseur.

From the Publisher
Judd Winick is best remembered as a cast member of MTV's THE REAL WORLD III, but he has quickly earned a reputation as a gifted cartoonist with his work on the syndicated newspaper comic strip FRUMPY THE CLOWN. His story Road Trip in ONI DOUBLE FEATURE earned him an Eisner Award Nomination for Best Serialized Story in 1999. THE ADVENTURES OF BARRY WEEN, BOY GENIUS, was originally published by Image Comics, where it immediately sold out its print run, and the first trade paperback collection, as well as it's follow-up, has been a perennial seller since Oni published it in November, 1999. The concept has been optioned by Platinum Studios for development as an animated TV show. Judd also has a full-length, original graphic novel, PEDRO & ME, about his experiences on THE REAL WORLD and as an AIDs lecturer, published Henry Holt. It earned him his third Eisner Nomination this year, in the category of Best Original Graphic Novel, was awarded four honors from the American Library Association (including a Sibert Award Honor), votest Best Children's Book from Bay Area Book Reviewer's Association, and dubbed one of the best books of 2000 by PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY. He was also nominated for a 2001 Eisner for Best Writer/Artist--Humor for his work on BARRY WEEN.

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Oni Press (November 16, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 192999818X
• ISBN-13: 978-1929998180
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 6.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,026,548 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Barry (and Judd Winick) does it again, January 15, 2002

By	Zagnorch (Terra, Sol System) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Oh man... just when I thought the Barry Ween saga couldn't get any funnier, writer/artist Judd Winick somehow manages the impossible and gets me rollin' on the floor with even bigger fits of laughter than ever before. And I haven't even gotten beyond page four yet! Who knew a hyperactive ten-year-old's intricate & disturbingly gleeful descriptions of a rhino's restroom habits and monkey mating methods could be such an aneurysm-blowing yuk-fest?

Barry's third TPB outing features our titular ten-year-old genius and his slightly-thick sidekick Jeremy getting into all sorts of simian shenanigans. From helping a giant extradimensional gorilla get back home, to saving the `rents from a famished sasquatch, to racing against the clock to capture an ebola-infected lab monkey that crashes the school dance, Bar' and Jer' produce plenty of laughs with their profane banter and the bizarre predicaments they get into. Also included to help lighten the tone are scads of movie references, sex-ed jokes, the funniest take on the `tastes like chicken' cliché I've ever experienced, and other things you shouldn't laugh at, but do anyway!

Fair warning, though- be sure read this in the privacy of your own home. There's nothing worse than getting your hysterical laugh-on at the local comic-book shop and having the other geeks stare at you like you're some kinda weirdo (Now THERE'S a case of the pot callin' the kettle black if I ever saw one)! Trust me on this, I'm speaking from experience! (=)

`Late

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Barry Ween, Friend to Apes, June 22, 2002

By	Mary J. Alderdice "geek, book lover, craft fiend" (Centreville, VA, US) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Barry Ween's at it again. Rather, the world around Barry is at it again, and the time has once again come for him to save the day, in one form or another. (It's tough being the world's smartest entity. It's even worse when you're a ten-year-old boy.)

First, Barry finds that the unusually large ape in the local zoo is not entirely what he seems. In the process of finding out exactly what's going on, Jeremy once again commits Barry to a course of action he otherwise would not have followed. But then, that's what Jeremy's there for, right? Once that crisis is averted, Barry must save his family from the terrors of the woods. (Haven't you always wanted to know the truth behind bigfoot?) And if that isn't enough, there's a school dance in Barry's future, and something about an ebola-infected monkey.

As with the rest of the Barry Ween series, this volume has all the craziness surrounding a foul- mouthed, world-dominating, charmingly insecure, arrogant, 10 year old genius and continues to hold on to those solid bits of humanity and sympathy that make Barry such a loveable character.

5.0 out of 5 stars This comic is in a class by itself, December 3, 2005

By	L. Cody (High Point, NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Barry's language may come as a shock to certain readers, but if you let that turn you off this book, you're doing yourself a grave disservice. Barry Ween is just about the funniest, most enjoyable read in comics, hands-down.

This collection finds Barry rescuing a giant gorilla from a zoo (at Jeremy's insistance), saving his schoolchums from an Ebola infected lab monkey (and shafting the lab jerks at the same time), and discovering the true culture of the Bigfoot. In each of these cases, Barry (with prodding from Jeremy) acts with compassion while putting himself at great risk, and, as a result, makes a friend in the simian category.

Barry, with his inestimable intelligence and impatience with dirtbags, always goes for the quick and dirty solution to a problem. But Jeremy, with his big heart and quivering lip, is always there to badger Barry into saving the monkey in distress. It is an irresistable combination of personalities, and this book is a worthy addition to the Barry Ween canon. Do yourself a favor, and buy it today!