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by Brian Gage (Author), Tom Ellsworth (Author), Robert Park (Illustrator) "In the galaxy Glax, on a moon known as Zanic, Lived an old king with much reason to panic..." (more)
Key Phrases: King Locks, The Snox Box
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Brian Gage is sneaky...Snox Box comes on all charm and cuteness, while delivering a withering critique of the media. -- Robbie Conal

Right now...consumers are undermined by manipulation. This story warns us to take a fresh look... -- Norman Solomon

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The Amazing Snox Box is a brilliant satire of the narcotic effect of television in American culture. The second book by Brian Gage, author of Snark Inc: A Corporate Fable, fuses the wit and charm of a children’s book with a nuanced and clever critique of the excesses of a culture based on consumption. With a visual style that combines the dystopic Blade Runner with the utopic Jetsons, The Amazing Snox Box takes on the media in a new form of graphic novel: a children’s-book-for-adults. A culture jamming fable for the 21st century, The Amazing Snox Box offers a dark critique of how TV seduces and then manipulates the average citizen.

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  • Hardcover: 44 pages
  • Publisher: Soft Skull Press; 1 edition (June 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1887128573
  • ISBN-13: 978-1887128575
  • Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10.2 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,088,407 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars TV causes the downfall of all civilization, March 8, 2006
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I first read this book a couple of years ago and thought it was very clever. Though the author sometimes sacrifices compelling language to reach a rhyme, the overall story is a rich, satirical tale for adults about how TV is used to lull a group of dissatisfied slaves back into complacency, presented in the guise of a children's book. I bought a copy recently to read to my junior high media literacy class in honor of "Turn Off Your TV Week" and a lot of it flew right over their heads. I think the rhyming helps to cloud the real issues being presented so I would recommend this title only for a high-school-and-older audience. Also, this book, unedited, is not suitable for read-alouds as it is deceptively long (and one can only listen to rhyming couplets for so long).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very Smart, October 21, 2003
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This is a very clever follow up to Snark, Inc. I read a review somewhere stating the book puts more twists into fewer pages, and I agree with that. I liked Snark but this book is more of an interesting critique of its enemy (if you will) as it has a stronger narrative. I think the best underlying theme of the book is that the "protaganosts" are treated as a faceless collective - which is exactly what people become as media consumers. There's a great illustration to convey this when the Snox Boxes are delivered to slaves, and they're all in the background with no discernable faces. Definitely worth picking up if you have your doubts about the true intentions of mega-media corporations. Control, control, control!
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5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, February 1, 2004
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A classic! Fable for today's kids. My boys got the message, and my husband and I both loved it! Our current family favorite.
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