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  • Paperback: 244 pages
  • Publisher: Eraserhead Press (December 18, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1933929626
  • ISBN-13: 978-1933929620
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsAn Essential Purchase for Weird-Minded Readers
By Bob Chaplin on July 28, 2009
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The Bizarro Starter Kit (blue)

Introduction or What is this Book?
The first "Bizarro Start Kit" (colored orange) was an instrumental book in introducing bizarro to a wider audience. Combining eight of the top bizarro writers into one volume, it was responsible for hooking many readers (this reviewer included) on these strange new authors. This year, Eraserhead Press, Raw Dog Screaming Press, and Afterbith Books have combined forces yet again to give us "The Bizarro Start (blue)."
This time we have ten different authors contributing novellas and short stories for our reading pleasure. Due to the nature of this book, let's look at each writer individually.

The Authors

Ray Fracalossy
Fracalossy starts off the volume with twelve short shorts characterized by word-play and a strong sense of fun. These stories start the book off right, getting the reader into a strange and logically-loopy frame of mind. "A Body in Motion" is the stand-out piece in which a man's body rebels in some rather creative manners.

Jeremy C. Shipp
"Flapjack" is a novella about two men in a prison with one recounting the strange tale of how he got there. The story floats along with dream-like logic as Shipp creates new language and cultural customs. The main-character narrates with a sense of innocence and an ever present shadow of darkness. Tim Burton would be right at home directing an adaptation of this story.

Jordan Krall
Krall contributes "The Longheads," the middle novella from his collection "Squid Pulp Blues." The Longheads from the title are disfigured war vets that have some sinister plans for a small town. Meant to be read as a middle piece between two related novellas, "The Longheads" feels underdeveloped on its own.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsIt Blue my mind. Get it?
By D. Schwent on June 18, 2011
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The Bizarro Starter Kits are designed to give newcomers a nice sampling of the bizarro genre. Here are just a few of the wonders The Bizarro Starer Kit (blue) contains:

The Longheads - Jordan Krall: Tommy Pingpong and his partner Jake are looking to buy some guns for a heist, all the while evade their former partner, a diaper wearing bastard named Peachy Keen. But why are the Longheads buying up all the guns?

The Longheads, insane and deformed war veterans, go on a homicidal rampage on the streets of Thompson, New Jersey, in this story but it's mostly in the background. The main part of the story is the pursuit of Tommy and Jake by Peachy. Throw in an image of Barbara Stanswick in the sky and a serial killer that draws comic strips on the backs of his victims and you have quite a tasty morsel of bizarro noir on your hands.

Monster C*cks! - Mykle Hansen: An inadequate IT professional takes male enhancement too far and his mutant penis takes on a mind of its own...

Wow. I had a feeling the lead's penis would grow out of control but I had no idea as to what extent. Holy crap. On a non-Bizarro note, the depiction of IT workers was spot-on.

The Devastated Insides of Hollow City - Andersen Prunty:
Shell, a detective, is hired to find Pearl, Queen of the Hollow City. Can he survive the slag plague long enough to find her and bring her back to the Rotting Man and collect his fee?

This story was a bit of bizarro noir, a grotesque journey through a plague-ridden city to find the queen, a diminutive girl named Pearl. I should have guessed where Pearl was but I didn't. I need to track me down some more Andersen Prunty soon. I like his style.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsTen fresh authors from the depths of the weird
By Emory B. Pueschel on July 8, 2011
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Continuing the tradition of the core Bizarro publishers in presenting a sampling of what the genre has to offer, The Bizarro Starter Kit (Blue) gives us ten fresh authors from the depths of the weird.

This time the reader is introduced to the work of Jeremy C. Shipp, Ray Fracalossy, Jordan Krall, Mykle Hansen, Andersen Prunty, Eckhard Gerdes, Steve Aylett, Bradley Sands, Christian TeBordo, and Tony Rauch. All of the authors represented have completely unique styles, and all are extremely fun and entertaining.

It should be noted that where the BSK (Orange) was very fun, and at times an easy but entertaining read, the BSK (Blue) is more... cerebral. The stories presented are far more thought-provoking and in places difficult. There are a few lighter, more fun pieces (Mykle Hansen and Ray Fracalossy's offerings come to mind), but overall the BSK (Blue) presents a strong argument for the literary merit of the genre.

Once again, the value of this book can not be overstated. Like it's predecessor, the works are samplings and in some cases whole novellas from larger works. The beauty of this edition is that one need not read the BSK (Orange) first. The starter kit series is meant to be read in no particular order and serves simply as a great way to familiarize oneself with the genre.

Again, this book is just plain amazing. The weirdness flows forth, taking you along with the deluge. Fun, thought-provoking, ultimately entertaining, this is an anthology worthy of a place anyone's shelf.
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4.0 out of 5 starsNice survey of the bizarro terrain

I thoroughly enjoyed 3 of the stories in this collection; the rest I found to be either good, or so-so. But a collection like this should aim to offer something for everyone. Read more

Published on April 26, 2013 by Daniel LaPonsie
5.0 out of 5 starsI loved it.

The utter weirdness contained in these pages is like the entire cult section of the bookstore was stuck in a blender and you hit "liquefy". Read more

Published on February 15, 2013 by amadeo777
4.0 out of 5 starsStart with Orange or maybe Purple

I'm going to be honest, this was not my favorite Bizarro Starter Kit and I don't think it's a solid introduction to the Bizarro scene. Read more

Published on August 15, 2012 by Jason Wayne Allen
4.0 out of 5 starsCreative collection of "bizarro" genre

Creative collection of genre I wasn't familiar with called BIZARRO. Some very good, funny stories, some not as good - others seemed "weird" just for the sake of being weird. Read more

Published on April 1, 2012 by Vivian_Metzger
5.0 out of 5 starsElectric!

I have read all of the starter kits. They have a huge list of amazing new and upcoming writers and really just amazing material within the amazing genre... Read more

Published on January 7, 2012 by jon117
5.0 out of 5 starsDiscover new authors !

In this collection there is everything you need to know about bizarro. It's a good place to start to discover the many genres of bizarro fiction. Read more

Published on August 5, 2011 by Nicolas Garceau
5.0 out of 5 starsUltimate!!!

Okay, so this book along with with the orange starter kit are absolutely life changing! When I heard the new (purple) one was out i almost peed myself with glee. Read more

Published on June 27, 2011 by Randy J. Woodard
2.0 out of 5 starsNot as good as Orange

I felt that this anthology paled in comparison to the Bizarro Starter Kit (Orange) and I actually couldn't finish a couple of the stories. Read more

Published on June 20, 2011 by Chris M.
5.0 out of 5 starsSureality

I picked up the Bizarro Starter kit, both Blue and Orange, at the recommendation of a friend who has written bizarro and felt that these two books were excellent primers on this... Read more

Published on June 19, 2010 by Patrick S. Dorazio
5.0 out of 5 starsFiction like cult films

If you have ever felt that the books you read are too boring, too mainstream, not weird enough and not fun enough to read, or if you think authors in general just take themselves... Read more

Published on November 29, 2009 by Captain Satan

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