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What Was That All About?: 20 Years of Strips and Stories (Zits) Hardcover – October 17, 2017

by Jerry Scott (Author), Jim Borgman (Author)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 214 ratings
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What Was That All About? looks back at the 20-year whirlwind life of the Duncan family, the inhabitants of the popular, modern family cartoon Zits.

 

What Was That All About? is the perfect celebration of Zits' twentieth anniversary! Always spot-on, sometimes chaotic, and often messy comic moments are immortalized by the true-to-life give and take between Jeremy and his often befuddled parents.

Authors Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman have sifted through the highlights (and some lowlights!) over the life of the strip and have created a unique behind-the-scenes, insightful view into the history of Zits. They have selected their all-time favorite cartoons to fill the collection along with special features, including stories about:

• How they met in Sedona, Arizona, and came up with the crazy idea of creating Zits

• The teenagers in their own lives

• Choosing the title Zits

• Strips that newspapers declined to publish, or words they censored, etc.

• Creating a Zits Sunday strip

• Sucks, bites, and blows: staking out territory on the comic page

• Fish paste and other reasons our kids don't want to travel with us anymore

Excerpts from their sketchbooks will also be shown.

This is the book every fan of Zits has ever wanted!

 
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  1. Reading age
    10 years and up
  2. Part of Series
    Zits
  3. Print length
    264 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Dimensions
    8.1 x 0.9 x 10.6 inches
  6. Publisher
    Andrews McMeel Publishing
  7. Publication date
    October 17, 2017
  8. ISBN-10
    1449486746
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1449486747
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Jerry Scott is the co-creator of the award-winning comic strip Zits. He lives in central coastal California. Jerry's work on Baby Blues has delighted fans and wowed the cartooning world since he launched the strip with Rick Kirkman in 1990.
 

Co-creator Jim Borgman and his wife are the proud parents of five children. He has also won a Reuben Award and a Pulitzer Prize. Both he and Jerry have LOTS of experience with teenagers.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Andrews McMeel Publishing (October 17, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1449486746
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1449486747
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.1 x 0.9 x 10.6 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 214 ratings

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Rick Kirkman and Jerry Scott have delighted fans and impressed the cartooning world since the strip launched in 1990, and the passion continues today. Rick calls Phoenix, Arizona, home. Jerry, also the cocreator of Zits, lives in central coastal California.

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4.8 out of 5 stars
214 global ratings

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Customers find the humor in the book witty, creative, and humble. They appreciate the art quality, saying it's great. Readers also say the book is great fun, adds a laugh to their day, and all ages will love it. They mention the background material is fascinating.

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Customers find the book witty, creative, and full of laughter. They appreciate the interesting prose and cartoons.

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"Great series. Killer art. Wonderful writing. My mom use to leave these strips on the counter all the time for me to read when I was a teenager...." Read more

"...It is always good to hear my husband laugh!" Read more

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Customers find the art quality of the book nice, great, and killer. They also say the author is witty, creative, and humble.

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"Great series. Killer art. Wonderful writing. My mom use to leave these strips on the counter all the time for me to read when I was a teenager...." Read more

"Nice. Interesting prose and lots and lots of cartoons." Read more

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Customers find the book great fun and say it adds a laugh to their day. They also mention all ages will love it.

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Customers find the book interesting, with enjoyable historical shorts and fascinating background material. They also appreciate the chapter inserts.

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Connie P
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for any Zits fan
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2017
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I am a huge fan of the Zits comic strip by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman. I was buying all of the Zits treasuries (along with other comic strip treasuries like Baby Blues, of which Jerry Scott is also one of the cartoonists) until I ran out of room on my bookshelves. Now I usually just read the comics online. Regardless, when I saw this new Zits publication, “What Was That All About? 20 Years of Strips and Stories,” I had to have it. This hard cover book contains 256 pages covering not only the comic strip itself, but also humorous behind-the-scenes stories. The book’s pages are in color, although the daily funnies are in black and white. The cut out on the front cover making a frame around Jeremy is a clever touch. Great book for any Zits fan. Would recommend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable author comments
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2022
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A great selection of cartoons along with interesting and enjoyable historical short comments and stories by the authors. These guys are witty, creative, and humble.
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D. Jump
5.0 out of 5 stars All ages will love this book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2021
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This Zits gem turned out to be my 9-year old grandson’s favorite Christmas gift! He had the whole family laughing out loud reading some of the comics to us. And the background material in the book is fascinating as well.
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Kyle Ward
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth it!
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2021
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Great series. Killer art. Wonderful writing. My mom use to leave these strips on the counter all the time for me to read when I was a teenager. For me, this was a wonderful purchase.
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MATT MASTERSON
5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT QUALITY......
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2024
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NOTHING TO DISLIKE
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Linda Perkins
5.0 out of 5 stars It is always good to hear my husband laugh
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2018
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I bought this book for my husband and he sits and laughs at the different antics of Jeremy and his friends. It is always good to hear my husband laugh!
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J. Dieterle
4.0 out of 5 stars Great collection
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2018
I enjoyed the backstories in this collection as well as the look at how things have changed over the life of the strip.
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Mr. Dana
5.0 out of 5 stars What a Collection - Must Have for Zits Fans
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2020
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Wonderful collection! I can’t believe Zits is twenty+ years old! I love this collection. I read and reread it often.
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J. Mach
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2021
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Funny and so true
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marilyn
5.0 out of 5 stars A golden treasury.
Reviewed in Canada on July 5, 2018
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These treasuries are so great to enjoy. More for the buck. I love the humor that this strip conveys about teenagers. It's so right on.
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JJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Una serie divertida
Reviewed in Spain on August 21, 2018
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Si te gusta como entretenimiento ligero es un libro divertido y muy ameno.
Se hace corto. Lo peor que las historias no sigan conexas excepto en un par de tiras.
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derkleinenerd
5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection with funny remarks about if by its creators
Reviewed in Germany on May 18, 2018
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Lovely collection with funny and insightful "behind the Scenes"-commentary by the writer and the artist. One of the best contemporary strips around that is celebrated here. A teenager life and the whirlwind of parent's frustrations and accepting process.
Go for it, buy it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on March 20, 2018
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Hilarious!!!!
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