Urban Animals: A Comic Field Guide - Softcover

Mireille Silcoff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1559708980 ISBN 13: 9781559708982

Publisher: Arcade Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

YouÕve seen them before. TheyÕre in your home, in your office, on the street. YouÕve encountered them at some fine and not-so-fine establishments. TheyÕre the new urban animals, and now theyÕve been classified. You know youÕve met Every MotherÕs Worse Nightmare (ÒSo what if it says ÔPussyÕ on the front, Mom? ThereÕs a picture of a cat under the wordÓ) and The Simpsons Quoter (Natural habitat: His own private SpringfieldÑno further description necessary). From That Young Literary Guy, who Òhas just published a novel, half of which is comprised of footnotes,Ó to The Condescending Vegetarian, who Òmisses the nineties, when it was more acceptable to call a hamburger ÔevilÕ just as a dining companion was about to attack one,Ó this book takes a biting look at the creatures that inhabit our everyday urban worldÑlaugh-out-loud portraits, with a touch of the tragically comic. Beware, you might find yourself in here.

About this title

About the Author

Mireille Silcoff is the editor in chief of Guilt & Pleasure Quarterly, a review of new Jewish writing and ideas. She is the recipient of two National Magazine Awards and is the founder of a string of discussion salons now active in several American cities.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcade Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1559708980
• ISBN 13: 9781559708982
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Kagan McLeod
• Number of pages: 147