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I bought this book because I already have a soft-cover version & wanted one that wouldn't be damaged as easily from use. I love Johnny The Homicidal Maniac, as a character and a series. The stories are fun and give the reader a chance to laugh a bit at things which are usually too morbid to be amused by. It ridicules/takes joy in the peculiarities of people and their nastiness. In other words, an excellent escape from anxiety brought on by everyday things. Also, as taboo as the main character may be, his conflicted sense of dissatisfaction almost makes him endearing at times. Black humor is not for everyone, but if it's for you then so is Johnny... As a matter of fact, most of Vasquez's work that I've seen/read has pretty dark humor, including Invader Zim. It all appeals to me, but JTHM is certainly a favorite. If schadenfreude is one of your indulgences, then this series is undoubtedly for you, too. Not for children. Not for the squeamish.Read full review
"Oh, the thing he did before Invader Zim?" Yes. This book is an amazing parody of it's time full of intelligently written stupidity. This book and the companion series Squee follow a serial killer who befriends a small boy before the Pillsbury Dough Boy or legally similar entity and other demons do even worse stuff. If that makes little sense it should. The creator of this comic likes his weird to come at you hard and it is one of the most creative efforts I've ever seen. The random dark humor is exquisite. Can you believe someone at Nickelodeon read this and gave him a kid's cartoon???
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I had the paperback version of this book and loved it so much that I decided to get this amazing hardcover version. It was a worthwhile choice.
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great comic series brought back in this directors cut, its nice to see all the images presented so cleanly in the artists grungy art style
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Love this comic series. So great for it to be put into a collection. Great quality. Thanks!
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