Rose Is Rose Running on Alter Ego

Author: Pat Brady
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 0740751271
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
"An amazing collection of cartoons . . . imaginatively drawn and smartly written, the strips encompass the poignancy, impermanence, and fleeting everyday pleasures of the daily grind. It's all here: the humor, the pathos, the banality-and it's treated with such forthright affection that the results are downright giddy."When Pat Brady puts pen to paper, readers can't resist following his original images and tight story lines. This creator pulls more material from the one-child Gumbo family than other cartoonists can with five times the number of characters and settings. That magic comes through in Brady's seventh collection, Rose is Rose Running on Alter Ego. The lively series of daily and Sunday strips revolves around Rose-devoted wife and doting mother-who, try as she might, just can't keep her biker chick fantasies totally in check. Rose never knows, as she manages her blue-collar husband, Jimbo, and their energy-fired son, Pasquale, when Vicki the Biker may show up. But when the long-haired, short-skirted babe surfaces, it's always with a breath of fresh air and a fresh take on "normal" family life. Besides appearing on the cover, Rose as Vicki shines throughout the collection, in six new full-page drawings created just for the book. Each shows the seemingly satisfied housewife's alter ego performing some mundane chore demanded by Rose's less adventurous life, while Brady's usual mix of family fun, frolic, and fancy gives Gumbo fans plenty of delight.

Rose is Rose

Author: Pat Brady
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 9780836281965
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
No other comic strip combines such a rich imagination, dazzling perspective and sweet substance as Rose is Rose. In each installment, cartoonist Pat Brady presents a loving and funny family that fans simply want to be a part of. In The Irresistible Rose is Rose, Brady plays up Rose's active fantasy world. Through one or two clever flip-art sequences she morphs into her alter ego, the leather-clad biker sexpot, Vicki the Biker. In this fourth Rose is Rose collection, Rose's playful nature is complemented by her son Pasquale's wild dream life and the constant devotion from her adoring husband Jimbo.The strip has received many accolades, including the prestigious Wilbur Award from the Religious Public Relations Council, and has been nominated five times for Best Newspaper Comic Strip by the National Cartoonists Society. Rose is Rose appears in over 500 newspapers. Fans will find this newest collection completely irresistible!

Peekaboo Planet

Author: Pat Brady
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 0740785451
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 130

Book Description
This Rose is Rose comic strip collection stars the charming Gumbo family in a fantastical world all their own. The art combines dreams and reality as the stars live out their lives in sweeping fashion and the artwork begs to be cherished and collected. Peekaboo Planet is a fantastic collection of Rose is Rose cartoons that gives readers another fun peek into the hilarity of the Gumbo family. Rose, Jimbo, Pasquale, and of course the family kitten Peekaboo, are at it again in a full-color collection of strips. From backyard blow-up swimming pools pilates to the fishing pole that got away, Rose is Rose is always good for a laugh.

Red Carpet Rose

Author: Pat Brady
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 9780740757006
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Creator Pat Brady received the 2004 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year from the National Cartoonists Society. He's previously been honored as a nominee for the award seven times, and Rose is Rose has been nominated five times for the Society's Best Newspaper Comic Strip Award. Rose is Rose has long garnered attention from fans across the country and around the world. When the National Cartoonists Society named Rose creator Pat Brady Outstanding Cartoonist of 2004 it only confirmed what those readers already knew in their hearts: Brady rolls out one of the best strips in the business. Red Carpet Rose is Brady's first book since he received the NCS honors. As the seven previous Rose is Rose books have done before, this one continues the tales of the hilarious Gumbo family: Rose, her husband, Jimbo, and their devilish, delightful, and demanding son, Pasquale. Brady deftly captures the innocent and ageless qualities of wonder and awe at the world's boundless experiences, as seen through the lives of his beloved characters. Whether the Gumbos are sharing a simple family moment in the park, Pasquale is pushing his little-boy limits, or Rose is morphing into her Biker Chic alter ego, this Rose is Rose compilation of daily and Sunday strips delivers all the fun, laughter, and family-loving moments that mark Brady's work. This is cartooning at its best!

She's a Momma, Not a Movie Star

Author: Pat Brady
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 9780836210873
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Rose is Rose presents the extraordinary nature of everyday life as seen through the eyes of the Gumbo family. The strip stars child-at-heart Rose and her ASD (Attentiveness Surplus Disorder) husband Jimbo. Their gentle son Pasquale is watched over by his Guardian Angel who morphs from tiny cherub into gargantuan protector. Family kitten Peekaboo boasts that her humans are the cutest in town. Readers relish the romance in Rose and Jimbo's marriage, yet cheer the emergence of Rose's rebel alter ego, the fearless, wild and ready-to-roll Vicki the Biker.

Rose is Rose Right on the Lips

Author: Pat Brady
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN: 9780740739552
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description
Pat Brady¿s comic strips send readers to another plane. That¿s quite an accomplishment for a simple story line centered on a two-parent, single-child family. But Brady¿s readers soar, through both the laughs and a visual visceral connection to the feelings the characters themselves experience. Rose is Rose Right on the Lips: A Rose is Rose Collection continues the tales of the Gumbo family. Rose is the wife and mother, a child at heart who just happens to have a biker chick alter ego. Husband Jimbo, a ¿decent Neanderthal,¿ looks like an average blue-collar dad, but he¿s actually an incurable romantic. And Pasquale, their son, is an imagination-fired kid who loves Peekaboo, the family cat, and is often saved from trouble by his guardian angel. Brady swirls this familial mix into seemingly endless recipes of fun, adventure, and fantasy, but he adds a special magic with his original sense of perspective and space that makes readers feel as though they, too, are part of the action. This collection of daily and Sunday strips from the past year is a great introduction to those new to Rose is Rose and a surefire winner with longtime Gumbo-family fans. The creator adds value for all readers by including two flip books in the pages¿ lower corners, delightfully animating the characters right in front of their eyes!

Paul at Home

Author: Michel Rabagliati
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
ISBN: 9781770464148
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description

The Secret of Willow Lane

Author: Virginia Rose Richter
Publisher: Untreed Reads
ISBN: 1611874181
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47

Book Description
Two eleven-year-old amateur detectives set out to solve the mystery of a deceased neighbor's missing will and to identify a stranger snooping around the house where the will is thought to be hidden. What begins as an excuse to use their new detective kit turns into a frightening experience that has the girls running for their lives. This is the first in a new mystery novella series recommended for ages 9-12.

Casey Jones

Author:
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 9780756508906
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Larger-than-life heroes epitomize the American spirit. Capture the tales that have entertained generations of eager listeners in these delightful time-honoured classics.

Grendel Omnibus Volume 1: Hunter Rose (Second Edition)

Author: Matt Wagner
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1506732135
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 602

Book Description
This dynamic masterpiece is ready to celebrate its fortieth anniversary with second editions of the complete Grendel saga! Grendel Omnibus Volume 1 begins the entire epic series and chronicles the complete Hunter Rose storyline. This collection features millionaire Hunter Rose and his alter ego, the criminal mastermind Grendel! This collection features the very first Hunter Rose story, a complete Hunter Rose adventure by Matt Wagner, and vignettes and short stories from that key Grendel era by contributing storytellers Tim Sale, Guy Davis, Stan Sakai, Mike Allred, Darick Robertson, Michael Avon Oeming, Jill Thompson, the Pander Brothers, Duncan Fegredo, and many more! This collection reprints Grendel: Devil by the Deed; the short story collections Grendel: Black, White, & Red and Grendel: Red, White, & Black, and Grendel: Behold the Devil.