THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR EVERONE, but read on.

Hello Chums,

If you thought last weeks book selection was different, you haven't seen anything yet. This weeks book is The Trial Of Colonel Sweeto and other stories. While not a graphic novel or a trade paperback, this book is chock-full of strips from the on-line comic The Perry Bible Fellowship. These strips, written and drawn by Nicholas Gurewitch, remind me of Bloom County or The Far Side in their heyday. However, these jokes are taken much further. Too far in fact to be in any respectable newspaper. Enter Dark Horse Books. Their nice little book has 85 pages of strips and a bonus section of "lost strips" all in full color goodness!

But what's in the book, you ask? One through five panel strips that feature people, animals, plants and even toys that are up to something that's usually just wrong. We see things like a young girl and her "boyfriend" a rabbit talking about sex, a lonely old lady who decides to make a gingerbread "man" and cows drowning a pig who took a drink from a tet.

What is neat about the book is the various art styles that are utilized for the strips. Although there are too many styles to describe, Mr. Gurewitch uses a "happy face people" style that works well with his subject matter.

With it's subject matter and language, this book is not for everyone. It's not for anyone under 18 years old for sure. However this book is a lot of fun and should not be missed, IF YOUR OLD ENOUGH.

Rating: A

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D.L.