Bob the Angry Flower: Dog Killer

By Stephen Notley

Combining the politics of The Boondocks, the surrealism of Zippy the Pinhead, and the pop-culture madness of The Simpsons, Bob the Angry Flower is an edgy, trenchantly political, and achingly funny comic strip. Whether he's building killer robots, running for pope, or just getting creamed at 20 Questions, Bob is locked, loaded, and ready to destroy the Earth--unless there's something good on TV. Bob the Angry Flower: Dog Killer is exactly what disaffected teenagers, jaded grownups, disgruntled geeks, and Peter Pans of all ages have been waiting for: a flower with a brilliant mind, a bipolar temperament, and the attention span of a five-year-old loaded up on sugar and Saturday-morning cartoons.

This first U.S.-published collection of Canadian cartoonist Stephen Notley's syndicated masterpiece is a crazed love letter to monster movies, petty demagogues, and vegetarian tyrants alike. Unpredictable, original, and wholly outrageous, Bob is coming to America--and not a moment too soon.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1892391341
• ISBN13: 9781892391346
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Tachyon Publications
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Flower Power for a new generation

Almost no topic is taboo for cartoonist Stephen Notley and his alter-ego (and also possibly his id), Bob the Angry Flower. If you've ever found yourself rooting for a movie villain, you will identify with Bob's schadenfreude style of humor. If you've ever been frightened by a scary movie, you will find a soothing balm in Bob's transformation of horror movie premises into palliative ridicule. Though not all material is appropriate for all ages (Bob really does mercifully, yet gruesomely, kill a terminally ill dog), Bob should be required reading for a new generation of budding teenage anti-establishmentarians.

Fantastic Flower

I completely disagree with the last reviewer, Donald W. Stein. Well, except for his adoration of Bob. My favorite strips were: Destroy the Apostrophy (a Bob classic) Kerry Wins! Cookie Mines World Without Meat And the paper quality didn't bother me at all. Nice to have all of Stephen Notley's cartoons from the last couple of years all in one place. This is a must purchase for any selfrespecting Bob fan! And a good introduction for everybody else.

Best comic strip out there!

A local alternative newspaper picked up Bob the Angry Flower a year ago and I got hooked. The concept and character is just amusing before the strip even starts. This book has some of my favorite strips so far including: Your Oppressors Battlecruiser Omega Buy Everything Day Wholly Communion This book also includes annotations on each strip from the author. My only complaint is the book's printing paper could be of higher quality.