Petey & Pussy

By John Kerschbaum

Book Overview

Looney Tunes meets Luis Buñuel in this graphic noveldebut. Petey and Pussy , John Kerschbaum's debut graphicnovel, reads very much like a Loony Tunes cartoon - if all of theanthropomorphic animals were kvetching, balding, foul-mouthed misanthropes. Eachcharacter is articulate, but still recognizably have the traits associated withtheir respective species: Petey, the dog, is happy-go-lucky; Pussy, the cat, isself-centered; and Bernie, the bird, is high-strung. Together, they are the petsof an oblivious, repugnant old lady. The trio engages in slapstick adventuresthat are simultaneously given an edge and made hilarious by a twistedcombination of mundane realism and insouciant gross-out humor. Kerschbaumcheerfully includes all the blood and guts that are left out of the cartoons,and lovingly renders his motley crew in a densely textured urban setting.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560979798
• ISBN13: 9781560979791
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Fantagraphics
• Length: 129 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.6" x 0.8" x 6.4"