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Summary: How "FoxTrot" began
Review: "FoxTrot" rules, and I'm a proud owner of the first book of the hilarious strip. FoxTrot's early year rules. The current FT strips are funny, but not funnier than the strips from 1988-89. I like the series of strips where Roger got the Pawnmaster chess player. (bleep! Nice move, moron, checkmate). I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Cartoonist Marries Supermodel!
Review: It always amazes me how much Amend can convey via simple lines of his art. The characters are drawn in a oversimplified manner, yet at the same time, the reader is completely aware of the characteristics of the characters. The art has fine finish, the story line is original, the math formulas are always true and correct, and do not forget to pay attention to the headlines of newspapers read by the characters (e.g. "Cartoonist Marries Supermodel"). Jason, the youngest of the characters is my hero - obnoxious, yet clever. Peter, a little bit dumb, is a very nice guy. Paige you just want to slap. I laugh every time I read this book. The Works is great to read in one sitting or a little bit at a time. I highly recommend it to everyone who likes original humor.
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Summary: Cartoonist Marries Supermodel!
Review: It always amazes me how much Amend can convey via simple lines of his art. The characters are drawn in a oversimplified manner, yet at the same time, the reader is completely aware of the characteristics of the characters. The art has fine finish, the story line is original, the math formulas are always true and correct, and do not forget to pay attention to the headlines of newspapers read by the characters (e.g. "Cartoonist Marries Supermodel"). Jason, the youngest of the characters is my hero - obnoxious, yet clever. Peter, a little bit dumb, is a very nice guy. Paige you just want to slap. I laugh every time I read this book. The Works is great to read in one sitting or a little bit at a time. I highly recommend it to everyone who likes original humor.
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Summary: I Can't Think of a Title, Read the Review!
Review: All of "FoxTrot and "Pass the Loot" squished into one book! You will NOT stop laughing! This book will make you feel all sunny inside! (buy it to see what I mean!)
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Summary: I Can't Think of a Title, Read the Review!
Review: All of "FoxTrot and "Pass the Loot" squished into one book! You will NOT stop laughing! This book will make you feel all sunny inside! (buy it to see what I mean!)
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Summary: I LOVE IT!!!
Review: Do you like Foxtrot? Are you a recent addition to the Fox family? If so, you want to check out this collection. I tend to prefer the larger collections to the smaller ones for a few reasons - first, you get a whole lot more for not a lot more money; secondly, it fit's better on the shelf; and third, you can really observe the artist's development and the latter is even more evident in this case. This was the first of the large Foxtrot collections and starts from the very beginning so you get to see the family evolve both in how they are drawn as well as how they interract with one another. Can you believe there was a time Jason wasn't excited about school?
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Summary: For the fans
Review: Do you like Foxtrot? Are you a recent addition to the Fox family? If so, you want to check out this collection. I tend to prefer the larger collections to the smaller ones for a few reasons - first, you get a whole lot more for not a lot more money; secondly, it fit's better on the shelf; and third, you can really observe the artist's development and the latter is even more evident in this case. This was the first of the large Foxtrot collections and starts from the very beginning so you get to see the family evolve both in how they are drawn as well as how they interract with one another. Can you believe there was a time Jason wasn't excited about school?
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Summary: An very amusing portrayal of a typical American family!
Review: Drawn in a very simple style with both eyes on one side of the face and big, mitt-like ears, the Fox family is introduced to the American funnies with a very saucy sense of humor and all those playful little details that you may have missed the first time you looked. There's Roger Fox, the mild-mannered head of the household with his obsession to win at everything with golf and chess, his self-righteous wife, Andrea Fox (call her Andy) who scolds and nags just like any other soccer moms and prides in her original eggplant-and-tofu receipes (no wonder the kids are all so skinny it really hurts!), Peter Fox the lovable (believe it or not) teenager son under his trademark baseball cap who's crazy about sports and his sweetheart, the blind Deanna; Paige Fox the short-tempered, abusive blonde sister who's got a thing for shopping malls, chocolate, and boys, and last of all, Jason Fox, the inventive know-it-all behind his eye-free glasses who really loves school, science fiction, and computers. Oh, and don't forget the pet of the house, Quincy the Iguana who doesn't really say much. Just sit back and watch as Roger Fox gets creamed at the basketball games with his son, Andy Fox gets floored by Jason's practical jokes, Paige Fox gets ambushed by Quincy's claws, Jason Fox gets clobbered for the umpteenth time by his angry sister, and Peter Fox gets wiped out on the football field! Pretty crazy family adventures on the typical American surburbs!
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Summary: I LOVE IT!!!
Review: I love "Foxtrot". So obviously I love the "Foxtrot" books. But this one takes the cake. It's funny, witty, creative, and I find it easy to relate to. Jason, Paige, and Roger, my three favorite characters, never fail to crack me up. I would reccommend this to everyone. Kids, teenagers, adults, EVERYONE!!!
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Summary: Establishing the FoxTrot Characters
Review: I personally enjoy most of the FoxTrot comic strips, which follow a family of five through their everyday lives. The father, Roger, is a mid-level office worker with a bland career. His wife Andy has developed a successful career as a columnist. Their children consist of Peter, a wannabe athelete; Paige, a fashion and social conscious teenager; and Jason, a nerdy elementary schoolkid. This book really begins to establish the characters and the storytelling, which is why I only give it four stars instead of five. The first half of the book starts out with some simple jokes, gags, and storylines that the average reader would enjoy but the longtime FoxTrot fan might find a little tame. Towards the end of the book, however, the characterization is very solid, the jokes are more original, and the storylines are very good. Some of the storylines deal with quite serious scenarios (such as Jason falling off the roof of his house) with a skillful mixture of humor and seriousness that make FoxTrot the excellent comic strip that it is.
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