Fuzz & Pluck

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Summary: Strikingly expressive capers with hilarious characters.
Review: "A remarkable, beautifully drawn book by one of my favorite aritsts." -BATMAN: YEAR ONE artist David Mazzucchelli

A "highly-qualified addition to the Fantagraphics roundtable of haute culture." -CHRIS WARE

FUZZ AND PLUCK creator Ted Stearn is a New York cartoonist/animator who is currently a mainstay at MTV animation: his credits include BEAVIS AND BUTTHEAD and DARIA. FUZZ AND PLUCK -his first book collection- documents the hilarious adventures of a rather annoyed plucked chicken and a dull but lovable bear. It's a picturesque romp through a surreal world that continually thwarts our protagonists' attempts to live simply and peacefully. Includes a brand-new eight-page story.

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Summary: "Look out for that plucked Chicken....."
Review: Fuzz, a stuffed teddy bear escaping from an abusive child, and Pluck, a plucked Rooster on the run from a soup factory, wind up in a strange city where slavery has replaced prisons. They're purchased by a strange couple (The wife has unusual plans for Fuzz..), must fight a giant shrub creature, learn starvation techniques from an emaciated Zen Monkey, and vomit on a baby. If this sounds like fun to you, Fuzz and Pluck would be a wise purchase to make. I mean, who wouldn't love the ornery Pluck, whose cute antics include stealing crutches from old crippled men? I lost count of the times I found myself doubled over with laughter reading this book- Ted Stearn is a genius! The art and dialogue are perfect, and Fantagraphics has created a lovely, affordable package. Looking forward to the sequel, Splitsville. Highly recommended!

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Summary: very high
Review: Probably the best comics-book I ever read. Funny and sad at the same time - and that on a very high level.

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Summary: Funny and fascinating
Review: Ted Stearn is a genius! He captures life's ironies in a way that is unique and believable.

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Summary: Big in Virginia
Review: Ted Stearn's Fuzz and Pluck details the struggles for survival of his title characters, a talking teddy bear and a skinny, plucked chicken, respectively. Broke and sold into slavery, our guys make their escape and manage to get by any way they can, meeting all manner of bizzarre characters along the way, and creating an odd sort of metaphor for life itself. Fuzz and Pluck made their first appearance in David Mazzuchelli's Rubber Blanket several years ago, and this story was originally serialized in Fantagraphics' anthology title, Zero Zero. It has a much stronger effect, as most comics do, as a collection. Very odd, and oddly entertaining.

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Summary: Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This is an incredible book. Ted Stearn is an inspired and talented author. His artwork is something to behold.