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Summary: You want to be the Damn Kid
Review: Honestly, if you haven't bought this book then you are missing out on one of the funniest things that the WWW has ever had gracing it's user interface.This book is a collection of comic strips that Owen Dunn has produced as part of his web commic conveniently located at http://www.youdamnkid.com/ as part of the Keenspot network. It is a fairly quick read - I managed to get through the whole book in a little under 30 minutes, but what it lacks in size, it makes up for in punch. It may not save your soul, but it will give it a great big laugh.
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Summary: Clippy Clappy Cling Clong
Review: The title might have thrown you off, but you would understand it if you have read Owen Dunne's book, You Damn Kid. YDK is about a family growing up in the 'good old days' (about 1960s), and it is set around "The Kid" who is our protagonist. Live through the days when you had to go to a Catholic school taught by nuns, as well of days of sweet innocence and naiveté. Throughout the comic strips, "The Kid" runs into fascinating people such as the cantankerous Sister Margaret, the drunken Aunt Claire, and the retarded kid Jethro. Owen Dunne has been drawing comics for his website since 1999, and he brings up some very interesting questions. Questions like "how things would be different if Jesus was a woman" and "why can't I say I'm sorry with my middle finger" and "If Jesus came back, what would he be?" Unfortunately, like Sinfest, YDK probably will not be syndicated, due to the fact that there is some brief nudity in some strips, as well as situations that kids nowadays simply won't understand. Situations like the kid being killed in a bizarre petting zoo incident and when "The Kid" had an arm cast with naughty things written on it. The newspapers are too scared to print anything dealing with religion or sex, and Owen Dunne has a few strips about those subjects. So buy a copy of this book and laugh. These strips are funny, insightful, and serious (at times), and maybe you would learn a thing or two.
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Summary: Clippy Clappy Cling Clong
Review: The title might have thrown you off, but you would understand it if you have read Owen Dunne's book, You Damn Kid. YDK is about a family growing up in the `good old days' (about 1960s), and it is set around "The Kid" who is our protagonist. Live through the days when you had to go to a Catholic school taught by nuns, as well of days of sweet innocence and naiveté. Throughout the comic strips, "The Kid" runs into fascinating people such as the cantankerous Sister Margaret, the drunken Aunt Claire, and the retarded kid Jethro. Owen Dunne has been drawing comics for his website since 1999, and he brings up some very interesting questions. Questions like "how things would be different if Jesus was a woman" and "why can't I say I'm sorry with my middle finger" and "If Jesus came back, what would he be?" Unfortunately, like Sinfest, YDK probably will not be syndicated, due to the fact that there is some brief nudity in some strips, as well as situations that kids nowadays simply won't understand. Situations like the kid being killed in a bizarre petting zoo incident and when "The Kid" had an arm cast with naughty things written on it. The newspapers are too scared to print anything dealing with religion or sex, and Owen Dunne has a few strips about those subjects. So buy a copy of this book and laugh. These strips are funny, insightful, and serious (at times), and maybe you would learn a thing or two.
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