![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Social and Political Differences Between the A.1-800 Mice, Predators Anthology, The Good the Bad.For A Book About A Great Movie, It's Lacking-BFI.Rant-Reviews-The Quality Decreases With Each Comic.The complex ideas of self, society, and what exactly it means to have order are these amazingly deep ruminations that develop out of what at first seems like just the silliest comic imaginable. Some illustrations look simple and childish, but other times something amazingly intricate and detailed appears showing Thurber knows what he's doing. This one is basically new.) 1-800-MICE is Matthew Thurbers comic book anthropological study of the imaginary city. The drawing also hides a surprising amount of skill at times. Matthew Thurber: 1-800-MICE (Picturebox) / ISBN 9780982632741 / 160-page hardcover, 8.25 x 11.25 inches (All the 'discounted books' Im selling are new/unread, but usually show some age and shelf wear. Suddenly this morphs from a cute and silly absurdist tale into something resembling a thriller as the city of Volcano park falls into hysteria from various events and a mystery is solved that could stop the madness, but it's too late and the book ends on a surprising downer. There is psychological intrigue, suspense, and a good amount of humor. Yes, it's still sheer insanity, but it is insanity with a very complex world and plot. When you're reading the story it at first will seem completely unintelligible, but then all of the sudden a strange thing will happen-you start to actually sort of understand what's going on. ![]()
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