Are We an "Us"?

Zits Sketchbook #4

by Jim Borgman, Jerry Scott

If you thought being 15 was rough, trying being Jeremy Duncan. His teenage trials and tribulations are on display in this collection of the phenomenally successful strip, Are We an "Us"? The honesty and humor of Zits appeals to anyone who has ever been 15 or is currently experiencing the challenges of raising a teenager. Together with his friends and family, Jeremy humorously captures the baffling essence of adolescence perfectly. Whether he's trying to navigate the tumultuous waters of teenage relationships, enduring lame jokes by his dad, or hatching a road-trip scheme with his long-time best friend, Hector, Jeremy's plight leaves Zits readers young and old knowingly nodding their heads in recognition that they've been there themselves.

Genres: Comics, Humor, Bande Dessinée, Comic Strips, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book, Graphic Novels

130 pages, Paperback

First published March 20, 2001

About the author

James Mark Borgman is an American cartoonist. He is known for his political cartoons and his nationally syndicated comic strip Zits.

Reviews

[Mark]

Originally published in 2001 (with strips from 2000), this follows Book 3 directly as Jeremy Duncan continues to explore life with his friends and parents. There’s a great deal to enjoy in this (so many panels made me laugh out loud) and although a few of strips again take a surreal turn (which work, every single time), so much of this rings bells with me as the father of a teenager that it was just wonderful. There are a lot of highlights - the very question of “are we an us?”, sitting on the roof with Hector talking, big brother Chad, adventures in babysitting, Dad jokes, Mum’s stern word and gaze and life at school. Superb - both in terms of writing and artwork - this is really funny, a comic masterpiece that I loved and would highly recommend.

[David Allen Hines]

I've always enjoyed the Zits comic, and I am now in the process of buying all of the books of the series and reading them. This is an earlier volume (more than 25 in the series now) and the drawing of the characters is less perfected than it now is, but it is still a funny book, with great characters and will make you laugh. Any fan of the series will enjoy this look back to an earlier period of Zits!

[Jaime Guzman]

This was the first time reading a volume of the comic strip, Zits.
I thoroughly enjoyed it and there were a few times where I laughed really loud and I had to share it with my wife.
It is also wonderfully drawn.
A teenager filled with angst and the parents that deal with him. Very funny.

[Zach Green]

Good book love it.

[Karen Lovett]

I love the Zits series!

[Cathy]

I got this for my husband for a humorous look at romance for Valentine's Day, although not all of these were based on romance.

I loved the ones about the mariachi suit. The ones about them babysitting were also funny, although, nope, I wouldn't have wanted them babysitting our kids either.

I didn't know that Jeremy had an older brother, Chad, who's in college. I don't know how many years I've read this comic strip and didn't know that.

The rest of these comics pretty much followed the usual sorts of topics and punchlines for the series.

I enjoyed it and would recommend it. I don't know if I'd reread it.

[Amanda]

Not as funny as the one before, but some very funny strips.

[Shiroiken]

Funny, as always.

[Joy]

Jeremy Duncan might just be my spirit animal.

Zits, off you go to my best strips list. :)))

[Jason]

always funny