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FoxTrot (B&W) #19
Who's Up for Some Bonding? A FoxTrot Collection by Bill Amend
Bill Amend does it better than anybody else. His ability to present middle-class family life in a way that?s consistently fresh, irreverent, and downright wacky is unsurpassed. If asked?and they are each day they open the more than 1,000 newspapers that carry his strip?Amend?s audience of 25 million readers would say the same thing.That committed and connected audience will be delighted once again to discover Who?s Up for Some Bonding?, the latest in a series that includes 18 previous collections and eight treasuries, amounting to nearly two million FoxTrot books in circulation. This time around, Amend?s antics with the Fox family include the artist?s invitingly skewed views of ?normal? children who are light-years ahead of their parents when it comes to computers, siblings who could teach the CIA a thing or two about covert and ?get-even? ops, and parents who stumble around in a slight daze as they deal with all the ?amenities? of the modern world.Jason, Peter, Paige, and their parents, Roger and Andy, deliver the laughs. They all bring their unique personalities and perspectives to the FoxTrot world, whether the subject is technology, tofu recipes . . . or a son convinced he could be the next zillionaire Martha Stewart. FoxTrot surprises. FoxTrot charms. FoxTrot always satisfies.
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First published January 1, 2003
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Bill Amend
62 books299 followersBill Amend is an American cartoonist, best known for his comic strip FoxTrot.
Born as William J. C. Amend III, Amend attended high school in Burlingame, California where he was a cartoonist on his school newspaper. Amend is an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. He attended Amherst College, where he drew comics for the college paper. He majored in physics and graduated in 1984.
After a short time in the animation business, Amend decided to pursue a cartooning career and signed on with Universal Press Syndicate. FoxTrot first appeared on April 10, 1988.
Amend currently lives in the midwestern United States with his wife and two children, a boy and girl.
Born as William J. C. Amend III, Amend attended high school in Burlingame, California where he was a cartoonist on his school newspaper. Amend is an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. He attended Amherst College, where he drew comics for the college paper. He majored in physics and graduated in 1984.
After a short time in the animation business, Amend decided to pursue a cartooning career and signed on with Universal Press Syndicate. FoxTrot first appeared on April 10, 1988.
Amend currently lives in the midwestern United States with his wife and two children, a boy and girl.
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October 9, 2021
Oh, Foxtrot, how I've missed you. This collection is from 2002-2003, so there's an additional nostalgia sauce on my nostalgia entree here. You can't go wrong with Amend's Foxtrot - all the best stuff in common with other good daily strips, but often with a lot more personality.
July 1, 2015
I recently thought about FoxTrot and what a highlight of my life it used to be, so I looked in the library catalog to see if they had any of the books remaining. This was the only one still in the system, and there was only one copy. I was astonished, since they used to have quite a few of them, but then I realized with a strange sensation that when I read those slightly worn books in the past, that was almost FIVE YEARS AGO. No wonder they're almost all gone.
That experience set me up for the full nostalgia and happiness of rereading this wonderful comic collection. Realizing just how long ago it was that I read the books made me see the comics in a new light, realizing how much they influenced my sense of humor, the way I make up characters, and the way I represent family life in the stories I write. I finished the book feeling lucky to have ever read FoxTrot and feeling convinced that I need to buy all the comic anthologies.
The drawings are expressive, the humor is marvelous, and the family dynamics are consistently realistic and well-played. I do like "Calvin and Hobbes" better, but "FoxTrot" was my first experience reading comics, and perfectly appealed to my interests at the time. I still find FoxTrot absolutely brilliant, and enjoyed the humorous and reminiscent experience of rereading this book.
Another note: FoxTrot was written at the perfect time in history to capture technology in a hilarious way. It had become so advanced and prevalent that it was part of everyday life, and yet it was nothing like what we have more than a decade later. It is fascinating to see how technology changes through the course of the series, and instead of some strips and jokes seeming outdated, they just seem wonderfully nostalgic in capturing an obsolete aspect of life we remember.
That experience set me up for the full nostalgia and happiness of rereading this wonderful comic collection. Realizing just how long ago it was that I read the books made me see the comics in a new light, realizing how much they influenced my sense of humor, the way I make up characters, and the way I represent family life in the stories I write. I finished the book feeling lucky to have ever read FoxTrot and feeling convinced that I need to buy all the comic anthologies.
The drawings are expressive, the humor is marvelous, and the family dynamics are consistently realistic and well-played. I do like "Calvin and Hobbes" better, but "FoxTrot" was my first experience reading comics, and perfectly appealed to my interests at the time. I still find FoxTrot absolutely brilliant, and enjoyed the humorous and reminiscent experience of rereading this book.
Another note: FoxTrot was written at the perfect time in history to capture technology in a hilarious way. It had become so advanced and prevalent that it was part of everyday life, and yet it was nothing like what we have more than a decade later. It is fascinating to see how technology changes through the course of the series, and instead of some strips and jokes seeming outdated, they just seem wonderfully nostalgic in capturing an obsolete aspect of life we remember.
September 2, 2019
My son used to read these when he was younger and now that he has left for college, they have been left to gather a bit of dust, which I find very sad. Thus, I've decided to revisit them myself for a bit of reprieve between jobs. Super fun and brings back great memories. While some of the jokes and topics don't' quite stand the test of time, the family situations sure do!
March 12, 2017
A book from my childhood that I owned.
January 24, 2018
I used to love reading Foxtrot back in middle school so this is a fun blast from the past and a nice break from my other reads. I love the nerdy jokes even though I'm not a math or computer nerd.
April 18, 2019
Entertaining as always.
July 3, 2025
3.5 stars
January 4, 2009
Bill Amend is a great comic strip creator! His work is filled with ordinary family life and that's what makes it so great. Daily sibling rivalry, marriage obsticles, and family life is just some of the themes that he portrays in his work. A great laugh for anyone to enjoy.
June 24, 2013
This is my third Bill Amend book [my heartfelt thanks to my college buddy Alvin for my Bill Amend collection ^_^].
This is such a quick and enjoyable read. The family is such a riot haha! :) I really like this book. ^_^
This is such a quick and enjoyable read. The family is such a riot haha! :) I really like this book. ^_^
July 7, 2016
Some cartoon characters just shouldn't read "Iron John." At least that's what Roger Fox's two sons think when he takes them on a boys-only camping trip. Paige is really happy not to go, until her mother starts talking to her about sex. More amusing cartoons from daily and Sunday papers.
December 13, 2010
Just re-read it. Love Foxtrot, especially when I need a break from politics, philosophy, religion, and mystery/adventure. Jason is my favorite comic strip kid.
July 29, 2011
A great collection of strips from the better days of comics.
April 4, 2013
Jason and the gang are always fun!
September 28, 2013
hILARIOUS!!! even more painful that I can relate to the parents this time Round instead of the teenagers. ROFL!!! read it if you need a good laugh :-)
October 11, 2015
Nice collection of a funny comic.
October 29, 2015
What can I say? I love Foxtrot!
August 17, 2007
There's no other way of saying it except that FoxTrot is made of awesome. Amen!
September 3, 2014
It was good, but not my favorite!
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