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Bumperboy #1
Bumperboy Loses His Marbles
Highly successful in the mini-comic series format, Bumperboy's first adventure is now available in one complete book. Bumperboy Loses His Marbles is an all-ages story following Bumperboy -- with his best pal, Bumperpup -- on his frantic trek to find his missing marbles before the big Marble Tournament. Does Bumperboy have what it takes to win all the marbles?
96 pages, Paperback
First published August 3, 2005
About the author
Debbie Huey
5 books24 followersDebbie Huey is the artist/writer/creator of the all-ages Bumperboy comics series, which includes the Xeric Award winning book, "Bumperboy Loses His Marbles," and her latest full-length graphic novel, "Bumperboy and the Loud, Loud Mountain." Debbie admits that she hadn't purchased a comic book until the ripe age of 21, but has been addicted to reading and drawing comics ever since then.
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September 18, 2021
Rating as an intro comic book for very young children.
The art is quite charming. It has amusing puns that some children probably won't get unless explained, like the Onomatopeople.
The story is accessible and safe even for preschool age. I think Narwhal and Jelly is funnier, but this is more of a feel-good story then a funny comic. A good example of keep trying and helping friends with emotions.
The art is quite charming. It has amusing puns that some children probably won't get unless explained, like the Onomatopeople.
The story is accessible and safe even for preschool age. I think Narwhal and Jelly is funnier, but this is more of a feel-good story then a funny comic. A good example of keep trying and helping friends with emotions.
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November 16, 2007
I wanted to like this one. The concept was cute and the illustrations are interesting and drawn in a way that will appeal to kids. However, there are a few things that bug me:
1) Some of the names of things: Onomatoland and Bubtopia Arena, for example. This is just like in science fiction novels where the characters have unpronounceable names. Its confusing, and in this case, there is no explanation, which goes into the second reason I was bugged by this comic book.
2) Borp Holes: These are holes that you can travel into and they transport you to different places. You don’t have control over where they send you, they can just send you anywhere. There is no explanation for these either, they just exist.
I’m not asking for an in depth dissertation into the logic of borp holes or why the names of some things are so confusing, but a general introduction would have been appreciated. Also it felt that the book started in the middle of everything. There are a lot of characters, mostly friends of Bumperboy’s, but all we really know is their names, we don’t get to know them, although that may have been pretty time consuming, because we are introduced to a lot of them. There was no “Hello, my name is Bumperboy, I’m really good at playing marbles and my best friends are my dog, Bumperpup and Gordy.”
This is a cute comic book. I hope that in the new comic, Bumperboy and the Loud, Loud Mountain, we get to know more about the characters and more insight that lets us know who Bumperboy and his friends really are.
P.S. After writing this review on my blog, I read other people’s reviews and everyone loves it… maybe I’m just insane.
1) Some of the names of things: Onomatoland and Bubtopia Arena, for example. This is just like in science fiction novels where the characters have unpronounceable names. Its confusing, and in this case, there is no explanation, which goes into the second reason I was bugged by this comic book.
2) Borp Holes: These are holes that you can travel into and they transport you to different places. You don’t have control over where they send you, they can just send you anywhere. There is no explanation for these either, they just exist.
I’m not asking for an in depth dissertation into the logic of borp holes or why the names of some things are so confusing, but a general introduction would have been appreciated. Also it felt that the book started in the middle of everything. There are a lot of characters, mostly friends of Bumperboy’s, but all we really know is their names, we don’t get to know them, although that may have been pretty time consuming, because we are introduced to a lot of them. There was no “Hello, my name is Bumperboy, I’m really good at playing marbles and my best friends are my dog, Bumperpup and Gordy.”
This is a cute comic book. I hope that in the new comic, Bumperboy and the Loud, Loud Mountain, we get to know more about the characters and more insight that lets us know who Bumperboy and his friends really are.
P.S. After writing this review on my blog, I read other people’s reviews and everyone loves it… maybe I’m just insane.
October 30, 2009
I wanted to like this one. The concept was cute and the illustrations are interesting and drawn in a way that will appeal to kids. However, there are a few things that bug me:
1) Some of the names of things: Onomatoland and Bubtopia Arena, for example. This is just like in science fiction novels where the characters have unpronounceable names. Its confusing, and in this case, there is no explanation, which goes into the second reason I was bugged by this comic book.
2) Borp Holes: These are holes that you can travel into and they transport you to different places. You don’t have control over where they send you, they can just send you anywhere. There is no explanation for these either, they just exist.
I’m not asking for an in depth dissertation into the logic of borp holes or why the names of some things are so confusing, but a general introduction would have been appreciated. Also it felt that the book started in the middle of everything. There are a lot of characters, mostly friends of Bumperboy’s, but all we really know is their names, we don’t get to know them, although that may have been pretty time consuming, because we are introduced to a lot of them. There was no “Hello, my name is Bumperboy, I’m really good at playing marbles and my best friends are my dog, Bumperpup and Gordy.”
This is a cute comic book. I hope that in the new comic, Bumperboy and the Loud, Loud Mountain, we get to know more about the characters and more insight that lets us know who Bumperboy and his friends really are.
P.S. After writing this review on my blog, I read other people’s reviews and everyone loves it… maybe I’m just insane.
1) Some of the names of things: Onomatoland and Bubtopia Arena, for example. This is just like in science fiction novels where the characters have unpronounceable names. Its confusing, and in this case, there is no explanation, which goes into the second reason I was bugged by this comic book.
2) Borp Holes: These are holes that you can travel into and they transport you to different places. You don’t have control over where they send you, they can just send you anywhere. There is no explanation for these either, they just exist.
I’m not asking for an in depth dissertation into the logic of borp holes or why the names of some things are so confusing, but a general introduction would have been appreciated. Also it felt that the book started in the middle of everything. There are a lot of characters, mostly friends of Bumperboy’s, but all we really know is their names, we don’t get to know them, although that may have been pretty time consuming, because we are introduced to a lot of them. There was no “Hello, my name is Bumperboy, I’m really good at playing marbles and my best friends are my dog, Bumperpup and Gordy.”
This is a cute comic book. I hope that in the new comic, Bumperboy and the Loud, Loud Mountain, we get to know more about the characters and more insight that lets us know who Bumperboy and his friends really are.
P.S. After writing this review on my blog, I read other people’s reviews and everyone loves it… maybe I’m just insane.
April 22, 2015
Love the clean, clear illustrations of Bumperboy and his interesting world. (He travels between worlds through "borp holes" with his companion, Bumperpup.) These are great for preschoolers who are excited about graphic novels-- safe (there's a bully of a bird who steals Bumperboy's marbles, but that's as rough as this title gets) and easy to read the story from the pictures alone. We also love the sequel and would like to buy some of the mini-comics from Bumperboy's website!
April 19, 2013
This is, in my opinion, the single greatest graphic novel ever written in the history of graphic novels. That it is out of print is a shame. Some publisher should pick it up and reprint it in color, as was done with Jeff Smith's Bone books.
May 20, 2008
A fun little story!
April 21, 2009
so cute!
August 26, 2011
Cute for 2nd or 3rd graders. Like the smaller format and simple line drawings.
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