Random Zits: A Zits Treasury

Zits Treasury #4

by Jerry Scott, Jim Borgman

Random Zits not-so-randomly combines the previous collections Road Trip and Teenage Tales into one mega-volume. It includes popular story lines that include Jeremy and Hector fixing up their old van and take it for a clandestine joy ride, and Jeremy learning the value of tact on his girlfriend's bad hair days, selling random household items on eBay, surviving sudden radical growth spurts, and being coaxed into a fishing trip with his father, who seizes the opportunity to have "the talk." Zits captures the nature of teenage boys with uncanny precision. In one series of strips, Jeremy's mom is alarmed when she finds a fist-size hole in the wall of his room. Pressed to explain it, he balks. When he finally describes what happened, it turns out that the hole wasn't made in a moment of teen hormonal rage. It was made in a moment of teen hormonal idiocy, when he used his mom's meat tenderizing mallet to swat a bug. Anyone who has spent much time around an adolescent boy will recognize this seemingly inexplicable behavior: intelligence and impulsiveness locked in constant battle. This is the natural state of the teen male, and it's portrayed exquisitely in Zits.

Genres: Comics, Humor, Comic Strips, Graphic Novels Comics, Graphic Novels, Young Adult, Fiction

Hardcover

First published September 1, 2004

About the author

Jerry Scott is an American cartoonist. He is the creator of Baby Blues and co-creator of Zits.

Reviews

[Lynda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Because sometimes in a pandemic, you want to read, but you just don't have the energy for something more complicated than a collection of comic strips. This book was just what I wanted and needed.
Plenty of smiles, chuckles and laughs.

[LuAnn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jeremy rocks! And so do his parents, friends and their teenage lives and relationships. The way the artist and writer are able to make concrete abstract concepts, such as Jeremy's explanation not holding water as the water drains out of his speech bubble onto Mrs. Duncan or their speech literally fades away as they fail to understand each other, is clever, and they certainly the capture the frustration and love in the teenager-parent relationship!

[Karen Lovett · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these books!

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Zits! It's so very realistic. That's all. Love and happiness and smiles.

[David Ward · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Zits Treasury #4: Random Zits by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman (Andrews McMeel Publishing 2004) (741.56973). The madness continues. My teenaged son Andrew says that he doesn't get this comic strip. My rating: 7.5/10, finished 4/1/11.

[Beth Withers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Since we raised two boys and saw them through those teenage years, I appreciate every comic in here. They hit it just right! I would recommend this to anyone with teenage boys. It will help you keep your sense of humor!

[Jman7689 · Rating 5 out of 5]

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