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Fillerbunny #3
Fillerbunny (#3) in My Worst Book Yet!
It's here! The book nobody asked for. The book everyone hoped would never see the light of day. Yes, the book that, in public appearances, swore it would never follow through on its drunken threats to violate reality by ever coming to be, which is just weird if you think about it since for it to swear anything in public it would have to exist already. Fillerbunny returns almost twice as long, and possibly ten times as horrible, with new adventures to test the tolerance levels of even the most monstrous of comic reading goblins out there. Delicately handcrafted by delicate, critically reviled master artist Jhonen Vasquez, this book will take you on a soaring trip through the ecstasies of an unbridled imagination (a filth-caked rabbit who cries a lot). Featuring two pages of color!
24 pages, Comic
First published January 1, 1999
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August 5, 2009
Even for me, this is a step too far into the realms of bad taste. There were a few purile giggles to be had here and there, but mostly, its hard to get over the feeling that its wrong to laugh. Jhonen prooves that sometimes, he can take a joke just a little too far.
December 25, 2015
Oh sad Fillerbunny, I did enjoy your suffering.
October 4, 2019
One star.
Not up to Jhonen Vasquez's other works (JTHM).
There's a very rough, negligible storyline, and many actions and scenes are repetitive.
It's neither funny, nor deplorable.
Not up to Jhonen Vasquez's other works (JTHM).
There's a very rough, negligible storyline, and many actions and scenes are repetitive.
It's neither funny, nor deplorable.
March 14, 2020
Not great. Not at all.
July 29, 2007
Fantastic, dark, smart (with a touch of pink and cute for added DOOM).
October 4, 2019
Three stars (compared to the one and a half stars I gave to Filler Bunny #1 and #2)
The reason I gave this book three stars is that, as the book asked me to play some sombre piano music, I followed. And a few more pages in, when Bunny meets the Robot and is threatened with death, it reminded me of us.
Us humans, of how we beg for death yet all they give us is more life.
"You bleed, they laugh. You cry, they laugh
You endure, you writhe, you beg,
They laugh"
This hits so close to home, that I couldn't help but notice how, from book one of the series, the bunny was but a satirical representation of us. How even if we try dying, they just keep bring us back. There is no escape.
The reason I gave this book three stars is that, as the book asked me to play some sombre piano music, I followed. And a few more pages in, when Bunny meets the Robot and is threatened with death, it reminded me of us.
Us humans, of how we beg for death yet all they give us is more life.
"You bleed, they laugh. You cry, they laugh
You endure, you writhe, you beg,
They laugh"
This hits so close to home, that I couldn't help but notice how, from book one of the series, the bunny was but a satirical representation of us. How even if we try dying, they just keep bring us back. There is no escape.
May 12, 2012
From my review in the May 26th, 2005 issue of The Alibi. http://alibi.com/art/11646/Fillerbunn...
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By Kane S. Latranz
Fillerbunny #3
[http://http://www.slavelabor.com]
Jhonen Vasquez rose to cult status with one among a slew of absurd cartoons on Nickelodeon, Invader Zim. Unfortunately, that show was ultimately cancelled due to its sick and twisted content. The trouble is that sick and twisted is Vasquez' art form, as epitomized in such comics as Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Squee and the ever delightful I Feel Sick.
Now we have a third installment of Vasquez' Fillerbunny. While the first comic was created within a 24-hour period, and the second over the course of two sleep-deprived days, Fillerbunny's "worst book yet!" took much longer to find fruition. It follows the further horrific adventures of the adorable laboratory bunny genetically engineered to fill page space.
Fillerbunny starts off his third comic book tale in a context far removed from its predecessors, flying heroically into battle against "Slorrgh," the leader of a demon realm bent on overtaking the Earth. Our bunny saves the day by deftly lopping off the head of his long-winded adversary with a broadsword. By the second page, the bunny cheerfully bids his fans farewell only to learn that his job is far from over.
Having been thoroughly amused by the first ultra-weird creation, I was not terribly impressed by the rehash at first. This latest chapter, however, is self-referential and covers a wide field in its own disjointed way, with the miserable Vasquez interacting with a vile-tempered boss who wants the artist to produce corporate-friendly cuteness for the enjoyment of the fans. There's less of things like "Aborto," a grotesque floating fetus that is supplied as Fillerbunny's new friend, eventually inspiring the bunny to hurl in one of many vomiting sequences.
This installment includes an android bunny designed to ensure maximum performance from our hero, named "Killerbunny." There are also amorous fan letters from a transgendered clergyman, "Father Enrique Trueheart," and a hilarious foray into the fleeting possibility of Vasquez cashing in with spooky, yet cute T-shirts. (Picture a smiling cartoon kitty above the catchy slogan: "I'm a fucking moron!") Best of all, there's also lots and lots of violence.
There is a simple profundity in the juxtaposition of cuteness and the grotesque in Vasquez' world. In a tirade against his demanding boss, the artist makes the point quite eloquently that he is not a fan of rape and abortion, but that anything can actually be humorous, no matter how horrible it is in real life.
I share Vasquez's view of creative freedom, and enjoyed his little sermon about the fact that suffering and humor are close cousins. My only real complaint would be that Fillerbunny should maybe include a content warning. Then again, it's no worse than the dehumanizing crap slopped out every day on “Jerry Springer.”
alt.press
By Kane S. Latranz
Fillerbunny #3
[http://http://www.slavelabor.com]
Jhonen Vasquez rose to cult status with one among a slew of absurd cartoons on Nickelodeon, Invader Zim. Unfortunately, that show was ultimately cancelled due to its sick and twisted content. The trouble is that sick and twisted is Vasquez' art form, as epitomized in such comics as Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, Squee and the ever delightful I Feel Sick.
Now we have a third installment of Vasquez' Fillerbunny. While the first comic was created within a 24-hour period, and the second over the course of two sleep-deprived days, Fillerbunny's "worst book yet!" took much longer to find fruition. It follows the further horrific adventures of the adorable laboratory bunny genetically engineered to fill page space.
Fillerbunny starts off his third comic book tale in a context far removed from its predecessors, flying heroically into battle against "Slorrgh," the leader of a demon realm bent on overtaking the Earth. Our bunny saves the day by deftly lopping off the head of his long-winded adversary with a broadsword. By the second page, the bunny cheerfully bids his fans farewell only to learn that his job is far from over.
Having been thoroughly amused by the first ultra-weird creation, I was not terribly impressed by the rehash at first. This latest chapter, however, is self-referential and covers a wide field in its own disjointed way, with the miserable Vasquez interacting with a vile-tempered boss who wants the artist to produce corporate-friendly cuteness for the enjoyment of the fans. There's less of things like "Aborto," a grotesque floating fetus that is supplied as Fillerbunny's new friend, eventually inspiring the bunny to hurl in one of many vomiting sequences.
This installment includes an android bunny designed to ensure maximum performance from our hero, named "Killerbunny." There are also amorous fan letters from a transgendered clergyman, "Father Enrique Trueheart," and a hilarious foray into the fleeting possibility of Vasquez cashing in with spooky, yet cute T-shirts. (Picture a smiling cartoon kitty above the catchy slogan: "I'm a fucking moron!") Best of all, there's also lots and lots of violence.
There is a simple profundity in the juxtaposition of cuteness and the grotesque in Vasquez' world. In a tirade against his demanding boss, the artist makes the point quite eloquently that he is not a fan of rape and abortion, but that anything can actually be humorous, no matter how horrible it is in real life.
I share Vasquez's view of creative freedom, and enjoyed his little sermon about the fact that suffering and humor are close cousins. My only real complaint would be that Fillerbunny should maybe include a content warning. Then again, it's no worse than the dehumanizing crap slopped out every day on “Jerry Springer.”
December 12, 2009
I will never forget the day that Jolson brought this for me to read in my junior year of high school, during our 15 minute reading period right before Creative Writing, second period, second semester. And how somehow I managed to see Filler Bunny projectile vomit, projectile shit, and then projectile vomit and shit as three separate moments of "omfg" in which I first laughed, then laughed harder, then fell on the table laughing.
And continued to laugh every time I thought of it.
And continued to laugh every time I thought of it.
February 21, 2017
Another great sleep deprivation inspired book. Aborto is the grossest thing... ever.
August 11, 2008
Funny.. short, silly.
August 11, 2008
An obvious continuation of the first and second.
May 30, 2010
Horrifically poor taste and shamefully enjoyable - for people who like that kind of thing...
December 19, 2009
Fillerbunny #1 in I Fill Up 15 Pages by Jhonen Vasquez (1999)
September 24, 2010
poor bunny :(
September 24, 2010
ow my god I'm cute... XD ironis banget niy ceritanya. si kartunisnya terpaksa menggambar sesuai yg diinginkan pasar. its kinda my own story. give them what they want!!! *sigh*
July 21, 2011
Just...horribly...eye-gouging fun. Read this under the blankets of your bed at 3am, stifling your giggles and hide it from your mom in your teen years. Trust me, that's the fun of these comics.
July 17, 2012
*gapes* ......i got nothin'....
August 10, 2014
HOLY SHITAKE JHONEN VASQUEZ IS MILORD SOMEDAY I HAVE TO MAKE AN ABSURD, SURREAL, POOR COMIC BOOK LIKE THIS. PERIOD.
January 11, 2020
That poor fuckin' rabbit.
August 14, 2022
if you don't get it, don't read it
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