Enormously FoxTrot A FoxTrot Treasury

FoxTrot Anthologies

by Bill Amend

Created in order to accurately track for Goodreads challenge.

Genres: Comics, Humor, Comic Strips, Fiction, Graphic Novels, Comic Book, Comedy

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

Bill 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.

Reviews

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a nice trip back in time. I have always enjoyed reading comics - or The Funnies - as we called them back when I was growing up. As an adult, Foxtrot was always good for a smile. A family of five, Roger the clueless father; Andy, the long-suffering mother; the older good kid Peter; the picked upon middle sister Paige; and Jason, the genius trickster middle-schooler. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed these folks and their constant predicaments and battles. Jason is the star of the strip, his perpetual mission to annoy and prank his sister, while she gets her own punches in retribution. The book was such a nice respite from today's far uglier realities. I enjoyed it.

[Lily Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have reread this book so many times, but it never fails to make me smile like it did the first time.

[Christopher · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read it with the boys. I especially enjoyed Fredrick learning the catch phrase "ooo, Pierre"....oh man, hilarious.

[Colin Murtagh · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's not easy to find treasuries of strips on this side of the Atlantic, so any time I see one, I will try and grab it. Foxtrot is one that I am particularly fond of. There is just something quite fun about this slice of life strip, it's not the most intellectual of strips, it's not the most artistic of strips, but it has a really good heart, and that's much more important. These are relatively early strips, from before it went weekly only, so there are some longer story lines, with a few more characters. I do miss Denise

[Joshua · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have nothing in particular to say about this book, but I have a tradition of always entering reviews to keep up.

(Tue Aug 23 12:19:26 PM CDT 2022)

(Did the format of the "date" command change to put the year at the end, or has it always been like that and I've just noticed?)

[Kristine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still hilarious and relevant after all this time!

[vuc · Rating 5 out of 5]

technically i just reread mine but i’m counting it

[Nate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Used to be one of my favorite strips growing up. It's still good but the nostalgia has worn off. Perhaps when my kids are older and I see them reflected in the characters....

[Jon Hewelt · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another neato spedito collection of Foxtrot comic strips. Check it out!

[TQPS · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always a charming read!!

[Kale'a Pollard · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really funny mix of family shenanigans and personal drama. Totally recommend it along with other foxtrot books

[Aaron Wong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amend, B. (1997). Enormously Foxtrot: A Foxtrot treasury. Kansas City, MI: Andrews & McMeel.

[Truman A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very good and funny. This could have more pages.

[Chris Seltzer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book represents a clear step forward in the FoxTrot comics. The art style now is what I remember FoxTrot comics being, the most notable difference being Roger's character model.

We continue to see the characters develop, expanding on the previous anthology. Peter is more mature with more complex teenage relationship dynamics. Punching out Mike Barnes demonstrates his growing assertiveness and sense of responsibility, while his frustration with Guido (Denise's Italian companion) certainly feels relatable as teenage angst.

Paige's growth is particularly fascinating, and I think Amend deserves great credit for writing her as a complex and interesting character. I thought the decision to have a storyline showing she enjoys dissecting a frog was a particularly interesting choice.

Jason continues to be fun and geeky, but we also see his desire to be accepted by his siblings. Roger remains vulnerable but determined, definitely a stand-in for the adult readers of the comic. Andy remains resilient, especially as we see her struggles as a parent. Through her attempts to wake up Paige, handle Jason's broken NES, and deal with Roger's flu, we sympathize with her as the responsible one in the family and appreciate her ability to do it with a sense of humor.

The book remains a nostalgic time capsule with references to Terminator 2, Indiana Jones, Bruce Springsteen, the SNES, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. As someone who grew up during the time these strips were written, it was a pleasure reliving my childhood memories, even if I was a bit younger than Jason would have been during the time of writing.

The storyline where Jason and Paige found a hypodermic needle in the sand at the beach was definitely an interesting choice and represents the first time I remember the strip taking a slightly more serious turn. One that's especially interesting if you remember the concern around both HIV and drug use that were prevalent at the time, though obviously never mentioned specifically in the strip.

Finally, the Sunday strips that are included are phenomenal. I can't remember if such large strips ran in actual newspapers, but they stand out beautifully in these books.

[Zander Ashworth]

Foxtrot is always hilarious and this book was no different! Would definitely recommend this.

[Charlie Norman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is funny. You should read it.

[Blake W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bill amend has no trouble creating comedy with this amazing comic of the average family fun is bound to never stop. jason ( My favorite character0 is the youngest son who tries as hard as he can to annoy his sister with all of his guns and Igauna. paige the sister is the average 15 year old girl who picks on her brother. peter is the eldest of them all and is terrible at all things sport he also eats gallons of foot overall this is my favorite comic ever created good job Bill keep up the good work.

[Ari · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amend is one of the funniest comic artists around. His jokes are funny and hit family relationships squarely on the head. He is a very talented artist, and very imaginative. I love to look for his "Easter eggs" in the form of newspaper articles with comic writer jokes and how from frame to frame the Fox's household picture and magazines will "move". Overall anyone who loves to laugh aloud will enjoy this.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reread #2: I've already read my copy of "Bury My Heart At Fun-Fun Mountain" over a dozen times, so the first half of this collection was a little stale on this reading (still fabulous! Just not "new"). The second half was very fresh and enjoyable for me. Of course, I love all Bill Amend's work and this was no exception. Glad to own it now!

Read #1: 4 Stars

[Eric Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've always enjoyed the Foxtrot strips, especially the character Jason (like the Iguanoman series, not to mention his rocket launch attempts). However, with this particular collection, I'm not sure what to make of the hypodermic needle series; I failed to see any humor in any of the strips for that wee, which I understand to be the purpose of comic strips in the first place.

[angrykitty · Rating 5 out of 5]

my brother was the one who originally received the fox trot books, but i gradually become much more interested in them. even though they're not as "high-brow" as far side or calvin and hobbes, they're still way funny.

[Camille · Rating 5 out of 5]

My boys asked me to check out some comic books from the library, so I got a few foxtrot books. I forgot how much this comic strip makes me laugh! My husband doesn't think it's funny, probably because he didn't have sisters, so he missed out on some of the family dynamics in Foxtrot.

[Mat Brewster · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've always liked Foxtrot, but reading this large book all at once showed me just how repetetive Amend's jokes can be. He takes the same premises with the stock characters and repeats them over and over with small changes. I think I'm pretty much over this comic now.

[John Snyder · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got this as a gift and was happy with it. I grew up in a house of five brothers and one sister. And gee does this ever remind me of stuff we did to each other. It was in fun time, well sometimes it was a fun time.

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was so big, it took me a while to finish it, but I enjoyed it; the comics were very cute and funny. I just wish they did the entire series in chronological order, in the style of the Garfield books...

[Mita · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's no other way of saying it except that FoxTrot is made of awesome. Amen!

[Tatiana · Rating 4 out of 5]

foxtrot is one of the few cartoons that has ever consistently made me laugh out loud. i can read them over and over again if i need a good cheering-up.

[Avrom · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Foxtrot so much, it's my third favorite comic book.

[Ian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fav comic strip.

[Marianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fox trot! Fox trot! I love these!