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Foxtrot Collection #41
Some Clever Title: A FoxTrot Collection Blah Blah Blah
FoxTrot distills popular culture through the lens of everyday family life--offering a deft and humorous critique on society's latest comings and goings.
You might belong in the Fox family if you . . . dress up in a Batman costume . . . model a scarecrow after your sister . . . bake cookies to bribe your teachers . . . spend all day playing videogames . . . buy a cart load of junk food when your wife is out of town . . . eat all the candy out of your kids’ Easter baskets
See what Roger, Andy, Peter, Paige, and Jason Fox have been up to in this new FoxTrot collection. Nerdy videogames? Check. Clueless dad? Check. Sister hogging the bathroom mirror? Check.
With a refreshing blend of humor and truth, FoxTrot reminds us that while a family might seem normal on the outside, there could be a perpetually hungry pet iguana on the inside. 2007 Reuben winner Bill Amend delivers the hilarious, the cool, and the hilariously uncool, all wrapped up in Some Clever Title, the 42ndFoxTrot book.
You might belong in the Fox family if you . . . dress up in a Batman costume . . . model a scarecrow after your sister . . . bake cookies to bribe your teachers . . . spend all day playing videogames . . . buy a cart load of junk food when your wife is out of town . . . eat all the candy out of your kids’ Easter baskets
See what Roger, Andy, Peter, Paige, and Jason Fox have been up to in this new FoxTrot collection. Nerdy videogames? Check. Clueless dad? Check. Sister hogging the bathroom mirror? Check.
With a refreshing blend of humor and truth, FoxTrot reminds us that while a family might seem normal on the outside, there could be a perpetually hungry pet iguana on the inside. 2007 Reuben winner Bill Amend delivers the hilarious, the cool, and the hilariously uncool, all wrapped up in Some Clever Title, the 42ndFoxTrot book.
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2016
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About the author
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 8, 2016
A fun book of Foxtrot Sunday comic strips.
July 24, 2019
I feel that the Sunday cartoons here live up to the Sunday cartoons when FoxTrot was a daily series. I miss the continuing storylines, but absent those, this is still an entertaining book.
July 4, 2019
Since I was 8 and read the Assorted Foxtrot treasury from my elementary school's library, I've fallen in love with this comic strip. Garfield is still a close runner-up though, but it's been a while since I've read a treasury of that series. But back to Foxtrot.
I'm happy to say that Some Clever Title was worth the almost four year wait. There are a few solid gems in this collection that are sure to make any comic fan laugh, and I think those that aren't following the Sunday releases (such as myself) will be quite surprised with the diverse and quirky collection of comics. Highly recommended for comic book/strip fans.
I'm happy to say that Some Clever Title was worth the almost four year wait. There are a few solid gems in this collection that are sure to make any comic fan laugh, and I think those that aren't following the Sunday releases (such as myself) will be quite surprised with the diverse and quirky collection of comics. Highly recommended for comic book/strip fans.
August 2, 2017
Some Clever Title: A Foxtrot Collection Blah Blah Blah, Bill Amend
Another Foxtrot collection! I think this is the most recent one, since it's all Sunday strips and Sunday strips only. I admit that I miss the dailies; it was nice to follow all the plotlines and see story arcs unfold. But at the same time, comic strips are so fundamentally unchanging in time and setting that the individual Sunday comic stories sort of works better for the medium.
Anyway. Amend has a reputation for a nerdy, funny comic, and he lives up to it in this collection. I really enjoyed it, all the quirks and jokes and polished artwork, and I gotta say, the comic Les Phys is a solid gold gem. The entire book is great, but that one alone makes up the price of purchase. Well worth picking up, even if you're not necessarily a Foxtrot fan.
Another Foxtrot collection! I think this is the most recent one, since it's all Sunday strips and Sunday strips only. I admit that I miss the dailies; it was nice to follow all the plotlines and see story arcs unfold. But at the same time, comic strips are so fundamentally unchanging in time and setting that the individual Sunday comic stories sort of works better for the medium.
Anyway. Amend has a reputation for a nerdy, funny comic, and he lives up to it in this collection. I really enjoyed it, all the quirks and jokes and polished artwork, and I gotta say, the comic Les Phys is a solid gold gem. The entire book is great, but that one alone makes up the price of purchase. Well worth picking up, even if you're not necessarily a Foxtrot fan.
April 20, 2023
This edition of Sunday-only strips is nerdier, more stereotypical, and bucks the trend of having more creative strips (with a few notable exceptions). There are a few gems contained within Google Mapping, Am I Okay?, Comics Trip, and Form 1040-PUZ all stood out to me. They're all relatively close together in the book maybe Bill was having a good month or two when he wrote them.
June 29, 2017
A fun collection of the Sunday strips. A bit disappointing in the continuing stereotypes but Fox Trot characters never age or change. The swimsuit models inserted in the one comic was below the creator's usual standards.
April 30, 2018
This series never gets old! I was so excited to see a new edition! Considering these are cartoons, there is a great repore between the characters. Mr. Amend has always been able to give a honest report of the family dynamic. (and it's funny)
March 22, 2019
Another fun collection of typical FoxTrot nerdy/geeky/goofy humor taken from the Newspaper Strips and combined and collated into a book. A great series and one of the better daily/weekly strips in the paper. Up there with Far Side, Calvin and Hobbes, BC, Pearls Before Swines, and Peanuts.
June 23, 2019
Good as ever—classic Amend—I just wish it (like another of his I just read) wasn’t Sundays only! The dailies were really where we could engage with the characters. But, I can’t argue with new-to-me material!
December 25, 2016
I used to love Foxtrot but after a while it gets a bit reductive. Surprising to see so many gender stereotypes in a contemporary comic strip.
October 13, 2018
Good, but too short. I miss the daily Foxtrot comics
November 9, 2018
A good comic collection!
May 12, 2019
3.9 stars. Foxtrot is always funny.
June 23, 2019
We don't get the Sunday paper anymore, so it is fun to catch up on the Foxtrot gang.
June 11, 2022
3.5 stars
September 3, 2025
An enjoyable and appealing return to the workd of the Fox family!
January 2, 2017
It's Foxtrot - when isn't it entertaining?
December 25, 2016
This collection from after Amend went to Sundays only demonstrates the creative success of that move - some of these strips are the on par with the funnies the series has ever been, and the creativity is at a high bar as well (Les Phys is a personal favorite). Definitely recommended for Foxtrot fans, and having every strip in full color is a nice bonus too.
June 27, 2016
Love FoxTrot, not this collection
I love FoxTrot. I have loved FoxTrot for many years. Its geeky and nerdy and pop culture and funny. Its my favorite comic strip, so I was looking forward to this new collection. While this had the same things I love about FoxTrot, I don't care for this collection as much. A couple of the comics are not appropriate for children (particularly the ones featuring an actual photo of a bikini model and the one where beef jerky is fashioned into beef twerky) which was disappointing. Beyond that, though, this collection only features the Sunday strips. Now the full color strips are great, but there are no story arcs. Its just a collection of funny, punny, independent strips. One of my favorite things about FoxTrot are those little collections of hilarity, so I was sad for those not to be included here.
3 stars
This review originally appeared at http://sophiesmindset.blogspot.com/20... as a part of the Reading Challenge 2016. To see other books in the series, click here.
I love FoxTrot. I have loved FoxTrot for many years. Its geeky and nerdy and pop culture and funny. Its my favorite comic strip, so I was looking forward to this new collection. While this had the same things I love about FoxTrot, I don't care for this collection as much. A couple of the comics are not appropriate for children (particularly the ones featuring an actual photo of a bikini model and the one where beef jerky is fashioned into beef twerky) which was disappointing. Beyond that, though, this collection only features the Sunday strips. Now the full color strips are great, but there are no story arcs. Its just a collection of funny, punny, independent strips. One of my favorite things about FoxTrot are those little collections of hilarity, so I was sad for those not to be included here.
3 stars
This review originally appeared at http://sophiesmindset.blogspot.com/20... as a part of the Reading Challenge 2016. To see other books in the series, click here.
April 5, 2016
I enjoy Foxtrot, but this one just was not as fun as previous collections. My biggest beef is that this collection has labels rather then having the panels arranged sequentially. I did enjoy individual panels, however, the lack of a story arc lowered the number of stars I was willing to give.
April 21, 2016
Love this strip.
May 17, 2016
Hilarious collection of FoxTrot's Sunday strips. I really miss the dailies.
May 22, 2016
Since going to Sundays-only, a new Amend FoxTrot book is a rare thing. This is a fine collection.
February 6, 2017
Wonderful! Love this strip!
June 26, 2021
A collection of Sunday Foxtrot strips, there are no storylines but the comics are still enjoyable.
February 9, 2025
I wonder if Miley Cyrus was inspired by the cartoon on page 97...
August 31, 2017
A collection of FoxTrot Sunday comics.
Ah, FoxTrot comics are reliably entertaining. Not much of a mixed bag, there's just good and epic. This one's epic comics include Les Phyz (Jason signing his physics homework to Les Mis songs) and Google Mapping (Jason and Marcus decorating the snow in the event that the Google Maps picture is being taken that day) and the celebration of Hobbit Day.
Notes on content: There is one comic where Peter is doctoring his photo and includes two rather busty supermodels. No other content issues.
Ah, FoxTrot comics are reliably entertaining. Not much of a mixed bag, there's just good and epic. This one's epic comics include Les Phyz (Jason signing his physics homework to Les Mis songs) and Google Mapping (Jason and Marcus decorating the snow in the event that the Google Maps picture is being taken that day) and the celebration of Hobbit Day.
Notes on content: There is one comic where Peter is doctoring his photo and includes two rather busty supermodels. No other content issues.
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