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Baby Blues Scrapbooks #33

by Rick Kirkman, Jerry Scott

A tira cómica Baby Blues nasceu em 1990. Jerry Scott escreve, Rick Kirkman desenha. Baseava-se, originalmente, no dia-a-dia de Rick Kirkman e da sua família, em particular nas peripécias vividas após o nascimento da segunda filha. «O trabalho conceptual funcionava como uma catarse», afirma Rick. Em 1993, Jerry Scott e a mulher deram as boas-vindas à primogénita. E o lema passou a ser: amar, educar e ajudar a produzir as tiras. Um novo alento nasceu então. E a produção não parou de aumentar. A tira foi distinguida como a melhor tira cómica em 1995, pela National Cartoonist Society. E muitos prémios se lhe seguiram. Vinte e seis anos depois continua actual e hilariante.

Genres: Comics, Humor, Graphic Novels, Parenting, Comic Strips, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction

160 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2016

About the author

Rick Kirkman is a cartoonist and co-creator of the comic strip Baby Blues. He received the National Cartoonist Society Newspaper Comic Strip Award in 1995, and the Reuben Award in 2012 for his work on the strip. He also served as co-executive producer of The WB animated television series of Baby Blues.

Reviews

[Susana · Rating 4 out of 5]

(review in English below)

É notável como os autores conseguem manter a qualidade destas tiras, mesmo quando algumas dificuldades poderiam complicar as coisas (quando o pai de Kirkman adoece e este precisa de tirar um tempo, Scott recicla algumas tiras antigas e cria piadas novas com os mesmos desenhos!...)

Temas atuais, como a Uber, são brilhantemente incluídos nas peripécias da família McPherson.

Muito bom!

It's remarkable how the authors manage to keep the high quality of these comic strips, even when some circumstances could make things complicated (when Kirkman's father becomes ill and he needs to take some time off, Scott recycles some of the old strips, creating new jokes while using the same drawings!...)

Current themes, like Uber, are brilliantly included in the mishaps of the McPhersons.

Very good!

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

More family craziness from the MacPhersons...but you already knew that, right? Though I'm not usually a fan of commentary alongside comic strips, I did think it was interesting how one of the creators reused old drawings for new strips, and especially how he did it using modern technology. I wonder if any of the daily readers of the funny pages knew that while the strips were running in newspapers.

[BookCupid · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of these are hilarious, others too realistic to be that funny. Life with kids is quite a whole lot of fun and hard work. Kind of like this comic.

[Helga · Rating 5 out of 5]

Belas gargalhadas. Qualquer semelhança com a vida real... é provável que tenha advindo realmente de uma situação real :-)

[Shelby Bethke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read and enjoyed this as a kid, but it's on a whole other level reading as a parent 😂

[Kris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hysterical and real as usual!

[David Allen Hines · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've always enjoyed Baby Blues and I have recently acquired some of the more recent titles in the series and am enjoying reading them very much. The artwork is excellent, there are many strips in full color, and the compilation is interspaced with little notes from the artists who draw and conceive the strip, which really adds to the context and history. Any fan of the series will enjoy Gross! My only actual complaint is the book is too big! In paperback, it tends to flop a bit and is best read laying on a table.

[Rex Libris · Rating 5 out of 5]

Like Dilbert and those who work in offices versus those who do not, only those who are parents will truly understand the full humor of Baby Blues. The strip may be funny to non-parents, but one cannot appreciate the fullness of the strip unless one has lived it.

One of the nice editorial things the authors do is have notes about the background of the strip at hand. It is a nice touch getting those little insights.

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Borrowed this from our library. I haven't caught up with Baby Blues in awhile, we have most of the older books, pre-Wren. Even though the authors don't age the kids too quickly it was a bit of a shock to see Zoe listed as a 4th grader. Still hilarious and I know I've seen and heard some of the strips from my own niece and nephew as well as my friends kids.

[Melissa Lee-Tammeus · Rating 5 out of 5]

On of my reading goals in life is to own every one of these books as a collection. I adore Baby Blues comics and always have. I laugh out loud, feel reminiscent and teary and truly love the drawings. Not only is it spot on about what it means to be a parent today but also what it means to be a sibling.

[Dannan Tavona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fun collection

Comics, modern parenting toils and frustrations

Kirkman and Scott have another winner of totally relatable snapshots from the parenthood files. Sometimes they do test your love and devotion, but that is life and love put to the test. Amusing and all-too-often uncannily accurate drawings as well. The creators-authors have another great collection. Enjoyed.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun collection of the Baby Blues Comic Strip. I really enjoyed how the creators commented on how they came up with the ideas and did the drawings. Super cool! I'm excited to read another one in the collection soon.

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

I miss this strip being in the local paper, but thanks to Hoopla and my local public library, I can still catch up on the adventures of Zoe, Hammie, Wren trying to outwit their parents. A nice collection with the creators commenting underneath various strips.

[Rita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bela leitura de praia.

[Patti · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good laugh

Only in Baby Blues can the daily grind get a laugh. I love these books. They always manage to look at the light side of reality.

[Llyr Heller-Humphreys · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the notes from the creators. Really added an extra layer.

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just stumbled across this and it reminds me of Calvin and Hobbes, which of course, was awesome.

[Walter Flynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute, realistic family cartoon

Always get lots of laughs from the MacPhersons, especially Hammie! Zoe seems like an annoying sistet, but I didn't grow up with any.

[laura (bookies & cookies) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Made me nostalgic for reading newspaper comics

[Atlanta · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always my favorite comics. Worth reading every time.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Baby Blues never fails to make me laugh! Highly recommend!

[Megan Byrd · Rating 5 out of 5]

A humorous collection of Baby Blues strips. Very relatable as a parent and sibling. Love this comic.

[Grace Mintun · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

[Maggie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this family. And it's one of the few comics that I can think of where the kids actually age.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Always good for a laugh

[AJ Payne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked to read the Baby Blues strip in the comics growing up, so it was fun to read this collection of strips that ran long after I stopped reading it (2015).

[Delie Dell Chua · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m glad I discovered this in kindle unli. Super funny- I Love zoe and hammie! Their antics and banter are so nostalgic, I See myself and my younger siblings in them!

[Kerrikoala · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm going to give this a 3.5, because the size/shape of this made it difficult to read in bed.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

These are always laugh out loud funny!

[Cláudia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Estes livros são mesmo fantásticos, do que mais gosto em BD.
E agora com comentários dos autores, trazem ainda mais qualquer coisa ao prazer da leitura e de ver os "bonecos" :)