Am I a Mutant, or What!: A FoxTrot Collection

FoxTrot (B&W) #20

by Bill Amend

Realism lends humor and relevance to the story lines enacted by übernerd Jason Fox and his family in the enormously successful syndicated comic strip FoxTrot. Unafraid to tackle timely topics of the day, FoxTrot finds wry humor in such issues as SARS, video game violence, boy bands, Internet music piracy, and a multitude of pop culture themes.In fact, FoxTrot is so inextricably intertwined with pop culture that creator Bill Amend was interviewed in the premiere issue of The Lord of the Rings Fan Club Official Movie Magazine, thanks to a series of strips about Jason's fanatical excitement over the movie trilogy. And not only does FoxTrot incorporate pop culture into its story lines, the strip has actually become a pop culture It has been used as a question on the game show Jeopardy! and as an answer in the New York Times crossword.Am I a Mutant, or What! is the newest FoxTrot collection, featuring strips that ran from late 2002 through mid 2003. Amply documented as a favorite with readers, FoxTrot runs in more than 1,000 newspapers, and previous FoxTrot books have sold more than two million copies.

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

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

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

[Becky B · Rating 5 out of 5]

A collection of the daily black and white FoxTrot comics from one year.

This one includes gems such as Jason getting ready for The Two Towers release in theaters and the snowmen having a Star Trek transporter incident.

[Bryan Frazier · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first book that I have read for the new year !! While it is a good book , and the gags are funny , it breaks no new ground otherwise . It is still a fun collection ; and is recommended by me for a chuckle or two !!

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book of cartoons strips by Bill Amend that showcase some funnier aspects of family life with three kids. One hollow legged teenaged boy who not that great a sports, one shopaholic-boy-crazy young teen girl, and the genius younger sibling who is just discovering girls..sorta. lol

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Always entertaining.

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

What else can I say but makes for great bedtime reading

[Christian · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is probably the funniest "funnies" I have read in a while. I shared most of these slides with my friends and they loved them as much as I did. This book is stupid fun and jokes for any age and any reading level.

[David Caldwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I was working in any of the many bookstores where I was employed and I did not want (or have the time) to read my current book, I would grab one of these collections to read on my too short break. I slowly but surely worked my way through several series. These are great time killers and will usually improve your mood no matter how hectic the day. Laughter can be the best solution to dealing with the public.

[Mita · Rating 4 out of 5]

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

[Seth]

Hilarious!

[Judah Boi]

I learned that in this book bill amend really has a child like mind. The book is funny and tells the truth about some situations. I recommend this book to any person of any age.

[Jan C · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not familiar with this particular comic but it was fun.

"Peter, you're starting to sound like a broken record."
"What's that?"

Who'd think that'd be one of the ways we'd age

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can't beat a good collection of Foxtrot comics.

[April Knight · Rating 5 out of 5]

:D

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Roger and Andy muse over baby pictures of their three children in this collection of daily and Sunday comic strips. Also featured are Jason's efforts to transform himself into a Norse warrior.

[April eclecticbookworm · Rating 4 out of 5]

:)