Blecky Yuckerella, Vol. 2: Back in Bleck

Blecky Yuckerella #2

by Johnny Ryan

Sure, she's smelly and gross, but she's got a heart of gold This is the second collection of Johnny Ryan's weekly comic strip, Blecky Yuckerella, as seen in the pages of Vice magazine and elsewhere. Blecky is a four-panel gag strip in the tradition of Underworld, Maakies, and Nancy, but with much more generous portions of bodily fluids and toilet humor. Blecky Yuckerella is the ugliest girl in the second grade, and the only one with three-day stubble. The strip's cast of characters also includes Blecky's Aunt Jiggles, her best friend Wedgie, Insanio the Cat, and many other absurdist goofballs, like Rich Bucksley (millionaire and "high class idiot"), Unitard (the last retarded unicorn), the pregnant babies ("we're guaranteed to blow your mind "), and Quasimodo Rose (the hunchback porn star). Back In Bleck collects over 100 strips for the first time, and his unmistakable blend of politically incorrect gags and social satire is as sharp as ever.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

104 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

John F. Ryan IV (born November 30, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American comics creator, writer, and animator. In a throwback to the days of underground comix, Ryan's oeuvre is generally an attempt to be as shocking and politically incorrect as possible.
Ryan started his career self-publishing Angry Youth Comix, a series of eleven mini-comic issues from 1994 to 1998. In 1998, he began showing his work to Peter Bagge, creator of Hate comics, who introduced the material to Eric Reynolds of Fantagraphics. In 2001, Fantagraphics began publishing volume 2 of the series.
Among Ryan's creations there are the comic strip Blecky Yuckerella and the comic book series Prison Pit.
In animation, Ryan has worked as story editor for the Looney Tuness and co-created the Nickelodeon show Pig Goat Banana Cricket with Dave Cooper. Ryan and Cooper have collaborated on a number of comics as well, usually under the pen name 'Hector Mumbly'.
Ryan's illustrations have appeared in MAD, LA Weekly, National Geographic Kids, Hustler Magazine, The Stranger, and elsewhere. Ryan has also done work for clients such as Nobleworks greetings cards, Rhino Records, and Fox TV. His comics have been translated into Spanish, Portuguese and French.

Reviews

[Jon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Less explicit and more condensed than what you may be used to if you're coming from Prison Pit or his Tale of Terror series, but he creates magic within these constraints.

[Ricken McSuper · Rating 4 out of 5]

THIS COMIC HELPED ME SHIT!

Seriously, is a perfect tiny comic book to have next to the toilet for when you need some you time and let it go. It looks fancy, there's plenty of non-sense, funny and shitty jokes and it's impressive how much silliness can be put in just 4 panel comic strips.

Totally recommend it if you are constipated. At least you will have a laugh.

You made it again Johny! You made me shit my pants again! CONGRATS!

[Dave · Rating 2 out of 5]

If it's a comedy, how come I'm not laughing? I would love to like his stuff, but there aren't any jokes. This guy is brilliant though. Great lines and smart interviewee on Inkstuds.com

[Jamey · Rating 1 out of 5]

Occasionally refreshing in its utter lack of inhibition, this is a happily stupid comic with only one or two real giggles in the whole book.

[Alex Firer · Rating 4 out of 5]

B)

[Ruz El · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just as funny as the the first book , but too god damned short!