Tom the Dancing Bug: All-Mighty Comics: The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug, Vol. 4 2003-2006

by Ruben Bolling

The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug, Volume 4: 2003-2006 Clover Press’s Complete Tom the Dancing Bug program streaks forward with the fourth chronological volume, covering every installment of the award-winning (and two-time Pulitzer Prize Finalist) comic strip, from 2003-2006. This volume includes favorite characters of Tom the Dancing Bug, such God-Man, the Omnipotent Superhero; Charley the Australopithecine; Billy Dare, Boy Adventurer; Dinkle, the Un-Lovable Loser; and even the origin of Lucky Ducky. It also includes a special comic Bolling created for Mad Magazine during the covered “Educa-Fun.” Tom the Dancing Bug is the wildly popular, groundbreaking comic strip that Mark Hamill called “wondrous, whimsical, and witty,” and that led Seth Meyers to recently write, “The fact that Tom the bug can keep dancing in this day and age is a testament to Ruben Bolling’s skills as a cartoonist!”

Genres: Humor

248 pages, Paperback

Published November 15, 2022

Reviews

[Harold Ogle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recommendation: A wonderful collection of "Tom the Dancing Bug" daily comic strips from 2003-2006, covering a lot of stuff that is pretty analogous to the current political and social climates such as a President lying to get the US into wars (Bush/Trump) and mocking people driving ridiculous vehicles (Hummers/Cybertrucks). There's several recurring characters/themes; I particularly enjoy Billy Dare, a parody of Tintin.