Rose is Rose: Right on the Lips

by Pat Brady

Pat Brady's comic strips send readers to another plane. That's quite an accomplishment for a simple story line centered on a two-parent, single-child family. But Brady's readers soar, through both the laughs and a visual visceral connection to the feelings the characters themselves experience. Rose is Rose Right on the A Rose is Rose Collection continues the tales of the Gumbo family. Rose is the wife and mother, a child at heart who just happens to have a biker chick alter ego. Husband Jimbo, a "decent Neanderthal," looks like an average blue-collar dad, but he's actually an incurable romantic. And Pasquale, their son, is an imagination-fired kid who loves Peekaboo, the family cat, and is often saved from trouble by his guardian angel. Brady swirls this familial mix into seemingly endless recipes of fun, adventure, and fantasy, but he adds a special magic with his original sense of perspective and space that makes readers feel as though they, too, are part of the action. This collection of daily and Sunday strips is a great introduction to those new to Rose is Rose and a surefire winner with longtime Gumbo-family fans. The creator adds value for all readers by including two flip books in the pages' lower corners, delightfully animating the characters right in front of their eyes!

Genres: Comics, Humor, Cartoon

128 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2003

About the author

Pat Brady is an American cartoonist and creator of the comic strip Rose Is Rose, syndicated by United Feature Syndicate since 1983.

Reviews

[Michael P. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Perhaps Catholics will not find this strip so unrelentingly strange. The creator seems to believe Catholic things, such as guardian angels, one of whom is a character in the strip. A true believer may find this charming. It just annoys me. Other motifs, such as Rose’s biker-babe alter-ego, are impossible to understand. Perhaps worst of all, Pat Brady is a truly terrible artist and on occasion I cannot tell what is being depicted. The writing of the strip has a warm-heartedness, however, that is hard to resist. There is believable passion between Mom and Dad, a knowing look at how children try to manipulate their parents and the ways that parents see through this, and similar life-moments that are viewed with affection for our species. It is for these that the book gets three stars. Without, them would be lucky to get one.

[Mel · Rating 4 out of 5]

cipokz terus dimana2.
cover depan belakangnya juga cute.