Tales Designed To Thrizzle, Vol. 1 (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
Wildly absurd and finely illustrated, 'Tales Designed To Thrizzle' sees Michael Kupperman assuming the role of a sort of Gen-X Glen Baxter (although Kupperman's work is much more accessible than Baxter's bone-dry surrealism). 'Thrizzle' is told in the format of classic anthology comics like Detective and Action, and its humor manifests in bizarre characters and concepts (Snake N' Bacon, The Scaredy Kids), outlandish advertisements ("Fall Down Stairs For Fun And Profit!"), constant non sequiturs, endless digressions, and fourth-wall-breaking. Hysterical. This is off the wall nonsense, but it has it's moments of comedy. If you're big on bee apiaries being used as hats or find "sex blimps" being a more classy alternative to those ridiculous "sex holes" dug into the ground, then this is your book. It jumps from one random topic to another, but it wears extremely thin about halfway through. Maybe I should have done this in small doses rather than all at once, but suffice to say, as I love random events and random comedy, it just was too much. Enjoy it for what it is, but don't expect a life changing experience or anything.
What do You think about Tales Designed To Thrizzle, Vol. 1 (2009)?
Sketch comedy comics that are altogether one part annoying and two parts incredible.
—preethy
This, sir, is tales designed not to amaze, not to frighten. but to thrizzle.
—kardel
This is the best thing I have ever, and will ever, read.
—Toni
