Product Description

"Dear Tiny: My boyfriend always gets me bad gifts and I'm too nice to tell him he has bad taste." "Dear Tiny: My girlfriend gets so jealous of my female friends that I can't hang out with them without a drama." "Dear Tiny: How do I stop attracting the same losers into my life time after time?"The questions are simple enough, but the answers are downright hilarious. In panel after panel, Ken Cursoe has created an advice column/cartoon that attacks the insecurities and tames the uncertainties of everyday life. Whether it's addressing topics like dating or unrequited love or breaking up, Tiny Sepuku tackles them head on, finding hilariously absurd solutions for readers who write in.The name "Sepuku" is based on the Japanese word seppuku, which roughly translates to "sacrifice for the benefit of others." Relationships tend to be just that, says the author, thus the unusual name made sense for this type of comic. The advice column aspect allows people to interact directly with the strip. Says Cursoe, "If it helps someone take their problems a little less seriously by seeking advice from a cartoon, then I think I did my job." More important, Tiny Sepuku is completely entertaining. Cursoe's take on the world of work and relationships adds a refreshing perspective to the comics page.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1040889 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

About the Author
Ken Cursoe lives on the Pacific coast and isn't sure if he's the author of this strip-or if Tiny is. Either way, he feels lucky to be associated with the cartoon he's been drawing since 1997. Created as a parody of Hello Kitty for a small monthly publication, Tiny Sepuku launched a new, more cynical approach to relationships a year later, and thus the cartoon advice column was born.

Customer Reviews

Scathingly funny -- look past the custesy art.
I found this book and a Pooch Cafe book at a bookstore in NY recently. Why aren't these strips in the newspaper? I'm tired of all the bland, non-funny strips - it's time for a new generation of comic strips that actually make you laugh instead of saying, "I could have wrote that."

This book is sad and funny and ultimately a great read.

Tiny Sepeku Delivers BIG Laughs!!
Advice from a cartoon character?! YEE HAH, yeah, and some of the best durned advice I've ever heard. If you've ever had a crush, been in love, been out of love, or been birthed at one time or another, this book is for you. Tiny knows what's really going on; psychotic women, frantic men, love, lust, loss, and the ultimate fact that we're all alone in this uproarious universe. The sooner you grasp that, the sooner you can laugh at life, yourself, and this book. But don't read it while eating... laughing steak out your nose is a might painful.

Peerless Humor!
As an avid fan of this strip for several years, I say "Hurrah!" to the wise individuals at Andrews McMeel who jumped at the chance to publish this book. My local newspaper seems to only erratically print the Sepuku strip, so I am overjoyed to finally be able to have a well bound archive of Tiny's wisdom. If you are someone who has ever had (or wanted to have) a relationship of any kind with another person, this book is for you. However, if you are often disturbed by the questionable ethics and edgy dialogue of "Family Circus" or the Dadaist antics of "Mary Worth", Tiny may be too much for you.
In all other cases, do yourself a favor and get this book.