Product Description

It's a jungle out there, so . . . bring on Bo Nanas, a three-foot-tall talking monkey, who swings through the exasperations of life with wit and a gentle perspective. Tackling whatever life throws him-be it strange jobs, weird relationships, or even genetically engineered bananas-our hero maintains a wry sense of humor. As Bo handles everything from annoying cell phone users to teething babies, readers are sure to see a bit of their own lives in this boldly drawn, prize-winning comic strip.

Who, for example, hasn't tried to do an act of kindness only to have it blow up in their face? Bo spies a sad little puppy tied up in a yard and decides to treat him to a day of movies and amusement parks only to find himself in the back of a police car for his troubles. Work can also be a challenge. When Bo takes an office job he finds himself to be the only available male in the building and thus the center of attention for a bevy of single female coworkers, sizing him up to see if he'll "take to domestication."

After winning the FineToon Fellowship in 2002, Bo Nanas began syndication in May 2003 through the Washington Writers Group. It appears in about 20 newspapers as well as online at MyComicsPage.com and comics.com.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #847459 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

About the Author
John Kovaleski was born small and naked in western New York State and grew up, more or less, where he was planted. Now living his dream as a cartoonist and illustrator, John is an ex-graphic designer, former art director, and failed filmmaker. He has "done time" at an ad agency, a consulting firm, a newspaper, and a big, faceless corporation. His humorous scribbles have adorned magazines, newspapers, greeting cards, puzzles, billboards, and that new-fangled Internet. In 1999, he was nominated for a National Cartoonists Society Award for Advertising Illustration. In his spare time he practices the ukulele and does the occasional escape-artist trick.

Customer Reviews

Dear World: prepare for monkey...
Having known John (the author) for most of my life, I am so pleased to see his maiden voyage off to a flying (well, actually more like a climbing) start. I like Bo, and love that people in the strip refer to him as "Mr. Nanas". I laughed out loud to see John's caricatures of himself in a couple of the panels. Most of all, I like that Bo makes me chuckle. That is, after all, the POINT of the funnies. I am looking forward to book two, and hoping that the Monkey will indeed, continue to meet the World, one city newspaper at a time.

The Most Fun You Might Have with a Monkey!
What a wildly clever lot of cartoons about Mr. Nanas! Kovaleski's unique style easily adds to the humor and multi-panel stories. Too much fun for such a great value! Looking forward to Volume 2!