Product Description

"This strip offers a fresh outlook and appeals to everyone . . . LIO is a comic strip that's edgy, funny, visually stunning, and truly different." --Daily Cartoonist

With a feature film in the works from producer David Kirschner (Child's Play, An American Tail), LIO deftly melds the macabre with its brand of dark humor.

Having been distinguished by Variety as "a fast riser," Mark Tatulli's morbidly mirthful pantomime comic strip, LIO, is humorously astute and just slightly askew in its perception of the world.

Centered around an odd, ghostly-pale child named LIO, and his creepy coterie of friends, including a giant squid named Ishmael and a scythe-carrying grim reaper, LIO; is influenced by cartooning greats Gahan Wilson, Charles Addams, and 19th-century satirist A. J. Volck.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #63338 in Books
• Published on: 2008-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780740777424
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Mark Tatulli is an internationally syndicated cartoonist who is also known for his popular comic strip Heart of the City, syndicated by Universal Press Syndicate. He lives in a Spielbergian development in New Jersey with his wife, Donna, three children, and three nefarious cats, all of whom supply endless ideas for LIO.

Customer Reviews

The best newer comic...
So for those of us thinking people out there, there has not been a good comic strip around since the retirement of "Calvin and Hobbes", "The Far Side", and the death of the king, Charles Schultz. There are a few that now and again show some brilliance and creativity, but Lio tops them all as far as newer comic strips go.

For those that have never seen a Lio strip, there is little to no words or dialogue. The pictures tell the whole story, which is luckily not just some slapstick humor. You are sometimes forced to look over the comic a few times to really understand what is going on. The writer Mark Tatulli does not create these drawings and little story arcs for babies and he assumes that you have a basic knowledge of things. This shows respect for his readers which I appreciate greatly.

This book is the second collection, but do not worry, you can start here and soon catch on to the life of Lio, his father, and his numerous animal friends/pets which include a lobster named Mittens and a giant squid named Ishmael.

The comics is a great blend of the absurdity of "The Far Side" with the weird, childlike imagination of "Calvin and Hobbes", while being fun and imaginative for both parents and children alike. I recommend this highly as well as the first collection of Lio strips.

warped little kid with a big imagination
This book reminds me of the trouble Calvin and Hobbes get into all the time, except Lio has more imagination and more creativity to do things. This is a great new comic that I hope goes far.

One of the most original and harder-hitting newspaper comics in years.
What is there that I can say about Lio? I first discovered this comic strip in a Kenosha newspaper, and ever since I saw how different this comic was (if I recall, the first Lio comic I saw was where Lio was watching a show called "Hugo the Boy Zombie" and the zombie was eating the mailman's face), I have been a fan. However, it's not just Lio's perverse sense-of-humor I enjoy, but the various references (sometimes jabs) at other comic strips. This book showcases a period where Tatulli started making fun of other comic strips more and more, so if you enjoy that aspect of Lio (which I do), then pick up this book.

Also recommended comic strips:
Medium Large (a perverse web comic strip by the guy who does Sally Forth...yes, Sally Forth)
Calvin and Hobbes
Pearls Before Swine