 | Build a Better Life by Stealing Office Supplies: Dogbert's Big Book of Business by Scott Adams
Buy new: $9.31 / Used from: $0.01 The best of the Dilbert books, its satire of big business is right on. Adams isn't much of an artist, but the text here is hilarious!
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 | Do Not Disturb Any Further by John Callahan
Buy used from: $0.01 Callahan is the king of "politically incorrect" comic strips, and his earliest work is his best. His chicken-scratch drawing style even works well enough.
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 | Bloom County "Loose Tails" by Berke Breathed
Buy used from: $0.01 The earliest Bloom County is the best; a satire of small-town America with a diverse cast but still grounded in a certain setting.
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 | Amphigorey (Perigee) by Edward Gorey
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $4.99 Contains "The Unstrung Harp", his great look at the horrors of being a writer, "The Gashleycrumb Tinies", and many other classics.
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| Depression Is Fun: A Nina's Adventures Cartoon Book by Nina Paley
Buy used from: $3.48 Either of Nina Paley's collections is worth owning. High-energy, high-stress, left-wing feminist humor that pulls no punches.
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 | The Pretty Good Jim's Journal Treasury: The Definitive Collection of Every Published Cartoon (Definitive Collections) by Scott Dikkers
Buy used from: $35.85 Sometimes funny, but mostly wry and understated, it's a compelling characterization of the life of an individual slacker.
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| You Can't Win, Charlie Brown (Peanuts Classics) by Charles M. Schulz
Buy used from: $2.03 I think we forget over time how great Peanuts once was; these strips from the early 60s are hilarious. Over time, the strip has also become an interesting period piece.
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 | Zits-Sketchbook #1 by Prue Scott
Buy new: $7.88 / Used from: $2.20 Calvin & Hobbes: The teenage years. Well, almost. Fall-down-funny humor, and Borgman's art is lovely.
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 | Mutts by Patrick McDonnell
Buy new: $10.39 / Used from: $2.07 Funny and touching stories about a dog and a cat, their owners, and their animal friends. McDonnell's quirky artwork and respect for comics history are great.
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 | At Least Our Bombs Are Getting Smarter: A Cartoon Preview of the 90's by Tom Toles
Buy new: $21.98 / Used from: $1.31 Anything by Tom Toles is worth a look; he's one of the three or four best political cartoonists of our time.
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| Creature Comforts by Charles Addams
Buy used from: $9.10 The creator of the Addams Family did cartoons about many other macabre situations. This is my favorite collection of his.
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 | Starting from Scratch : A For Better or for Worse Collection by Lynn Johnston
Buy used from: $5.14 For Better or For Worse really took off when it established running continuity. This book features Michael leaving for college, and the family breaking in a new dog. A good starting point.
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 | Scientific Progress Goes 'Boink': A Calvin and Hobbes Collection by Bill Watterson
Buy new: $7.91 / Used from: $1.34 My favorite Calvin & Hobbes collection, as Calvin creates a duplicator machine. Also features the evil baby-sitter and a classic snowman cartoon.
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 | The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book by Bill Watterson
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $2.53 Watterson annotates many of the best strips from the series. A fascinating look at the man behind the curtain.
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 | Spawn of Dykes to Watch Out for by Alison Bechdel
Buy new: $13.16 / Used from: $0.01 Toni and Clarice have a baby! I love Bechdel's portrayal of the liberal lesbian community, while showing how diverse that community is.
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