Kick Butt and Other Advice on Aging

By: Jerry Van Amerongen

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Synopsis: Kick Butt is a special collection of aging cartoons from the Ballard Street cartoon panel. The droopy people of Ballard Street have an unmistakable, if not energetic, approach to aging that&’s sure to elicit a chuckle from even the moodiest of birthday honorees.Van Amerongen sees &“each cartoon panel as a little movie scene, and we&’re looking at a single frame from a small piece of film—something happened prior to our peek, and something&’s going to happen afterward.&”&“Most cartoonists ignore the graphic possibilities of the comic strip, but Jerry Van Amerongen understands that a picture can be the funniest part of the story. On a comics page crammed with crudely drawn characters who never move, it&’s a pleasure to see Jerry&’s seriously disturbed middle-aged suburbanites. Each panel is deftly composed to let the reader piece together the story behind the caption. Here at last is a strip that&’s fun to look at.&” —Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes

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