Chocolate Cheeks (Yikes!) - Softcover

Weissman, Steven

3.59

29 ratings by Goodreads

9781560979272: Chocolate Cheeks (Yikes!)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1560979275 ISBN 13: 9781560979272

Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, 2010

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Hilarious, disgusting, mysterious, and cuter than a puppy playing with a kitten, Chocolate Cheeks is the next great "Yikes" book from Steven Weissman. The Pullapart Boy (a 21st Century Frankenstein's monster for kids), his social circle having dwindled down to his stupid brother (Dead Boy), their dead dog (Elzie Crisler), and a fat kid that nobody likes ("Chubby" Cheeks), attempts to make some new friends.
Meanwhile, across town, the Little Tin-Stars (Cow-Boy and Cow-Girl) are in a desperate fight against the forces of nature, hostile natives, a river monster, their own horse and a man called Chocolate Cheeks.
Juxtaposing gag-driven, newspaper-fashioned strips (employed to great effect in 2006's Chewing Gum In Church) with the sprawling, Western comic approach of his legendary "Look Out For Big Della" (from 2002's White Flower Day), Chocolate Cheeks is Weissman at his best: stunning, memorable, poignant, hilarious, and just gross enough to delight the children.

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About the Author:

Steven Weissman has published his Yikes! graphic novel series through Fantagraphics; Marvel Comics, Nickelodeon magazine, and many other media outlets have also featured his work. He is the recipient of the industry's Harvey Kurtzman Award and lives in Los Angeles, CA with his wife and son.

Review:

“Classic kid comics are evoked with a weird, horror-inspired twist in the latest Yikes! collection... Weissman has a knack for combining the cute with the eerie and the unsettling, and the art ― presented in both b&w and color ― is outstanding.”
- Publishers Weekly

“The book reminds me a bit of my childhood memories, where one gives nicknames to everyone and everything, and the smallest events become epic journeys. Chocolate Cheeks is a fun read, recommended to anyone who is interested in art prints or comic books.”
- Steven Swigart

“Weissman’s stories are childlike and fantastic; in terms of fantasy literature, the stories are subject to the kind of flights of whimsy found in L. Frank Baum.”
- Small Press

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