Title: Bringing Up Father Publisher: NBM Writer: George McManus Artist: George McManus Editor: Jeffrey Lindenblatt Price: $ 24.95 US Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Comments: This collection contains the first two years of the comic strip "Bringing Up Father" which started being printed in 1913. Jiggs is just your average man who does not change when he becomes rich. His family all want him to change and it leads to humorous times as he stays the same. Money doesn't change everyone. Jiggs loves his beer. He also loves a simple life and his friends from before he was rich. The art has a comedic style. It shows off all of the misunderstandings Mr. Jiggs has as reguards high society. The young woman have a beauty about them that stands out in the drawings. Mr. Jiggs's wife and daughter just want to be a hit in upper society. As they try to get him to fit in with the upper crust he always shows he is just a regular guy it is who he is and he will never change. Thank heavens for that, he is so lovable just as he is. Jiggs acts how lots of everyday people might if they suddenly found themselves rich. All the characters work so well together. The short news strips move along smoothly. These stories will be enjoyed by all. Some of the terms are almost a hundred years old but most are easy to catch on to. His tour around the world and adventures abroad as well as home will provide hours of fun and hilarity.
Title: The Big Kahn Publisher: NBM Writer: Neil Kleid Artist: Nicolas Cinquegrani Price: $ 13.95 US Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Comments: Rabbi Kahn has passed from this life to another. Now when his brother shows up it brings forth revealing knowledge that has devasting effects on those left behind. Rabbi Kahn was a man in love and for that love he lived a lie. The story focuses on the family he left behind. His wife, daughter, son, brother and the congregation. How does this effect the Jewish beliefs of those he knew thats what his story tells us. Does living a good and just life make up for living a lie? A look back at his life shows it was a full life that he brought happyness to others. The story does not focus on the Jewish religion so much as on the characters involved. We get a look into their lives, we get to see what kind of people they are. The look inside the rabbi Kahn's family, their emotions, their inner feelings are done so well. We see their confusion, their understanding and eventual acceptance. Each is shown dealing with the situation in their own way.
Bringing Up Father, The Big Kahn
Posted - 08/22/2009 : 4:49:10 PM
