Joke of the Week #68

Sitcom Star: "I say, have you seen my show?"

Neighbor: "Yes, I've seen you on and off."

Sitcom Star: "And how did you like me?"

Neighbor: "Off."

From Nickelodeon Magazine.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Bookstore: Tales For the Perfect Child by Florence Parry Heide

Well, nobody's perfect.

 

 

 

 

 

Don't let this book's title fool you, these kids are little monsters! (Literally and figuratively, even!

:-D) This collection of humorous, tongue-in-cheek short stories introduces us to such unforgettable characters as Ruby, whose mom asks her to watch her baby brother for her, and she watches as he wrecks everything in his path, Arthur, who dislikes the fancy outfit his mom insists that he wear, so he messes it up, Bertha, who wants to watch TV, but her mother would like her to go out and get some fresh air, so she hides her shoes, and Irving, who figures out a clever way to get out of going to a piano recital with his annoying cousin Irma. If you like monsters, you like funny books, and especially if you like funny books about monster kids, this is the book for you!

 

 Kids, don't try this at home! :-D

 

 

Buy it on Amazon!



 

Domo? Arigato!

Look out! Here comes Domo!

 

 

Domo:The Manga is an Ameri-manga produced by Tokyopop, starring Tsuneo Goda's iconic monster. The comic, which is drawn by several different artists(two of whom being Jared Hodges and Lindsay Cibos of Peach Fuzz fame), follows the adventures of Domo and his(super-cute!) forest friends: the wise old rabbit Mr. Usaji, the sensible weasel Tashanna, the mother and son bats Maya and Mario(No relation), who are little more than background characters, the shy, sweet Bear Boy, the fox trio, consisting of Brother Fox, the moody oldest sibling, Fox Boy, the easygoing middle child, and Esther, the prank-loving youngest, and Hungry Bear, who's uhm, well...a rather large, hungry bear! :-D

 

Much of the humor of these comics derives from Domo's tendency to overdo things, which often leads to a bigger problem than the one he's currently trying to solve.

 

The comic consists of six short stories:

 

Don't Try This at Home-Domo enjoys watching a samurai movie a little too much!

 

Hero For a Day-After watching a superhero movie, Domo decides to become a superhero...but ends up doing much more harm than good!*

 

"Fix, fix, fix, fix...FIXED!" Too funny! :-D

 

Soapbox Road Warrior-Domo and the others compete in a soapbox derby for the prize of a month's supply of delicious peaches. Who will win?

 

The Ultimate Beetle-Domo trains a beetle for a beetle fight, but as usual, things don't go as planned.

 

Life Is Just a Game-Tashanna invites a bored Domo over to her house to play video games; when he ends up breaking her video game system, he remedies(and we use this term loosely) the situation by having the other animals act out a "real-life" video game.

 

 

 

Living in the Now-Tashanna endeavors to improve the quality of everyone's lives by introducing them to cell phones...but will the animals ever figure them out?**

 

 

My Thoughts:This is a very funny, enjoyable, very well-written and well-drawn comic. The characters(especially Domo himself) are very cute, likeable and full of personality, and the storylines are very fun and entertaining. The book even contains a(very nifty) Domo Fanart section. All in all, a very nifty comic that any Domo aficionado is sure to love.

 

 

Buy it on Amazon!

 

 

 

There were several humorous short films(Which were briefly seen on Nickelodeon) made of Domo's escapades, which are now available on DVD:

 

Domo Volume One

 

 

 

"Domo? DOMOOOO!"

 

 

 

*Hmm, might this, perhaps, make him a "Less-than hero?" :-D

 

 

 

**Watch for cameos made by Hee and Haw, two flower pixies that only Domo can see, and a ghost simply named the Ghost, who appears and disappears at will, in this chapter.(Some humorous stuff is done here!)