Lio: Making Friends (NOOK Comics with Zoom View)

by Mark Tatulli

Overview

A curious young scientist and comic book fan, Lio is the defender of the defenseless and the inventor of a legion of zombie bunnies. Lio is joined in his day-to-day exploits by his exasperated and sleep-deprived father, a pet snake named Frank, a squid named Ishmael, and various imaginary robots and creepy, crawly monsters. Within this humorously macabre framework of sarcasm, parody, and high jinks, sidesplitting laughter abounds—all without so much as a word.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781449437237
Publisher:	Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publication date:	05/14/2013
Series:	AMP! Comics for Kids Series , #8
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	73 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Mark Tatulli, who was first known for his Heart of the City comic strip, took on Liō as an outlet for his dark and twisted humor.

In addition to his cartooning experience, Tatulli is also an accomplished filmmaker and animator, and is the recipient of three Emmy awards for his television work.

Mark currently resides in New Jersey with his wife, son, and two daughters. His children are the true joy of his life and the inspiration for much of his comic artwork.

Online:
gocomics.com/lio

Editorial Reviews

Gr 4–8—These mostly wordless comics contain the latest adventures of Tatulli's cute-but-creepy protagonist, Lio. The collection is filled with dark humor and lots of weird and outlandish characters. While Lio appears to be an ordinary boy in an ordinary world, he interacts on a regular basis with a variety of monsters, a giant squid, aliens, zombies, ghosts, witches, spiders, and a giant snake. He sleeps with a vampire bunny doll. The humor echoes that of other famous comic strips like Calvin and Hobbes or Monty, and even the wordless wit of Sergio Aragones from the margins of MAD Magazine. Some of the jokes might be too dark for younger children or may fly over their heads. Then again, references to grown-up things such as riding a bomb Dr. Strangelove-style might be aimed at any parents who are reading this book with their children. The artwork alternates between black and white and brightly colored cartoons, and Tatulli (like Bill Watterson before him) skillfully evokes a mix of cuteness and gruesomeness in his work. This book will probably be most appreciated by readers who are already fans of Lio, but it might also serve as an introduction to dark-humor fans.—Andrea Lipinski, New York Public Library

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