Comics are making a resurgence with Robert Walter’s new book, entitled The Lunar Antics Presents: Boy, I’d Hate To Be Made Out of That Stuff! Author Robert Walters presents “a collection of newspaper-style cartoons about moon inhabitants who are the ultimate outsiders. But it’s not about them, it’s about us. And these cartoons are not available online or in newspapers—just in book form.”
Here are what some of our members are saying about The Lunar Antics Presents: Boy, I’d Hate To Be Made Out of That Stuff:
Brain Foggles: Once I read it a bit, though I began to see the sarcasm and enjoyed it a bit more. My 11 year old daughter Sammi enjoyed it because of the humor and the characters, especially Linda who believes that “boys will be boys” and is able to hold her own even though she is the only girl.
A Couch With a View: The wit that comes out between the characters is quite entertaining! There are quips about credit card debt, and much more. There are some comics in the book that even Boug at 5 years old can understand!
Mom Start: The Lunar Antics was a little bit difficult for me to get into. Once I started to get into it I found some mild humor, sarcasm and a slight simple-ness that kept me reading. It also helped that my daughter was sitting next to me asking questions. What’s that, who’s that, what’s her name. I had to look on the back cover so I could get a little more background information to answer her questions.
Nerd Family Things: This is a clean and fun comic. It has some sarcasm and a lot of wit! It is so cute! While the main characters are moon people (who are bright, a bit egotistical and very good at math) the strip is really about humanity. I recommend this book! I think it is a fun gift for your favorite comic lover be they children or adults!
Rockin’ Mama: It’s a unique, “comical” way to explore and discuss everything from politics and economics to human emotions. Not only will it make you laugh, it will make you think.
Snarkyville: It’s my personal believe that comic strips are excellent for not only developing a love for reading in children that aren’t typical book readers but also for developing a different type of ‘spacial’ reading – for lack of a better term. The way in which you read comic books reminds me of way in which listening to classical music enhances learning and intelligence. You don’t typically read just from left to right. When you read a comic book – when you get used to the technique – it’s a matter of fractions of a second that your mind and eyes know immediately which panel to look at first and which words or sentences within that panel to focus on before any others.
Tara’s View on Books: The Lunar Antics are funny! I really appreciated the fact that this book is 100% family friendly. There is nothing crude or offensive… which just proves that you can be funny without being obnoxious at the same time. I found the characters quite entertaining and loved how the author used them to point out some of our unique “earthling” eccentricities. It is always fun to laugh at ourselves.
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