Squee's Wonderful Big Giant Book of Unspeakable Horrors by Jhonen Vasquez Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Squee's Wonderful Big Giant Book of Unspeakable Horrors
Book Review: Pre-Invader Zim Goodness
Summary: 4 Stars
I like Squee. I like Squee a lot. But, I have a problem with Squee. Squee is a precursor to Invader Zim, and even has some of the same characters in it (the moronic aliens, the evil elementary school teacher, etc.), and in Invader Zim these characters and jokes seem much more fleshed out and far more entertaining than in Squee's Big Giant Book of Unspeakable Horrors.
I also have another problem with Squee. While Jhonen's previous work in JTHM was philosophical and thought-provoking (albeit, in a very messy way), Squee seems to have been created almost entirely for entertainment value. Also, in JTHM I had no problem laughing while Johnny brutally tortured and murdered people, because not only did Jhonen make it funny, but also much of the time the people (even if only in a small way) deserved it. In Squee, the audience is meant to laugh at a perfectly innocent little child going through "unspeakable horrors," which I simply have a more difficult time in doing. Don't get me wrong, Squee is funny, and disturbingly funny at that, but I think JTHM was much funnier while at the same time the audience has less guilt for actually laughing at the horrors he caused, as opposed to the horrors Squee goes through which are entirely out of his control.
If this book only had the Squee comics, I would probably have given it a 3/5. It was funny, but not as funny JTHM or Invader Zim, and many of the jokes reappear in ZIM are actually funnier. (The moronic aliens were especially funny in Invader ZIM. They desperately tried to convince everyone their technology was supieror by "fusing" things together with duct tape).
BUT, there is a saving grace for this book, which bumps it up a star. Squee's Wonderful Big Giant Book of Unspeakable Horrors contains random mini-comics (such as the Meanwhiles, Fillerbunny, Adventures of Wobbly Headed Bob, and so forth), many of which used to be in JTHM but were cut out of the "Director's Cut." These random comics are ridiculously funny, and I found far more entertainment in them than in the issues of Squee. Wobbly Headed Bob, in particular, makes me laugh hysterically in every strip. His comically oversized cranium amuses me, as does his pain because it is always caused by his own provocation, and despite his "superior" intelligence he always fails to realize this. The Meanwhiles, Fillers, and Happy Noodle Boy strips are also very entertaining, and these mini-strips will provide me with far more lasting value than Squee will (especially Wobbly Headed Bob).
I still think Squee would be worth buying without all those extra mini-comics, but it is exactly those mini-comics which sets this collection over the edge and gives it its true value. I definitely recommend this book, but much more-so for the mini-comics than for the Squee issues.
Book Review: So Funny
Summary: 5 Stars
Jhonen Vasquez writes distubed comics...but they are so funny. 'Jhonny' fans will recognize Squee as Jhonny's poor little neighbor. 'Invader Zim' fans will recognize Squee's teacher, Ms.Bitters, as the slithering teacher in 'Zim' (This is where she got her start).
Tickle Me Hellmo gets me every time. I don't know why I find it so funny. Thsi book also has great features and extra filler comics at the end...this is all around a great series to own.
Book Review: I love this little guy...
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm sad he's not real...i want to be his friend....
I WANT A NECKLACE LIKE PEPITO'S!!!!! hes friggen awesome!
I just love this book.
get it.
THE END!
Book Review: Not ALL that...
Summary: 2 Stars
Maybe I lost the Joke or maybe I was expecting another Invader Zim, I don't know, but this isn't as great as everybody make it sound like.
I wasn't able to laugh even once (and I love sadistic jokes about life and destine).
I must say that Satan and his son are the best thing in the book (this and the meanwhiles) but Squee it self is not that funny.
Book Review: Sorry, Jhonen . . . .
Summary: 4 Stars
I felt a little let down by this book . . . I hate to say it but it's true. Jhonen Vasquez is a genious . . . There's no disputing that, but I thought the art was less inspired, less spontanious.
But the book did bring back the Meanwhiles, and Jhonen's biographical Meanwhiles are worth the price of the whole book in my opinion ( . . . "No sucky for you on this night!")
Hilarious. Plus the book is full of Wobbly Headed Bob and Happy Noodle Boy, which I don't care for ( the writing is tedious to read). Otherwise, the book is a must have for any Jhonen fan. And that's why I bought it.