Penguin Soup for the Soul

by Tom Tomorrow and TurtleMe

From its modest beginnings in the 'zine world, Tom Tomorrow's cartoons have steadily grown into one of the most recognizible and widely read features in the American press. Appearing regularly in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312193165
• ISBN13: 9780312193164
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.1" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

First Rate Satire

All of Tom Tomorrow's books are great. Unlike alot of cartoonist that like to fancy themselves on the edge- Tom actually is. His cartoons are biting, timely, and go for the jugular. This guy isn't afraid to point out hypocricy, stupidity or just flat out irony wherever he finds it. You gotta love a cartoonist that gets dumped by the 'U.S. News and World Report' for being too contraversial.Sparky may be flightless, but he's one tough bird.

Edgy & Funny

This strip is even more enjoyable in book form. Once you get going, it's tough to put down. Perkins lays it on the line in each strip without pulling punches. Enjoy!Note: The strips are highly topical and focus around 1996-7.

Fun with Sparky

Tom Tomorrow has always been able to see the bigger picture, dissect the larger issues and cut through the glaze of popular media to illustrate the absudities of modern America. I'm probably biased because I've found his politics to match my own. At the same time "This Modern World" and especially "Penguin Soup for the Soul" is so laugh-out-loud funny that it transcends mere satire but never loses its edge in the process.

Belly laughs aplenty!

Tom Tomorrow is an omnipotent political God! So many of these cartoons had me laughing out loud. This Modern World is *the* place to find the most scathing, to-the-bone critiques you'll find on the madness prevalent in Washington and elsewhere around the world. Buy it!

Buy it for all your friends.

If your refrigerator, like mine, is the resting place for dozens of yellowed and wrinkled Tom Tomorrow cartoons, then do yourself a favor and buy this book. While you're at it, buy it for all your friends, especially those who need a little enlightening. He says what has to be said, and in four lousy panels says it better than most pundits can do with 1000 words. he is an equal opportunity critic, poking fun at Bill as often as Newt, but always scathingly brilliant and to the point.