The Complete Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: Volume 1

by Gilbert Shelton

The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers represent the anti-authoritarian spirit, The Joker, The Prankster, Huck Finn. Over the past thirty years Gilbert Shelton's idle hippies have gradually and with little... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 086166146X
• ISBN13: 9780861661466
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Knockabout Comics
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Pure genius!

OK, the intention was probably to make just another underground comic. However, that was *not* to be: Gilbert Shelton was just too much a comic genius to stay undiscovered. I think that the best thing is that he managed to reinvent himself, while staying true to his ideal, and create a comic that (almost) anybody can enjoy. The early comics are a bit rougher on the edges, and the later ones are more streamlined mainstream. But, you can pick up just anyone and have fun. He also had the decency to stop writing when he was still on top of things. We had never to see a sad decline. The adventures of the three dope addicts are just as hilarious as you can imagine. There is a certain nostalgia and romanticism of drugs, yes, but Shelton is mature enough to let us know of the bad side effects of drugs, and of the less than ideal world of the times. Don't despair however: he does it also in a funny way! Try also the spin-off Fat Freddy's Cat - even funnier.