$40.00
HAW! Ivan Brunetti (2005), Paperback
96 pages Fantagraphics (5″ x 6″), Used
More offensive than you imagine. Yikes. The ugly underbelly of humanity in all its stinky hairy awfulness reviles right off the page. Pools of human blood, cannibalism, penises of all shapes and sizes and gross out images and jokes about eating feces and at the least misogynist (hating women) if not completely misanthropic (hating humans). Completely politically incorrect. While this book is hilarious, some will find it quite vile. People are doing truly terrible things to each other – be warned. The sub-title of HAW!! is “Horrible, Horrible Cartoons.”, which pretty much serves to warn away the easily offended. Brunetti serves up 90-some odd (Very odd…) 1 page gag strips that read like “The Far Side” on crack. No topic is taboo, but if you’re open minded, and looking for a LOT of laughs at everyone else’s expense, HAW! is not for the young or weak of heart!