If you're a fan of
Dry Bones or of
Kozmo then you're a fan of Yaakov Kirschen (the cartoonist who does both of those 'toons). And you are now at Kirschen's Cartoon Book Store . This "Book Store" is set up in partnership with Amazon Books. We hope that you will feel comfortable purchasing books here. We'll make it easy. We'll make it safe.
Our book departments right now include:
Books by Kirschen
- WHAT A COUNTRY!: Dry Bones Looks at Israel
By Yaakov Kirschen
This collection of more than 300 cartoons created over the last 23 years takes an often witty, always heartfelt, and sometimes biting look at life in Israel. The book shows the flow of Israeli history as it unfolds "hot off the press". Each of the cartoons is published here without the luxury of hindsight - it is Israeli history as the Israelis have lived it. The book is introduced by Israeli journalist and writer Yossi Klein Halevi.
288 pages, includes 8 color pages ....$24.95
NOW REDUCED IN PRICE TO ONLY $19.96! published by The Jewish Publication Society
click HERE to find out how to buy WHAT A COUNTRY! DRY BONES LOOKS AT ISRAEL.
- TREES: The Green Testament
By Yaakov Kirschen
The headline on the front page article in The Wall Street Journal read "How an Israeli Cartoonist Became A Prophet to Christians in U.S."
Now YOU can get your hands on this hard-to-find underground kosher classic of Zionism, history, and Old Testament teachings! 190 pages,....$18.00
NOW REDUCED IN PRICE TO ONLY $14.95!
published by Vital Media
click HERE to find out how to buy TREES: The Green Testament
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Books about cartooning recommended by Kirschen
As a professional cartoonist, I've got several shelves of books on cartoons and cartooning. Many are really good. Two are GREAT! If you have a serious interest in how cartoons and strips "work", buy these two books!
- COMICS & SEQUENTIAL ART
BY Will Eisner
To cartoonists, Will Eisner is the granddaddy, the maestro of the artform. So it's no wonder that even after 30 years of professional cartooning I STILL pick up this incredible how-to book to find some tips from the master.
...158 pages,....$19.95
published by PoorHouse Press
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COMICS & SEQUENTIAL ART
- UNDERSTANDING COMICS
BY Scott McCloud
Someone sent me this book a few years ago. I have NO IDEA who Scott McCloud is, but his book is a work of ABSOLUTE GENIUS. Words fail me. And, if you ask anyone who knows me, that doesn't happen very often. If you're interested in art or communications, or graphics, or cartoons or film, you NEED to read this book!
...224 pages,....$22.50
NOW REDUCED IN PRICE TO ONLY $14.80!
published by Kitchen Sink Press
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UNDERSTANDING COMICS
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Books of Fiction recommended by Kirschen
The "Rabbi" books by Harry Kemelman
I've been reading and re-reading these mystery books by Harry Kemelman for years! Each stars the uniquely Jewish analysis of the fictional Rabbi David Small. Each is, in my opinion a treasure. And NOW they've been re-issued! So here's your chance to find the one you missed, or to replace the ones that are missing from your bookshelf because you lent them to folks who never returned them. And if you've never read a Rabbi Small mystery ...hey, you're in for a real treat!
