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Fuzz and Pluck
Splitsville
2008
First Published
3.78
Average Rating
280
Number of Pages

Part of Series

Fuzz Pluck: Splitsville tells the hilariously bizarre adventures of Pluck, an irritable and featherless rooster, and his best pal, the awkwardly unsocialized but lovable teddy bear known as Fuzz. These two usually inseparable and co-dependent misfits find themselves suddenly separated and alone. Pluck vows to establish his place in the world's pecking order by becoming a champion gladiator, while the more demure Fuzz finds himself a POW in a stuffed animal collection, only to escape and befriend a mercurial ferryman who recruits him for an impossible task. These absurdities pile on and eventually converge in a fatal collision course that reunites our heroes. Fuzz Pluck is an odd, and unusually original graphic novel, a "funny animal" comic that is surprisingly human. Rich with pathos, wit, farce, existentialism and drama, often cruel, always funny, this superficially ridiculous struggle for survival is an Alice in Wonderland for grown-ups that reaches absurdly delightful heights. As Simpsons creator Matt Groening says, "This epic tale of a hapless li'l bear and his defeathered friend is why I love comics. All hail the peculiar Fuzz Pluck and their creator, Ted Stearn!" Ted Stearn is longtime storyboard artist for animation. Fuzz Pluck is the author's most personal work, showcasing his vivid imagination and meticulous draughtsmanship.

Avg Rating
3.78
Number of Ratings
131
5 STARS
28%
4 STARS
36%
3 STARS
25%
2 STARS
7%
1 STARS
4%
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Authors

Kim Thompson
Kim Thompson
Author · 2 books
Kim Thompson was an American comic book editor, translator, and publisher, best known as vice president and co-publisher of Seattle-based Fantagraphics Books. Along with co-publisher Gary Groth, Thompson used his position to further the cause of alternative comics in the American market. In addition, Thompson made it his business to bring the work of European cartoonists to American readers.
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