Squee's Wonderful Big Giant Book of Unspeakable Horrors.

Jhonen Vasquez did not disappoint me when I decided to pick up "Squee's Wonderful Big Giant Book of Unspeakable Horrors." Just when I thought he couldn't top "Johnny the Homicidal Maniac," I read this and found myself laughing aloud like crazy. Dark, twisted, disturbing, and overwhelmingly hilarious, this comic collection is unforgettable and highly entertaining--even if you don't want to admit it!!If you've read "Johnny the Homicidal Maniac," then you will be familiar with the cute little boy named, Squee. Squee is a kid who seems to have the worst luck in the world. His parents hate him and wish that he would someday vanish without a trace. All of the school kids hate him and torment him. To make matters worse, he has the most dreadful nightmares about monsters and aliens. He even meets these creatures when he isn't asleep. From running away from his cannibalistic grandpa to persuading the aliens to take his parents away instead of him, from battling the dreaded "Dustmites" to the threat of becoming a mindless zombie school student, Squee is destined to grow up having some serious "issues." The book also includes the comic strips "Wobbly Headed Bob," "Fun with Filler (aww, look at the cuuute little bunny rabbit doing his filler dance!!),"Happy Noodle Boy," and the "Meanwhile" strips that were very much absent from "JTHM: The Director's Cut."While I think "Johnny the Homicidal Maniac" is Jhonen's most creative and disturbing work, I found "Squee's Wonderful Big Giant Book of Unspeakable Horrors" to be much more entertaining and hilarious. There were many times where I was laughing very loudly as I was reading this. It's so funny that so many horrible things can happen to such a cute little character. It makes you feel guilty for laughing... but that quickly goes away and then you laugh some more--and in an even more demonic and unrelenting tone! The drawings are great and the characters are extremely humorous. Another cool thing is that Jhonen LOVES to throw in hidden messages and jokes within certain panels, so be on the lookout for them. Another reason to read this more than once.Again, this is not intended for younger readers. While I found this much more easier to take than "JTHM," it's still very twisted, dark, disturbing and graphic. There are some very dark themes and imagery in this collection of comics, so it's not intended for those who easily get offended or disturbed. And, you must keep in mind that this book is here strictly for entertainment purposes only and is not to be taken seriously. Jhonen loves to poke fun at everything wrong in society--and even at his own work!If you want to read something very twisted, deranged, and hilarious, "Squee's Wonderful Big Giant Book of Unspeakable Horrors" is just the thing for you. Again, it's nothing for the easily offended. Even though it's a pretty short read, I found this to be one heck of an entertaining read and it's something I'll be sure to read a number of times

This book was a great thing to read. Squee's just the kind of kid you can relate to: his parents hate him, he's picked on in skool, his neighbor's a homicidal maniac, there are aliens after his organs, and his best friend is the Antichrist...okay, so he might not be the easiest kid to relate to, but he's still too cute, huh? To tell the truth, this is one of my favorite comics I have ever read. It's funny, it's childish, it's completely sick and degenerative at times...and it was really uplifting after reading JTHM. The stories are delightfully creepy and horrible, and would make any censor want to projectile vomit all over their three-peice suit. As a warning, however, the 2 sickest (in my opinion, though I still read them with laughter and insanity) are the 'Granpa Hatey' and 'Dooky-Blood' strips. So if you have an extremely weak stomach...you know what, if you do, just don't read it. I don't think we want your guts all over the floor. Squee's Big Giant Book comes with all the Meanwhiles, True Tales of Human Drama, Happy Noodle Boys, and Wobbly-Headed Bobs that Jhonen has published, with the exception of the HNBs in the JTHM Director's Cut. These are all pretty hilarious, however, Wobbly-Headed Bob does get old after a while. So...umm...read it. Or I will eat your brain with cheez dip. Yum.

I enjoyed Jhonen Vasquez' "I Feel Sick" mini-series, so when I saw the Squee trade-paperback, I picked it up, not knowing what to expect... Well, I certainly wasn't expecting it to be one of the best Comics I've ever read, but that's just what it was. The first half of the book is comprised of Squee stories- Squee is a little boy whose parents have no use for him; he is pursued by Aliens & Monsters, pushed around by bullies, and his only friend is the new kid at school....who just happens to be the Son of The Devil... I had no problem immediately falling in love with little Squee- He's so CUTE! (And who wouldn't identify with the childhood fear of waking up facing the wall.....with your back exposed to potential monster-attack!) The other half of the book is comprised of short strips from Vasquez' Johnny the Homicidal Maniac comic. The "Meanwhile" strips are worth the purchase price alone. My favorite concerns a man on a first date who finds his stomach-ache turning into unexpected....Diarrhea. The way he attempts to explain this had me laughing for about 10 solid minutes. This book has made me a Jhonen Vasquez fan for life, and I hope that I can get some other people to give this incredibly gifted creator a try.

If you're deciding to get this book, don't wait. GET IT. THis book is will blow you away--amazing storyline, developed and dimensional characters, superb detailed art---you don't need to worry, it's all here and 100x more worthy than you'd ever expect. Squee is a cute little boy who has the unfortunate luck to always bump into homicidal slayings, aliens, blood, gore, animal mutilation, etc--all of which traumatize him to such a degree where his eyes are permanently frozen wide. Altho this sounds gory, you will just FALL IN LOVE with squee b/c of his innocence and pure adorableness. You will LAUGH, sympathizing with Squee b/c you too, were once a child, and you too, were scared of monsters and murderers hiding under your bed... sleeping against the wall to maintain a "forcefield"... only with Squee--it's REAL! now can you just imagine what crazy adventures come next? Also included in this book are a series of strips called "wobbly headed bob" which is just genius! Intellectually brilliant and insightful it will just amaze you to no end. The author, Jhonen Vasquez, is a brooding genius with skyrocketing IQ and untamed imagination that is boundless. Ever meet anyone like that? No? well then, read SQUEE, what are you waiting for?

Squee is one of those little treasures that is easily overlooked, but ever so worth it to those who give it a chance. the story is about a little boy named "Squee" who lives next door to Johnny C (of Johnny the Homicidal Maniac fame). Squee's life is a long and thorough list of traumatic experiences and damaging circumstances. torments come from all over space and time just to pick on him. that, sir, is a recipe for some real sick-o comedy. as an added bonus, nearly half the book is composed of "meanwhiles," those little one to three page stories that were smattered throughout both the original comic or the JtHM series, but hadn't been reprinted yet. they're all here, from filler bunny to happy noodle boy to the classic "oh my god, someone put sh** in my pants!" date. for me, many of them were more entertaining than the main story (the exploding baby being particularly dear to my heart). also check out wobbly headed bob, he's a classic.vasquez' illustrations are truly one of a kind. as with most artists, i would be hard pressed to describe it, but it fits the theme of the work perfectly. the detail and wit are stunning. i worship jhonen vasquez like a mayan god. he has shown so much improvement since he entered the limelight with JtHM. his latest effort,"I Feel Sick," continues this upswing both stylistically and intellectually (and it's in color, too!). i just wish he'd publish it more often...