Product Description

"It's easy to understand why Sherman's Lagoon has captured a considerable national following--and this number includes children as well as adults." --Mount Airy News

As the title of this Sherman's Lagoon collection would indicate, creator Jim Toomey is not overly concerned about his strip being politically correct. "Nothing is above ridicule," says Toomey.

Poodle: The Other White Meat is filled with the no-holds-barred humor that has made Sherman's Lagoon an international success. The popular cartoon takes a lighthearted yet satirical look at pop culture through the eyes of its namesake character, Sherman, the dim-witted but fun-loving shark.

While the strip centers around the adventures of Sherman, his fellow underwater brethren are good for great laughs as well. There’s:

*Fillmore, the leading shark's trusty turtle sidekick;

*Megan, Sherman's significant-shark-other;

*Hawthorne, the cranky hermit crab who lives in a beer can;

*Ernest, a computer-hacking pop philosopher;

*And a host of other silly sea creatures that inhabit the lagoon just off the make-believe South Pacific island of Kapupu.

Sherman is, shall we say, not the sharpest fishing hook in the tackle box. One minute he exasperates Fillmore with nonsensical ideas like videotaping every moment of his day in case something happens. Then, when something really does occur--the arrival of space aliens--Fillmore later discovers that all that was documented was the back of the camera's lens cap!

And so it goes with the irreverent cast of characters featured in Poodle: The Other White Meat. This Sherman's Lagoon collection offers a knee-slapping good time for readers of all ages--if only fish had knees.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #248550 in Books
• Published on: 1999-04-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Ingram
Another collection of the popular strip Sherman's Lagoon, which takes a satirical, sea-floor look at popular culture through the eyes of its namesake character, Sherman the shark, and his fellow water brethren.

About the Author
Jim Toomey was born and raised in Alexandria, Va. Following family tradition, he studied mechanical engineering at Duke University, but he left that career to become a political cartoonist. Jim launched Sherman's Lagoon in 1991 and was picked up by Creators Syndicate later that year. A philosopher, surfer, scuba diver, and sailor, Jim lives in Maryland with his wife, daughter, and son.

Customer Reviews

Definitely entertaining
My wife's favorite current comic strip, Sherman's Lagoon, has another anthology collection out, and this is it. We get to see Sherman visit Venice, disguise himself as a human to rescue a friend, and deal with a military drill. No sidesplitters but definitely entertaining.

a funny comic collection
This book by J.P. Tommey is very witty and very funny. I reccomend this book to people who like to laugh.

Wow!
I bought this book for my Dad as a birthday present because he loved this comic. I read it before I gave it to him, but I had to stop several times because I was paralyzed with laughter! This is definitely the funniest book I have ever read. After I read it, I immediately went out and bought the first book Ate That, What's Next. I was quite dissappointed in it. Then, I reread it about a month later and was in tears again! The simple reason: it's a great book, but this one is absolutely the best and I was expecting too much. Ate That was hysterical too, though just not as funny as Poodle: The Other White Meat. You should probably read Ate That first. Both books are great, and I can't wait to read the new third one, The Illustrated Guide to Shark Ettiquette!