June, 2022 - Tom The Dancing Bug Page

Volume 5 of The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug is here, and is now available. It’s…

TOM THE DANCING BUG: EAT THE POOR

TOM THE DANCING BUG: EAT THE POOR covers the complete comic strip (and more) from 2007-2011. It’s the first and will be the only volume in the set to cover a full five years instead of four, breaking the scales at an impressive 248 pages.

From Clover Press’s promotional material for the book:

Clover Press’s Complete Tom the Dancing Bug program marches on with the fifth chronological volume (and third volume published to date), covering every installment of the award-winning (and two-time Pulitzer Prize Finalist) comic strip, from 2007-2011. This volume covers the years of Obama’s election and The Great Recession, with a particular focus on Lucky Ducky, “the Poor Little Duck Who’s Rich in Luck.”

But the topics also range far from the political and topical, into waffle irons, drunk shirtless guys, and particle accelerators. And of course, it also features Tom the Dancing Bug favorites like God-Man, Super-Fun-Pak Comix, Billy Dare, Boy Adventurer, and Charley the Australopithecine. It also includes other comics Ruben Bolling created during those years: a Recession-themed comic created for Harper’s Magazine; and the legendary, insane Toy Story/Cormac McCarthy mashup he did for The Village Voice.

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And why not show the back cover of the book — it’s my favorite part, because it’s some of my favorite people saying nice things:

I know that by now you’re fairly vibrating with anticipation, asking “How can I get my hands on this glorious, historic tome?”

Wow. Settle down. Kind of embarrassing. It will be available in fine bookstores and comics shops across the country this month. It will also be available in less-than-fine stores. We’re not picky.

AND HERE ARE SOME WAYS YOU CAN ORDER TOM THE DANCING BUG BOOKS ONLINE:

1. AMAZON

You can order the brand new Volume 5 of The Complete Tom the Dancing Bug, Tom the Dancing Bug: Eat the Poor from Amazon HERE.

You can also order the previously published volumes in the series from Amazon:

Volume 6: Tom the Dancing Bug Awakens (2012-2015) HERE.

Volume 7: Tom the Dancing Bug: Into the Trumpverse (2016-2019) HERE.

2. CLOVER PRESS

You can order Tom the Dancing Bug: Eat the Poor and/or Volumes 6 and 7 directly from the publisher Clover Press, HERE.

3. SIGNED/SKETCHED OFFERS: You can order Tom the Dancing Bug: Eat the Poor, and/or other Tom the Dancing Bug books directly from me.

If you order directly from me at any of the forms below, you’ll get:

-> your book(s) signed/sketched/dated by me, personalized if requested

-> Your copy of Eat the Poor will come with a special authenticated (i.e., signed) Eat the Poor bookmark. Other books will also come with their corresponding bookmarks, but only as supplies last, so they are not guaranteed.

Here is an example of a sketched book, with personalized information pixelated out. The illustration is chosen based on the book and the whim of the sketcher (me) — no requests please, that would complicate the process to the point of infeasibility.

For all of the SIGNED/SKETCHED OFFERS below: If you would like the books signed “to” a particular name (your name, the name of a gift recipient, etc.), type that name in the field below. If not, you can leave that field blank. The book(s) will still be signed and sketched in.

If you are a member of the Inner Hive, enter the email address you use for that membership in the indicated field. If you are not, no problem, you can leave that field blank.

This offer is for U.S. deliveries only (includes Media Mail postage).

But I welcome international orders! For deliveries outside the U.S., please contact teamdancingbug at gmail dot com

UPDATE 9/13/22: THE PREVIOUSLY DISPLAYE OFFERS ARE NO LONGER ACTIVE

TO PURCHASE TOM THE DANCING BUG BOOKS,

INCLUDING THE NEW BOOK, TOM THE DANCING BUG: ALL-MIGHTY COMICS

(VOLUME 4 IN THE COMPLETE TOM THE DANCING BUG),

GO TO THE TOM THE DANCING BUG STORE, HERE.

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