Beloved cartoonist Robert Fun has earned a devoted following for his circle-shaped newspaper comic strip, celebrating the wholesome American family by drawing inspiration from his real home life... but the Fun Family bears some dark secrets. As their idyllic world collapses and the kids are forced to pick up the pieces, can they escape the cycle of art imitating life imitating art? In his debut graphic novel, Benjamin Frisch presents a surreal deconstruction of childhood, adulthood, and good old American obsession.
Cartoonist and comic book creator, Jessica Abel, is quoted as saying of The Fun Family, Simply wrenching... Benjamin Frisch subverts the iconography of family cartooning, exposing the seedy underbelly of Americas obsession with the perfect family. That is true, and The Fun Family is a blast to read. I could not stop reading it once I started. I highly recommend The Fun Family, which is still in print two years after its debut. Read Full Review
It may not be for all readers.It is an adult tale. This graphic novel is dark and sardonic, a well-written cautionary tale and a disturbing reflection on how our therapeutic culture and obsession with 'self-awareness' endanger the stability of our families and our culture. Read Full Review
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