- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (Sep 6 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0740720120
- ISBN-13: 978-0740720123
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 21.6 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 259 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #251,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Some readers have likened the dubious regard for humans in Sherman's Lagoon to the late, lamented Far Side by Gary Larson."--Dallas Morning News
Sharks have always fascinated Jim Toomey. "I was the only one rooting for the shark in Jaws," he says. Now, Toomey's dim-witted Sherman is back with Another Day in Paradise. This fantastic collection of the popular strip takes a satirical, sea-floor look at modern culture through the eyes of Sherman, his sidekick sea turtle friend Fillmore, and schools of other coral reef critters in their remote tropical paradise.
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.
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Visit your local aquarium after you read this book!,
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This review is from: Another Day In Paradise: The Fourth Sherman's Lagoon Collection (Paperback)
It'll never look the same again. We visited the Texas State Aquarium, in Corpus Christi- which happens to have a special exhibit of Jim Toomey's cartoons, with original drawings, used to raise awareness of marine conservation in kids. Fun for adults, too!Who couldn't want marine conservation after becoming familiar with the inhabitants of Kapupu Lagoon? Sherman is a shark with, let's say, not too much in the way of brains; his mate, Megan, is much smarter - but has her weaknesses. Hawthorne is an irritable and irritating hermit crab, who wears a beer can rather than a shell. Hawthorne has a rather elaborate crab hole- Persian carpets, golf putting range - and is always dreaming up schemes to make more money. Fillmore is an endangered turtle, who can't find a mate, possibly because of the extremely bad poetry he writes. Other characters we see regularly include a polar bear who visits the Lagoon every year instead of hibernating; a computer-savvy fish who swims around with a laptop and hacks into important systems; a giant squid who always keeps his appointments; an orca formerly in a sea-entertainment complex, who can't quite cope with life in the wild; and the occasional herd of vegetarian piranha. There's also a couple of human characters once in a while- a fishing boat captain trying to catch Sherman and/or his friends, to use on the menu at his seafood restaurant; the people who run glass-bottom boat tours; and of course the hairless beach apes whom Sherman tries to lure into the water for lunch. Every strip is funny; the messages about marine conservation, about cable lines under the ocean and other human incursions affecting sea life sneak in at you without detracting from the humor at all.
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Entering the 4th Dimension,
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This review is from: Another Day In Paradise: The Fourth Sherman's Lagoon Collection (Paperback)
This book is again a phantastic collection of funnyand often very curious fish cartoon stories. Even the 4th book is as good as the first one. The author projects ordinary (and not so ordinary ;-)) everyday situations on a couple of fishs around sherman the shark living in a little lagoon at Kapupu Island. It is one of the best cartoons and I think the best fish cartoon available. For fans it's a wonderful reunion with Sherman, Megan, Fillmore, Capt. Quigly, and all the others. Have Fun! Karl
5.0 out of 5 stars
Return of the funniest eating machine in the lagoon!,
By Ursiform (Torrance, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Another Day In Paradise: The Fourth Sherman's Lagoon Collection (Paperback)
Sherman's back. Still eating most everything in sight. Still failing Megan in the romance department. Still losing his fights with the giant squid. And still hilariously goofy in the process. Weird, wonderful, and hard to describe. If you laugh hard, buy this book. If you laugh a little read a few more until you do laugh hard, then buy this book. If you have no idea why anyone would laugh at this stuff, better stick to Family Circus!
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