{"title":"Gilbert Shelton","description":"\u003cp\u003eGilbert Shelton’s works invite readers into a vivid world of quirky, satirical adventures with his iconic characters, The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. These graphic novels blend sharp humour with countercultural commentary, offering a unique mix of wit and irreverence that has resonated across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFans of graphic storytelling will appreciate Shelton’s distinctive style that combines playful illustration with clever narratives, rich in social observation and playful absurdity. These books are both entertaining and thought-provoking, perfect for readers drawn to underground comics and alternative perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-fabulous-furry-freak-brothers-in-the-21st-century-and-other-follies-freak-brothers-follies-by-paul-mavrides-9781683965589","title":"The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers In the 21st Century and Other Follies (Freak Brothers Follies)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of hilarious and politically correct short comics, Freewheelin' Franklin, Phineas, and Fat Freddy form a band; bring home a stray container of plutonium; try to make it through a whole day without getting stoned; and help Phineas through his pregnancy, in \"Phineas Gets an Abortion.\" (About which, say no more). (Oh, did we say: \"politically correct?\" Just kidding!)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the titular title story, the Freak Brothers venture outside on a mission to score a little weed. It is their first encounter with the wonders of the 21st century. (\"Still illegal?\") Plus: Fat Freddy's Cat stars in two solo adventures, including a visit to \"Cat Heaven.\" Fat Freddy himself stars in a bonanza of satirical sketches skewering such targets as Star Wars, G.I. Joe, and Superman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers in the 21st Century and Other Follies\u003c\/em\u003e by Gilbert Shelton and Paul Mavrides is the second release in this special series of seven graphic albums. (The series presents all the Freak Brothers' adventures chronologically, but individual albums will come out in a different order.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e comics have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide in 16 languages. \u003cem\u003eThe Freak Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e, the animated series now streaming on Tubi, stars Woody Harrelson, Pete Davidson, John Goodman, and Tiffany Haddish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47363108929772,"sku":"9781683965589","price":43.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/15359163482787.jpg?v=1772913983"},{"product_id":"the-fabulous-furry-freak-brothers-the-7th-voyage-and-other-follies-freak-brothers-follies-by-dave-sheridan-9781683969389","title":"The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: The 7th Voyage and Other Follies (Freak Brothers Follies)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this early epic of the hilarious and politically correct \u003cem\u003eFabulous Furry Freak Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e, Freewheelin' Franklin, Phineas, and Fat Freddy skip out on their rent and decide to cool it down Mexico way. There, they are chased off the beach, encounter a Mexican mystic, lose all their money, get thrown into jail, escape into an ancient underground labyrinth, and wind up on a secret poppy farm run by the U.S. military— you know, a typical tourist itinerary. (Oh, did we say \"politically correct\"? Just kidding!)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePlus: Fat Freddy's Cat stars in solo adventures, including the mini-epic, \"I Led Nine Lives.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 7th Voyage and Other Follies\u003c\/em\u003e is the fourth release in this special series of seven graphic albums. The series presents all the Freak Brothers' adventures chronologically, but individual albums are being released in a different order. Still to come: Volumes 1, 3, and 7.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e comics have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide in 16 languages. These painstakingly restored hardcovers, featuring die-cut covers, are the first North American bookshelf editions in more than thirty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Freak Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e, the animated series now streaming on Tubi, stars Woody Harrelson, Pete Davidson, John Goodman, and Tiffany Haddish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47363108995308,"sku":"9781683969389","price":43.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/15397163482787.jpg?v=1772914000"},{"product_id":"the-fabulous-furry-freak-brothers-times-of-no-money-and-other-stories-freak-brothers-follies-by-gilbert-shelton-9798875000119","title":"The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: Times of No Money And Other Stories (Freak Brothers Follies)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBack to the beginning! See the original hippie days (and hippie daze) of the unrelated Brothers and watch as Shelton shifts from stoner slapstick to both sitcom and satire, building a broad approach that would let him comment comedically through these hapless mouthpieces for five decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso in this volume: the earliest appearances of the Freaks' feline flat mate, Fat Freddy's Cat, and a selection of other contemporaneous cartooning by Shelton, showing the range of styles and voices that he would soon channel into the Freak Brothers as their stardom ensued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTimes of No Money\u003c\/em\u003e is the sixth release in this special series of seven graphic albums. (The series presents all the Freak Brothers' adventures chronologically, but individual albums are being released in a different order.) \u003cem\u003eThe Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e comics have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide in 16 languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese painstakingly restored hardcovers, featuring die-cut covers, are the first North American bookshelf editions in more than thirty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384032280812,"sku":"9798875000119","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12583873488908.jpg?v=1773397184"},{"product_id":"the-fabulous-furry-freak-brothers-grass-roots-and-other-follies-freak-brothers-follies-by-paul-mavrides-9781683966784","title":"The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: Grass Roots and Other Follies (Freak Brothers Follies)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eFabulous Furry Freak Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e - Freewheelin' Franklin, Phineas, and Fat Freddy - score some sinsemilla from a country cousin, start a softball league to score free drinks, adopt a possessed parakeet that outwits the D.E.A., and inadvertently take in a couple of undercover cops as housemates! The title story collects an epic that ran for over six months in newspapers, in which the Brothers, evicted from their apartment, move to the country to get back to nature - only to discover that nature doesn't want them! Meanwhile, Fat Freddy's Cat adapts much more readily to outdoor living. Then, in a bonus tale, the cat leads the way in the accidental animal rights adventure, \"Animal Camp.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrass Roots and Other Follies\u003c\/em\u003e is the third release in this special series of seven volumes compiling the complete Freak Brothers comic adventures. \u003cem\u003eThe Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e comics have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide in 16 languages, and these painstakingly restored hardcovers are the first North American bookshelf editions in more than thirty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Freak Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e, the popular animated series currently streaming on Tubi - and renewed for season 2, set to release in December 2022 - stars Woody Harrelson, Pete Davidson, John Goodman, and Tiffany Haddish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432906473708,"sku":"9781683966784","price":43.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781683966784.jpg?v=1774766172"},{"product_id":"the-fabulous-furry-freak-brothers-the-idiots-abroad-and-other-follies-by-gilbert-shelton-9781683965107","title":"The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: The Idiots Abroad And Other Follies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers: The Idiots Abroad And Other Follies\u003c\/em\u003e are the most iconic and enduring underground comix characters ever created, having sold over 45 million comics in 16 languages. Fantagraphics is proud to announce that it is collecting all their drug-addled adventures in a new series of four volumes. Created in 1968 by Gilbert Shelton, widely recognised as one of the funniest cartoonists who ever lived, the Freak Brothers' rollicking and hilariously self-destructive escapades are comedic masterpieces of farce and satire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first volume leads off with \"The Idiots Abroad,\" a relentless, novel-length tour de force of slapstick and screwball humour, showcasing Shelton's gift for weaving together an intricate plot with droll dialogue and pitch-perfect visual timing. The Brothers—Freewheelin' Franklin, Phineas, and Fat Freddy—embark on a trip to Colombia to score some cheap dope (their guiding principle) but, as always, things go awry. They are separated and scattered around the world—to Scotland, Moscow, Africa, South America, and the Middle East—where they encounter nuclear terrorists, slavers, pirates, and religious fanatics, yet somehow never seem to make it to Bogotá.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/em\u003e named \"The Idiots Abroad\" as one of the \"100 Greatest Comics of the Century\" and \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e, citing its \"graphic quality,\" called it \"astonishing\" and said it \"recall[s] Hergé in accuracy and detail.\" Rounding out our first volume is another 70 pages of Freak Brothers short stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Freak Brothers\u003c\/em\u003e, an animated series set in modern-day San Francisco, is scheduled for release in 2021. 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