The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of THE
FUN FAMILY from Top Shelf Productions and IDW Publishing. The story and art is
by Benjamin Frisch.
Robert Fun is a successful cartoonist based off the funny
adventures of his family. Life is good…until the day they get the call
informing them that Grandma Virginia has passed away. The family unit
disintegrates with the final nail in the coffin being a dark secret that is
accidently revealed. Robby, the oldest Fun child must now become the
responsible one and try to maintain SOME order. All he wants is things to be
the way they were…
At first glance this looks like a parody of Bill Keane’s THE FAMILY CIRCUS and it is, but there’s more here than that. It certainly wasn’t what I was expecting, not that it’s a bad thing. One would assume that Frisch is commenting on how people turn to religion or therapy during a crisis. Mom and Dad Fun become more childish while the children are left to fend for themselves. While this book is not one for everybody, it was a real interesting read.
At first glance this looks like a parody of Bill Keane’s THE FAMILY CIRCUS and it is, but there’s more here than that. It certainly wasn’t what I was expecting, not that it’s a bad thing. One would assume that Frisch is commenting on how people turn to religion or therapy during a crisis. Mom and Dad Fun become more childish while the children are left to fend for themselves. While this book is not one for everybody, it was a real interesting read.
THE FUN FAMILY is in stores now, or available for
ordering at www.topshelfcomix.com or
www.IDWPublishing.com.