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Johnny Optimism - Volume One: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stranger

by Stilton Jarlsberg (Author) Format: Paperback
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Welcome to Johnny's world and the first-ever collection of cartoons from the wildly popular webcomic!

Johnny Optimism is a darkly comic look at a wheelchair-bound boy who lives in a very strange hospital, and his unending effort to look on the bright side because "things could always get worse." And they do get worse, time after time.

Johnny interacts with a highly unusual collection of medical professionals, bureaucrats, strange kids, fellow sufferers, a manic helper monkey, a creepy clown and more - getting real comfort only from his faithful dog, Lance.

Together they're trying to cope with Life...just like the rest of us.

• Deliciously sick humor for fans of Gahan Wilson, Charles Addams, The Far Side, or Max Cannon's Red Meat.
• A great "get well" present whether you actually want the recipient to get well or not.
• 600 cartoons! Read it in the bathroom until, like Johnny, you can't feel your legs anymore!
• Author's notes on where "Johnny Optimism" came from, and why it's not as sick as you think. Maybe.
• A perfect gift for anyone in the medical field. Or an undertaker.
• Do your part to put a copy of this book in every doctor's waiting room nationwide! Be the Johnny Appleseed of sick humor!
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  1. Part of: Johnny Optimism
    Johnny Optimism
  2. Print length
    203 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    December 6, 2019
  5. Dimensions
    8 x 0.46 x 10 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1672089565
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1672089562
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 6, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 203 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1672089565
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1672089562
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.04 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.46 x 10 inches
  • Part of: Johnny Optimism ‏ : ‎ Johnny Optimism
  • Best Sellers Rank: #3,636,435 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars (109)

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Stilton Jarlsberg is a humorist, cartoonist, and writer who burst onto the national scene as the author of "Who Cut the Cheese?" - a delicious parody of the business bestseller "Who Moved My Cheese?" by Spencer Johnson. "Who Cut the Cheese?" remains popular today with all of those who are experiencing job uncertainty, are unhappy with their current position, or perfectly satisfied people who just enjoy snarky humor about anthropomorphic rats.

Jarlsberg is also the creator of the webcomic "Johnny Optimism" which features a wheelchair-bound boy and his faithful dog coping with the worst run of bad luck imaginable (the strip's motto is "What doesn't kill you makes you stranger." A huge collection of these cartoons is now available on Amazon in both print and ebook form. Yay!

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