Synopses & Reviews
Billy Hazelnuts is back for the first time since his acclaimed 2006 Eisner Award-winning debut. Life has settled back to normal in the old house. Becky and her mom are getting used to having Billy around, as he performs various household chores, utilizing his amazing strength. Nothing could be better, aside from a jumpy relationship with the cat. until one day Billy hears screeching in the back yard and runs out to find a very large owl attacking his housemate. 'I hate that cat, but it"s our cat!' yells Billy, and chases the owl off.
Billy soon discovers that the owl he has just scared off has left an egg in his nest. When the egg hatches, it"s up to Billy to reunite the baby owl with his mother, and the two head off into the deep, deep woods in search of her. The resulting adventure is a crazy potion of all-ages fun, humor, thrills and chills like only Tony Millionaire is capable of.
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"The first Billy was about his origins; Billy Hazelnuts and the Crazy Bird is about the responsibilities of parenthood, and how they don't necessarily sync up with maturity." Tom Spurgeon The Comics Reporter
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In this follow-up to Billy Hazelnuts, Millionaire carries on the sublime childlike flair that is a far cry from the sweet sense of innocence often ascribed to wee ones. ... No one rides the edge between charming and demented quite like Maakies cartoonist Millionaire, and he’s in hilariously fine form here.The mind of Tony Millionaire is a funny, wacky and kinda disturbing place, but man do I love it! ... Billy Hazelnuts and the Crazy Bird is an incredible book for all ages. There is nothing else like it being published today and I think that is why it’s so special!The tale itself frequently veers toward the lunatic, but if it skirts the surreal it does so precisely by taking the kinds of unfettered narrative turns that characterize the best children's literature. And like those books, Millionaire's creates a safe space for exploration that remains grounded throughout in a humane sensibility that quietly makes itself known by showing, not telling.Millionaire really does channel the cartoonists of the early 20th century, while still giving the work a quality that’s somewhat reminiscent of ’70s underground comics — and it’s kid-friendly to boot! Good fun with good energy. --John Seven
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"The release of a new Tony Millionaire stand-alone book is an overall world good." Worcester Magazine
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"In this follow-up to , Millionaire carries on the sublime childlike flair that is a far cry from the sweet sense of innocence often ascribed to wee ones. ... No one rides the edge between charming and demented quite like cartoonist Millionaire, and he's in hilariously fine form here." Booklist
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"The mind of Tony Millionaire is a funny, wacky and kinda disturbing place, but man do I love it! ... is an incredible book for all ages. There is nothing else like it being published today and I think that is why it's so special!" Tom Spurgeon The Comics Reporter
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"The tale itself frequently veers toward the lunatic, but if it skirts the surreal it does so precisely by taking the kinds of unfettered narrative turns that characterize the best children's literature. And like those books, Millionaire's creates a safe space for exploration that remains grounded throughout in a humane sensibility that quietly makes itself known by showing, not telling." Publishers Weekly
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"Millionaire really does channel the cartoonists of the early 20th century, while still giving the work a quality that's somewhat reminiscent of '70s underground comics -- and it's kid-friendly to boot! Good fun with good energy." John Seven
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"The first was about his origins; is about the responsibilities of parenthood, and how they don't necessarily sync up with maturity." The Onion A.V. Club
Synopsis
Take a trip into the deep, deep woods with this original all-ages graphic novel.
Synopsis
In
Billy Hazelnuts and the Crazy Bird, we rejoin
Billy Hazelnuts' titular homunculus hero, girl scientist Becky, and Becky's mom, as things have settled back down - with Billy using his super-strength to help around the old house. Everything would be just perfect - if it weren't for his jumpy relationship with the household cat One day, Billy hears screeching in the yard: the cat is being attacked by a large owl. Yelling, "I hate that cat, but it's OUR CAT " Billy chases away the owl, only to discover an egg left behind. When it hatches, it's up to Billy to reunite the baby owl with its mother, and the two must venture into the deep, deep woods to do so The resulting yarn is a crazy potion of all-ages fun, humor, thrills and chills such as only Tony Millionaire is capable of, all drawn in a pen-and-ink style reminiscent of the very best of early-last-century children's book illustration. (Even the story has echoes of Millionaire's inspirations, such as
Winnie the Pooh and
Peter Pan.) Though much of contemporary children's literature has a sanitized feel, Millionaire's
Billy Hazelnuts series harkens back to the dark uncanniness of German folk and fairy tales. In
Billy Hazelnuts and the Crazy Bird, both children and adults will find much to enjoy
Synopsis
Billy soon discovers that the owl he has just scared off has left an egg in his nest. When the egg hatches, it's up to Billy to reunite the baby owl with his mother, and the two head off into the deep, deep woods in search of her. The resulting adventure is a crazy potion of all-ages fun, humor, thrills and chills like only Tony Millionaire is capable of.
Synopsis
Billy Hazelnuts is back for the first time since his acclaimed 2006 Eisner Award-winning debut. Life has settled back to normal in the old house. Becky and her mom are getting used to having Billy around, as he performs various household chores, utilizing his amazing strength. Nothing could be better, aside from a jumpy relationship with the cat. until one day Billy hears screeching in the back yard and runs out to find a very large owl attacking his housemate. "I hate that cat, but it's !" yells Billy, and chases the owl off. Billy soon discovers that the owl he has just scared off has left an egg in his nest. When the egg hatches, it's up to Billy to reunite the baby owl with his mother, and the two head off into the deep, deep woods in search of her. The resulting adventure is a crazy potion of all-ages fun, humor, thrills and chills like only Tony Millionaire is capable of.
Synopsis
Take a trip into the deep, deep woods with this original all-ages graphic novel.
About the Author
Tony Millionaire lives in Pasadena, CA with his wife, the actress Becky Thyre, and their two daughters. He creates the award-winning weekly syndicated comic strip Maakies. His books include Billy Hazelnuts, Billy Hazelnuts and the Crazy Bird, Der Struwwelmaakies, Drinky Crow's Maakies Treasury, Maakies with the Wrinkled Knees, Mighty Mite the Ear Mite, Premillennial Maakies, Little Maakies on the Prairie, The House at Maakies Corner, When We Were Very Maakies, 500 Portraits, and the Sock Monkey series of comics and storybooks.