A Waste of Time by Rick Worley


A Waste of Time
Title : A Waste of Time
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ISBN : 0984594035
ISBN-10 : 9780984594030
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 136
Publication : First published January 1, 2011

Foul-mouthed, sex-obsessed and misanthropic, Rick is no ordinary cute cartoon rabbit. The strips in this hysterically funny, surprisingly sweet collection range from fantasy tales about a closeted fundamentalist teddy bear, an oversexed fox and a doomed robot love affair to autobiographical comics that share maybe a little too much information about the author. In their quest for contentment, the characters fail, fail, and sometimes fail again, but they never stop looking. There's always the chance they'll find that one person who was worth the search. Or maybe not.

A Waste of Time Reviews

  • MariNaomi

    This book was hilarious, touching and nasty in all the right ways. Love!

  • Northwest Press

    A Waste of Time is the book that I most enjoy describing to other people at comic book conventions and, for what it's worth, people often decide to buy it right on the spot. Sure, Rick Worley's thorny, sex-obsessed, hilarious book can be described as "an adult Calvin and Hobbes created by a gay Robert Crumb", and that's a pretty good encapsulation of what you'll find, but like all good books, A Waste of Time is complicated and has layers to peel back.

    You start to decode the orneriness and cynicism that the book's main character, Rick the rabbit, expresses throughout the book, and to understand that these defense mechanisms protect the soul of a romantic who never stops searching for happiness, even when he's not sure how to get it. The book upends the "cute cartoon animals" cliches with forays into recreational drug use, sex addiction and general bad behavior, but eventually makes its way back around to sweetness, and that journey makes it all the sweeter.

  • Nathan Kibler

    Rick Worley is not afraid to express himself, on any subject he deems appropriate. That his interests range over the narrow focus of Internet porn, relationships with cute, emotionally unavailable young men and the music of Bob Dylan is merely a reflection of who he is. You may not be interested in any of these things, but you will enjoy reading his works in spite of yourself; that is if you can get past any prejudices you may already have about those particular subjects. You are now warned.

  • Margreet Heer

    A great comic - especially of you're into autobiographical "alternative" stuff. I agree with the description that it's Robert Crumb meets Calvin & Hobbes, and I'd like to add it has the openness and humor of German comic artist Ralf Koenig's Schwulcomix. But most importantly, Rick Worley's work is his own: unique and engaging.

  • willowdog

    Enjoyed the conversation regarding how to make it in comics, however, the conversations is not brought to a satisfying end.