Pink Panther Volume 1: The Cool Cat is Back (PINK PANTHER TP) Paperback – December 6, 2016

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Just like the oldies! I had forgotten I was a Pink Panther fan. This graphic novel is so much fun to read and brings back fond memories of watching the Saturday morning cartoons in the 70s.With multiple artists, it is interesting to see the slight variations in the drawings of the familiar characters: Pink Panther, The Inspector, The Little Man, and the Ant and the Aardvark. It is also interesting to see familiar artists (like Disney's Adrian Ropp and Archie's Bill Galvan) and their signature styles adapted to these stories. (Especially, readers will see an Archie-type character in the cavewoman in Jurassic Pink.) This volume includes a bunch of already published stories but also some new original stories that fit right in. As a bonus, there are pages of single images and artists' sketchbook images.Old schooler that I am, my favorite stories are ones where Pink Panther doesn't actually have dialogue. On the stories where he had dialogue, he seemed like a gentlemanly (err, gentlepantherly) British fella, which just hadn't occurred to me before. Of course, the Inspector will forever have an OUTRAGEOUS French accent in my head. No avoiding that. :-)The book is well-written and well-edited (HOORAY!) with the only error I found to be on the back cover -- artist Bill Galvan's name is misspelled as "Gavlan." Unfortunately, the error seems to be on every promotional and sales blurb, too. Bummer. The recommended audience is readers ages 9-12, and they will enjoy the stories even if they're unfamiliar with the Pink Panther (or even the movies with Peter Sellers and then Steve Martin). It's good, clean, and clever humor and has special appeal for those of us nostalgic of that original Pink Panther era.I was not solicited to review this book but happily found it and downloaded it while browsing on Edelweiss. This review is also posted on my blog, kristinehallways.blogspot.com, where you can find book views, reviews, and news you can use. . . or not.

(written by my son): I loved when Pink Panther entered a Halloween contest, and I loved all the comic strips. They are so funny!

I really enjoyed this! I grew up watching the cartoon and while never a huge fan of Pink himself, I loved The Aardvark and the Ant, The Little Guy, and the Inspector. There is a wide variety of comics here staring all the various characters. Great wit and just plain fun. Will be enjoyed by kids and nostalgic adults.

'Pink Panther, Volume 1' is a series of short gags written and illustrated by lots of talented people. There are 14 stories, including one originally printed in Pink Panther #49 from January, 1978.Pink Panther was one of my favorite cartoons when I was a kid, and it's great to say these feel just like those. They also include some Inspector Clouseau and Ant and Aardvark stories, but Pink Panther is the primary subject. Pink finds the hammer of Thor and decides to become a superhero with hilarious results. Pink Panther entertains at a child's birthday party and can't seem to make the young child happy. Pink Panther tries to con a restaurant out of a meal by putting a fly in the soup, but the fly ends up eating all the soup. And so on.For the most part, Pink doesn't talk, but there are a few where Pink does, and those feel weird to me. But the humor rings true from what I remember. The humor is perfectly appropriate for younger readers. The art is great. It's good to have these characters back again.I received a review copy of this graphic novel from American Mythology, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

It was cool revisiting the Pink Panther & Friends, but now I'm trying to figure out why did I find the Pink Panther so funny years ago. Maybe it's better to watch the cartoons than reading the book.Ummm... I could be losing my sense of humor.Not! It was definitely the book.The only saving grace was the stories with The Ant and the Aardvark, but even that fell short after the second story.