Rich Koslowski

Oops, my last Look and Find book on hand. It's the least entertaining of the three I read this week, but still fun. The April Fool's Day spread is the best one here.

I do believe there is at least one more Look and Find with Eeyore that I'll have to keep an eye out for.

(My Pooh Project: I love Winnie the Pooh, and so does my wife. Having a daughter gave us a chance to indoctrinate her into the cult by buying and reading her every Pooh book we came across. How many is that? I’m going to show more count them this year by reading and reviewing one every day and seeing which month I finally run out. Track my progress here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/23954351-rod-brown?ref=nav_mybooks&she... ) show less

Is it possible that Elvis could return to earth as the appointed God of Music and decide to to a run of shows in Las Vegas? If he did, what would the media make of it? Who would be scrambling to get the first interview? What of the guys that used to write all of those Elvis sighting stories?

Well, if you're Paul Erfurt, you thought your National Enquirer days were behind you and your chance to write for Time was a stroke of luck. Of course, you thought you were there to prove this guy a fraud show more and didn't expect to actually believe that this was Elvis...or King as he prefers to be called.

Thus begins the mystery of The King. Is this man who everyone thinks he is? What does it take to become a god (even a minor one?) in this age of celebrity? How important is legend in this modern world? Is belief worth having anymore? These are just a few of the things touched upon in a quick and entertaining read from Koslowski. show less

Three Fingers is an amazing docu-comic-retrospective (yes, I made up a new genre). What could easily be dismissed as a light Disney-bashing comic covering Ricky Rat's meteoric rise to fame and the questions surrounding it, the story quickly evolves into something even more clever.

Ricky's story parallels American 20th century history in very broad terms, following segregation and integration, forced homogenization, the Red Scare, the Civil Rights Movement, the cult of celebrities and various show more high-profile assassinations and deaths.

The story starts simply enough in Ohio, where Ricky Rat meets a young Dizzy Walters. Dizzy Walters does the unthinkable and puts Ricky into films during a time when Toons are largely found in seedier areas of town and never in mainstream society. He's a instant hit. As others toons attempt to break into films, no one is able to touch Ricky's success. This goes on for years.

The rumors start as to the secret of Ricky's success.

There's talk of The Ritual.

There are blurry photographs.

This is where Koslowki's story telling shines through. Ricky and Dizzy become hero, villain, victim, savior, liar and mythholders throughout the story. Glimpses of the truth are also there to be had, but much like any history that has long since passed into legend, it's difficult to say if any of the characters are able to say whether or not they even know what is truth anymore. show less

I am in love with this despite being an adult. Some/most objects would be easy to find, but I get distracted looking at all the cool things going on in the pages! It seems I discover something new each time I open it. I like how the back of the book offers more objects to find. This great for all ages, especially Winnie the Pooh fans!