This book regales the tales of the worlds dumbest thieves. Some of the freaks that illustrated the book are: Bob Fingerman, Bryan Talbot, Rene French and Ivan Brunetti. Put together by freaky Playboy cartoonist Gahan Wilson, this book was about circus freaks, medical freaks, bearded ladies and tattooed men freaks, grifts played on people that look at freaks, and Tod Browning’s movie ‘Freaks’. Also when I was doing research for the show I found a site where a guy refutes the Freemason stuff. Hopefully it’s not in the Bermuda Triangle. I’ll update this entry when I find my book. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln illustrated by Mitch O’Connell. I remember that I liked the piece on the bizzaro coincidences between the death of John F. I had it when I did the show……but I’ve looked all over the apartment and can’t find it. I must’ve lent it out, but I can’t remember to who. It must be a conspiracy, but as I write this I can’t find my copy of this book. This collection included: Steve Dillon, Phil Winslade, Danny Hellman, Michael Avon Oeming and Mark Martin. I also liked the charming death girl who gives you a comic tour of some of the famous graveyards. From the various methods of death to how different cultures bury their loved ones. Super interesting, some of the artists were Teddy Kristianson, Peter Kuper, Tony Harris, Craig Hamilton and D’Israeli and they all make this a worth while buy. Big Book of WeirdosĬaligula, Kafka and Tesla, oh my. Contributors I enjoyed: Hunt Emerson, Glenn Barr, Arthur Adams and Trina Robbins.

Some chapter headings include: Automobile legends, Sex and Scandal legends and Business, Professional and government legends. There are also extensive bibliographies in the back as well as autobiographies of all the artists. Standards were high as there are very few bad bits in each anthology. Subversively educational maybe, but educational none the less. While for mature readers, I would definitely describe this series as educational. There are 17 books, each with over 60 different comic artists and over 200 pages of information.

The Big Book of Freaks by Gahan Wilson